Social Media Marketing Basics For Construction Contractors
Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Feb 07, 2025
Topics: Marketing Tracking, Construction Marketing, Systems And Processes, Contractor Marketing, Winning Teams, Construction Systems And Processes, social media for contractors
What Every Trade Business Owner Should Know About Raising Prices
Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Mar 17, 2023
Raising prices can be a sore subject. Many construction business owners like you assume doing so will spell the end of your competitiveness. But by not raising prices, you're simply letting inflation and your suppliers' maintenance of your margins quietly eat away at profitability. The bottom line is that costs will always rise long-term - at least with inflation.
That means you have to pass on the costs to your customers or consume those costs yourself to the point where one day, you'll have to either suddenly raise prices or accept the eventual failure of your business.
The worst thing you can do is avoid measuring your costs by sticking your head in the sand. Cost rises will catch up with you eventually, so take action to maintain your margins.
Topics: Marketing Tracking, Construction Marketing, Construction Accountant Who Listens, Contractor Marketing, Contractor Tips, Pricing Jobs, How To Raise Prices
Seven Ways Your Construction Business Can Market Its Services
Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Mar 03, 2023
Before the internet was commercially available, just as many experts advised contractors about the layout and design of yellow page ads and which books to spend money on, I say you spend money because that is what it was - Marketing.
Many of us who owned and operated construction companies spent thousands of dollars on these experts. Based on their recommendations, we spent tens of thousands of dollars annually in full-page yellow page ads as close to the first position.
Topics: Marketing Ideas For Contractors That Work, Marketing Tracking, Construction Marketing, Construction Accountant Who Listens, Contractor Marketing, Contractor Tips, Inbound Marketing For Contractors
Construction contractors like you are primarily in the "Hurry Up" and "Wait" zone.
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- Hurry up and answer the call from the customer.
- Wait to make the appointment.
- Hurry up and get to the job.
- Wait for the customer to come home to be available.
- Hurry up and create the proposal.
- Wait for a decision.
- When the client says "Yes," it is - wait for the Job Deposit.
- Wait to Start The Job
This Hurry Up and Wait for activity makes it hard for the contractor to schedule other jobs. Many contractors only hold a place open for the client once a job deposit has been received.
Topics: Construction Company, Marketing Ideas For Contractors That Work, Marketing Tracking, Construction Marketing, Contractors Emergency Marketing Plan
Sure-fire Construction Marketing Plan In Eight Easy Steps
Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Topics: Marketing Tracking, Construction Marketing, Construction Accounting, Marketing, Contractor Marketing, Contractor, Contractor Tips, Contractor Operating Tips
Topics: Market Tracking, Marketing Tracking