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Sal at Paint brush Cover was kind enough to send over a few of these. I gave them to my crew and they used them for a few months (and are still using them). Overall, they like them, these are guys who normally take very good care of their brushes. The original covers to most of […]
Website Review-All about Paint January’s website review featured All About Paint of Springfield, Mo. The owner, Don Goddard was able to join us, but as our luck would have it, he was having audio problems, be were able to continue on thanks to Tess for relaying his text chats! Don uses Go Daddy and the […]
What’s in your toolbox? I find it interesting all the different tools I read about and see online. I remember at the PDCA Expo in Las Vegas seeing many products that I thought, “what a great idea”! But I never have the time, resources or chance to do a review. For a review to be […]
With the winter weather upon us and the use of ladders growing by the day take a look at Ladder Limb! But by no means is it only for exterior work…. I have used mine recently whist working on a high stair well. The uses are endless, time saving is massive, and the safety […]
Website Review December’s website review featured Patrick Miller Painting of Long Beach, California. Patrick has designed and built his site himself using Microsoft Expression and Dreamweaver. Darren Slaughter and Tess Wittler were on the panel. Home Page As soon as we started, Google threw us a curve ball and we lost the first few minutes, […]
Future Proof Your Painting Business Anyone that’s been in the painting business (or any service business for that matter) understands that there will typically be a lull in work around the wintertime. Weather conditions play a major role in the kind of work that contractors of any kind do, but especially painters in particular. Even […]
What are your business plans for 2013? The last few weeks have been tough; you have had to lay guys off because of the winter, you are struggling to fill up your board, you wonder if you will make it through the months ahead. Of course you will! This is because you are in the […]
The most forgettable room in the house is the laundry room. It’s not very exciting and nobody wants to go in there because it’s a really small room with dust bunnies all over the place. Going in the laundry room means we’re about to do a very unpleasant chore – laundry – either folding or […]
Website Review October’s website review focused on Burnett Painting of Venice, Florida. Steve and his wife April do most of the work on the site and we found a lot of great content, April has incredible writing skills and Steve’s use of video testimonials was by far the most impressive we have seen. Even so, […]
You’ve Built Your Website, What Now? Building a website is an important first step to having your company discovered on the Internet. Once your website is built, you need to employ search engine optimization strategies (SEO) in order for your website to appear in Internet search results. The following article describes what SEO is and […]
Website Review with Blogging Painters This month our website review highlighted Paint Track, the website of Ray Rahni, who does some incredible work in Westchester County, NY. We were sorry Tess couldn’t make it due to illness, hope she is all better! Darren did his usual outstanding riffs and provided some great insight. We were […]
I just returned from the PDCA Residential Forum’s Advanced Shop Talk 13 in the Windy City. It is inspiring to hang out with such an engaged group of business owners who are committed to building a better painting business. Many of the painting contractors in attendance brought key employees as well. What an excellent opportunity […]
Do you attend Professional Development? Have you ever attended a PDCA Expo? I attended my first one last year in Las Vegas, and it was a great experience. The level of expertise and professionalism of the Painting Contractors I met was incredible. I especially enjoyed joining the Professional Women in Painting Forum, and still network with many of […]
This month we reviewed Frost Painting, Dan Frost was not able to join the hangout due to technical issues. Tess and Darren were still able to offer some valuable insights though, here is a recap: Home Page 2:15- Darren discussed the slider, logo and the use of Social Media links The Visual Appeal 7:08- Tess made some […]
What is your Marketing Plan for the Winter? You can smell it in the evening air – summer is coming to a close. Soon, the days will shorten, leaves will turn, and painting contractors will be moving inside. Though it may feel early, now is the time to start planning for fall and winter. Making […]