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The Trick to Achieving Work-Life Balance
Every business owner wishes for more hours in the day — for more time to grow their business and to get things...
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A Tutorial on Google Local Services
If you’ve been paying attention to your online presence and SEO efforts, you already know that pay-to-play is the future. Yes, having...
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5 Things to Avoid When Selling Customers on Your Services
As a plumbing business you define your work as plumbing work, but the truth is that it’s more. To get more plumbing...
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10 Phrases to Avoid When Dealing With Customers
Busy plumbers may wish they could take back something they said in the heat of the moment or because it seemed like...
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Following in the Footsteps
One of the first things I learned from the “old-timers” was to keep a clean job site.
When I was an apprentice I...
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Keep the Customers Calling
Can you believe we’re at the end of the first quarter of 2018? This year is flying by, and if you aren’t...
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With a Focus on Customers, Plumbing Firm Finds Fast Growth in Five Years
Business prospects are bright for The Sunny Plumber. Since it was launched in Arizona in 2013, the plumbing company has already reached...
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Prepping for Tax Season
The tax season is upon us. It is time for small-business contractors to gear up for it and also prepare for next...
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10 Ways to Build a Better Workplace
In many areas of the country, the labor market is tight. Help wanted signs seem to be popping up everywhere. And younger...
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Improving Long-Term Business Growth in 10 Minutes a Day
Company revenue and expenses once weren’t something Phil Frasier had a solid daily read on. Now it is, and his family’s longtime...
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5 Strategies for Business Growth
Sometimes it seems like there isn’t any energy or time left after getting through the day’s jobs. Growing the company — whether...
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The Drain Business: Recruitment and Retention
Growing a drain cleaning or plumbing business comes with many challenges. Finding new clients is only half the battle; creating a team...
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The Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Contractor
There are only so many hours in the day. Plumbers know this better than anyone. It always seems like there’s more to...
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Fighting Misinformation About the Plumbing Trade
How many times have you heard something along the lines of: “My buddy knows a lot about plumbing, he came over last...
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Is It Time to Consider a Profit-Sharing Program?
The business is doing well and you’d like to show your employees some extra appreciation — and maybe encourage them in a...
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4 Things You Can Do Offline To Boost Your Business Online
Online marketing and offline marketing — two separate things, right? Well, yes and no. While the strategies, avenues, and techniques themselves are...







