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Most of you know me from writing about lead based paint, but I wanted to step outside the box for a minute and mention a product, DocuSign that painters may be interested in.
Doing what you love isn’t easy. For many, the challenges of making ends meet; paying the bills or striving to survive takes the wind out of the love sail.
Are you using Facebook for your business? Facebook is still an enigma to many contractors, but many do find it to be an great way to intact with customers, friends and colleagues, and to broaden their online reputation. I wrote about it here in the latest edition of the The Paint Contractor. Facebook can be […]
I recently sent in my registration for the PDCA Expo and while I was looking at seminars offered, I was getting pretty excited about attending some of the sessions, as well as seeing new products and old friends. There is wide variety of information being offered, check the PDCA site for a complete list. I […]
Thanks to fellow blogger Heidi Nyline, I have been following an interesting writer, Jeff Goins. He talks about writing, and does it well. Like many, it is something I struggle with, and he says it’s ok! He even offers advice on how to nudge yourself. Here is a great opportunity, he is offering a 12 week […]
The surest way to make social networking pay is to build deeper relationships with fewer people. Likes and follows and witty tweets may create awareness for your brand and open doors for actual networking, but nothing can deliver the payoff of actually helping someone else get what they want or connecting with someone who can help you get what you want.
You picked a domain, chose your hosting and installed Wodrpress and now have a sterile looking page that says “Hello World”! Now what? Let’s take a look under the hood, some things we won’t discuss until later, but let’s get familiar with the dashboard. In the next few weeks we will go over each item […]
Part three is where compliance cost are over 10% and the lead test showed your project has lead based paint. A prime example of a job would be exterior painting.
Feb 19th to 22nd, Las Vegas is going to be even more colorful than usual. The PDCA Expo 2012 is being held at Planet Hollywood and it promises to be a huge event. If you are a paint contractor or involved in the painting industry, it really shouldn’t be a hard thing to convince your significant […]
I wish bloggers would stop listening to their SEO guy so much about how daily, constant posts, full of keywords is the only way to get to the top of Google. For the last few weeks I have been really busy and not had the time to write, so you know what I have been […]
There are a few times when I first use a product that is so easy to work with I find myself smiling. This week was one of those times when I chose ben semi gloss for some exterior doors I was painting. There were two different substrates – fiberglass and smooth steel, and two application […]
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With Scott Burt If you are involved at any level in the paint industry, and you are reading this, then you probably spend some minutes of your day in some shape or form as a participant in the social medial and blog spheres. And you likely understand that part of that involves being open to […]
This seems to be a common question from home owners and I hope I can help clarify what exactly it is you want from your painter in regards to spraying or brushing trim and doors. Lets ask a few questions: Why do I need to choose between one or the other? There […]