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Referrals

by Paul on August 4, 2010

In most cases a prospect that comes from a good referral is your sale to lose. The level of confidence and trust has pretty much been established for you. All you need to do is to live up to it.

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Talk & Lose- Listen & Win

by Paul on July 9, 2010

Many salespeople for remodeling contractors lose many more construction project sales than they make by talking too much and listening too little.

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Customer Service- An Obsession!

by Paul on June 9, 2010

A remodeling contractor who strives for big-time success in this business should make customer service an absolute obsession of every person in his organization.

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Markup & Profit

by Paul on June 3, 2010

Many remodeling contractors do not know the difference between markup and profit on their building projects. Consequently, they are not charging enough money for their services.

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How Much Information?

by Paul on May 25, 2010

One of the best ways to gain the confidence of a prospective remodeling customer is to give that person enough information about your construction company and you so that he can become comfortable enough to choose you as his contractor.

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Emotions and Decision Making

by Paul on May 21, 2010

Emotions can often get in the way of good decision making. Do not let them ruin your business and you.

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Don’t Bid, Negotiate!

by Paul on May 13, 2010

The bidding process used by homeowners and/or architects to choose a contractor for a particular project is often inherently unfair. Negotiation is a far better method.

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Consider a Joint Venture

by Paul on April 29, 2010

Sometimes a remodeling opportunity comes along that is a little out of our area of expertise but could be quite profitable with the right joint venture partner.

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Building Green

by Paul on April 15, 2010

To stay current in any field it is important to continually educate ourselves to the latest business techniques and trends like “building green.”

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Cost of Employees

by Paul on March 30, 2010

The true cost of an employee is much more than the employee’s hourly rate. It can be as high as 1.5 times that hourly rate.

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