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One of the perks of being a “social butterfly” is the wide variety of people you meet online. Yesterday we had a rainstorm move through the area, a Facebook friend (who, although I have purchased her homemade cupcakes, have never met her in person!) posted on my wall asking if I knew a roofer. Early […]
Many people wrongly assume that if a home was painted with lead based paint (LBP), it can be found throughout the house. Surprisingly, this is a wrong assumption. LBP was considered a premium paint that came with a higher cost. It was used on surfaces that needed the durability that can be found by […]
There is no doubt the way we communicate has changed over the past decades due to the internet. When was the last time you hand wrote a letter? Email has allowed to respond immediately or fire off a heated rant, not always a good thing! Thanks to email and Smartphones, we can be in constant […]
The first observance of Father’s Day actually took place in Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5, 1908. It was organized by Mrs. Grace Golden Clayton, who wanted to celebrate the lives of the 210 fathers who had been lost in the Monongah Mining disaster several months earlier in Monongah, West Virginia, on December 6, 1907. From […]
Rob and I recently attended a seminar sponsored by Sherwin Williams in Las Vegas. Rob and I both agreed that this was one of the best seminars we have attended in years, especially for a husband/wife team. It had a balance of product, business and marketing topics that kept us both interested. The seminar opened […]
How often do you get a chance to use your skills to be a little more creative than usual? I love this blog by iPaintokc. This is also a great example of a good project blog, the steps are clearly laid out, without giving away all the author’s secrets! The pictures are very clear and […]
How do you help your customers choose colors? Do you just send them to the paint store? Bring in a designer? Spend hours looking through the fan decks and then applying samples? Color is such a personal choice and I think many of us are hesitant to guide customers, especially if we have no formal […]
Today’s pick is a blog by Heidi Nyline of Warline Painting. Recently Heidi took a lot of flack on an online painter’s forum for a recent blog, “Sending customers to the competition”. The opinions on both sides were pretty strong, the majority of those who responded agreed that we can’t always be everything to everybody. […]
Blogging about tools and products (reviews) are one of the more interesting and popular topics for contractors who blog, for obvious reasons. Here are some tips for writing effective product reviews for your blog: 1. Post Title: Be sure to include the name/model of the tool in the blog post title so that it can […]
As a painter for over thirty years, I have used just about every type of brush and roller out there. I have always felt an experienced painter can do a job well with just about any tool. The difference is how much easier, enjoyable and productive a particular tool can make a given task. So […]
Here is some new footage I shot this morning on the Graco ProShot. The intent is to help contractors determine where and how they would use the tool, by showing situations where we use the tool most effectively. I have reviewed the original 2000 psi ProShot as well as the Fine Finish Unit for publication in […]
“Nothing gets done, ‘till something gets sold” –Zig Ziglar Nothing is more accurate for your painting business (or any business) then the above quote. Problem is that many people have a problem with being or becoming a “salesperson”. They cringe and conjure up a mental image of a slimy used cars salesman. They figure that […]
For at least a couple of years, I was a skeptical spectator of social media and blogging. I thought these types of media were just bells and whistles, free attempts by contractors to avoid traditional methods of marketing their businesses. Then, last November, that changed for me. I decided that I needed an effective way […]
Life inevitably throws you a curveball. If you are in the painting industry and have not made a mistake, trust me, you will. Spilled paint, broken items or even applying the wrong color, it happens to everyone. Being on the front line means no matter who makes the mistake, you will be perceived as responsible. […]
The internet is a wonderful thing, where else could you find articles like this to help you choose paint colors? There are sites to help you decide “what color am I” and “what are the most popular color trends” and on and on. There is so much information now that the average homeowner can easily […]