Magazine for professional home renovators.

Mike Draper

To Systemize or Not To Systemize

With all the articles lately on systemizing your business, you might be feeling like all the creativity of building is being removed.  In fact, it should be more fun.  You should be able focus more…

It’s definitely about the lawn sign

Get them out there. Make them visible

It’s All About The Lawn Sign

Something I see far too often is a beautiful lawn sign placed in a great spot on a homeowner’s lawn only to be blocked by a big white van with no branding on…

It’s All In The Presentation

Homeowners doing a renovation want a formal quotation.  That sounds simple enough, but I have seen some very bad quotations.  Jobs are often won or lost in the presentation of the quotation.  We…

Maybe You Need a Different Perspective.

Ever wonder why so many homeowners seem to take the lowest price? The reason is actually pretty simple. They perceive construction to be a commodity. We all know that is not the case…

Lead Follow-Up

  With the warm weather this Spring, the renovation season is starting a little earlier this year. There is already one complaint from Homeowners which I have heard too often.  You guessed it…

Tired of working 60 hours plus a week?

If you are like so many contractors, then you are working 60 hours plus a week and feel tired every night.  Maybe even a bit sore too. In this industry, it is all…

Sell More at Trade Shows

Last week I was at  the Spring Home Show.  As well as having a booth there to generate leads for our Renovantage Certified Contractors, I wanted to get a sense as to how…

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Win more business

To win more proposals you have to be looking at your proposal from the eyes of the homeowner.

Multiple Trades On Site at the Same Time

The secret is all in the expectations of the trades

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  • May 12, 2012 09:06

    I have looked and downloaded the guidebook. A quick read says I think this is what God wants for me