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The Anti-Angie’s List
Customers have had the chance to comment on your business online. Now it’s your turn.
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Super smart home
Viewer warning! This video is five minutes long, but it was too hard to cover the smart homes system’s features in less.
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February 19, 2012Super smart home
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February 15, 2012
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February 13, 2012
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February 14, 2012
Get your train on
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February 13, 2012
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January 30, 2012
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February 1, 2012
Time to Profit!
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January 11, 2012
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January 7, 2012
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February 17, 2012What’s the ROI on this excavation?
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February 16, 2012
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February 16, 2012
The Anti-Angie’s List
Customers have had the chance to comment on your business online. Now it’s your turn.
Super smart home
Viewer warning! This video is five minutes long, but it was too hard to cover the smart homes system’s features in less.
What’s the ROI on this excavation?
Digging out a basement with radio controlled diggers and dump trucks a not-for-profit exercise
Why Velux stays on top
Want to be successful? Be like Velux. Roll with the punches and stick with what you know. Then make a product like this.
Ottawa firm gets in front of the curve
Retirement living will be the biggest trend in renovation and custom homebuilding over the next 20 years. Don’t miss it. Healthcraft isn’t www.healthcraftproducts.com/
Goodbye Orlando and IBS
The International Builders’ Show closes with a riff.
The IBS show in three minutes
You couldn’t make it, so here’s your tour.
Who attracts the most attention at Orlando’s IBS?
And he used to write a column for Canadian Contractor…when he was still speaking to us.
IBS Orlando, 2012. Design that makes you look up
The cool design idea that puts you above the competition may be over your head.
The shower that does everything
How to make your client feel like $6,000 of clean and fresh for only $700. Kohler scales its highend shower control system for the masses.
Salary Survey preview: What you are doing online
The number of online contractors has not increased. It may even have gone down.
Salary Survey: What reduces profit?
In the Canadian Contractor Salary Survey, you said it was mostly competitive pressure that hindered profit. But that’s not all…
Decorenza
A one stop shop for renovator clients
Salary Survey: What you earn
Why are you making so little money?
Break the law!
Okay, maybe not, but some laws need changing
Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 4
How would stand up under the scrutiny of The Reno Coach?
Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 3
More and more, there are third parties getting involved in cleaning up the renovation industry.
Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 2
Who is the bigger danger to the renovation industry, the guy with the fancy website or the guy working for cash?
Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 1
You’re not a renovator, you’re an educator
Health as a profit strategy
A few days in hospital focuses the mind.
What you need to think
Where do you reload? Reboot? Repair yourself? What thoughts do you have? What thoughts should you have?
The death of home heating
If you hate installing furnaces, you’ll love Reiner’s house.
Baby, it’s cold out there
This is the weather that reminds me why I took up writing.
The Johnny Cash School of Decor
When colour is your thing, maybe you should use some.
Bad Santa
Take a look at what Santa left in this neighbourhood
One contractor’s opinion on home sales and renos
We asked yesterday how changes in home sales affect renovation activity. Here is one contractor’s reply.
Does it matter to renovators when housing slows?
When housing slows, is it better or worse for renovators? There are good arguments on both sides.
Cost-side smarts
An example of how one contractor reduced his cost.
Profit is not a dirty word
In 2012, you’ll finally make a profit
Reiner’s House
The Reno Coach Reiner Hoyer has some tough words for the contracting industry.
A new way of selling to homeowners arrives
As if there were not enough ways for consumers to go shopping, a one-stop-shop option for renovations is coming to a town north of Toronto. The 600,000 square foot space will house dozens…
Motivating your staff without money
By Rob Koci When you grow to a place where you have five or more employees, knowing how they are motivated to do good work, show up on time and stay positive becomes…
- The Anti-Angie’s List
- Super smart home
- What’s the ROI on this excavation?
- Why Velux stays on top
- Ottawa firm gets in front of the curve
- Goodbye Orlando and IBS
- The IBS show in three minutes
- Who attracts the most attention at Orlando’s IBS?
- IBS Orlando, 2012. Design that makes you look up
- The shower that does everything
- Salary Survey preview: What you are doing online
- Salary Survey: What reduces profit?
- Decorenza
- Salary Survey: What you earn
- Break the law!
- Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 4
- Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 3
- Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 2
- Go Rici Construct Canada Reno Roundtable: Part 1
- Health as a profit strategy
- What you need to think
- The death of home heating
- Baby, it’s cold out there
- The Johnny Cash School of Decor
- Bad Santa
- One contractor’s opinion on home sales and renos
- Does it matter to renovators when housing slows?
- Cost-side smarts
- Profit is not a dirty word
- Reiner’s House
- A new way of selling to homeowners arrives
- Motivating your staff without money
February 16, 2012
Sean Keane — By the legislation singling out the construction industry alone indicates a breach of the Charter. All are equal under the...
February 16, 2012
Jim Brothers helping to build dreams — I totally agree. Trust and consistence is the key to success in business and in life. It is far better...
February 16, 2012
alexis mantell — DECA website = http://danfortheastcommunityassociation.com/
their blog where this discussion of contractors happened =
http://decadiaries.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/want-a-vibrant-commercial-strip-shop-local/#comments
and scroll down to 'contractors wanted'
