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Craftsmanship Time Warp

Tools Editor Steve Maxwell reports from Venice #3

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…

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Craftsmanship in Venice

Tools Editor Steve Maxwell reports from the canals

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Contracting in the City of Canals

Tools Editor Steve Maxwell reports from Venice

The Great Untouched Renovation Market!

It’s coming. Don’t miss it

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…

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Stop trying to be a business

There is another way

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…

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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