Friday, November 16, 2007
“The Top Ten Things You Need to Know about Painting in the Private Sector” by Julie Gehrke
Take a moment and imagine with me that you are a painter. You are good looking, of course, and happily employed painting new construction homes. It seems like just yesterday you were crawling on raw plywood filling nail holes in newly installed base trim. But today you find yourself painting the back steps of an existing home with semi-transparent stain.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
“Time Away From Your Business” by Josh Abramson
I started planning my 2007 business plan in the 4th quarter of 2006. I was thinking about what was important to work on, what I wanted my business to look like, how I could reach my goals for 2007. But before I start to tell you about that, I have to back up a little and tell you about something I learned from a friend, Kevin Nolan.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
“Blog Enthusiast” by David Chism
The word “blog” is colloquial for “weblog” which is basically just a glorified public online journal. It typically consist of a daily publication called a “post” with the ability to link pictures and other websites. A blog also has multiple categories and a place to leave comments. It also time stamps each post. More than just a trendy personal journal, blogs are among the most popular ways for businesses to market and get quality feedback.
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Thursday, November 08, 2007
The Forum’s New Blog
We at the Residential Forum have created our own Blog that will provide our members with valuable information to grow and strengthen their paint companies. We will be posting articles from all different business categories and topics such as: Estimating, Sales, Marketing Techniques, Training and much more. The articles will be written by other Members and also taken from our monthly newsletter, "The Painter's Rag."
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