Online Exclusives Good Answers to Tough Customer Questions Properly handling customers’ concerns is the ticket to higher profits. June 22, 2015
Online Exclusives How to Handle DIY Homeowners Be prepared with thoughtful answers when homeowners ask whether they can replace or repair their own onsite systems. May 14, 2015
Online Exclusives Be a True Plumbing Professional A personal approach to customer service and marketing will make your business stand out. May 07, 2015
Online Exclusives Build Your Client Base in a Crowded Marketplace Good relationships and top-notch customer service will win you clients and keep them coming back again and again February 24, 2015
Online Exclusives 6 Ways to Fix Your Lousy Marketing Plan Savvy customers won’t fall for your old-school advertising tactics. It’s time to embrace change. January 08, 2015
Online Exclusives Bookkeeping Bliss: 6 Top-Rated Accounting Apps for Plumbers These easy-to-use accounting software programs will keep you on track year-round. Take a peek, and figure out which one fits your company best. December 15, 2014
Online Exclusives Do You Know How To Price a Job? Customers will cringe at your price. That’s their problem, not yours. Move on and learn how to price jobs appropriately to make a profit. December 08, 2014
Online Exclusives Client Clash: How Do You Deliver Bad News to Customers? Anticipate. Communicate. Repeat. Learn how to prevent all-out battles from customer conflict. November 26, 2014
Online Exclusives Free Publicity: 10 Secrets to Building Your Customer List Stop waiting for customers to come to you. Get out there and find them! October 23, 2014
Online Exclusives Top Tips for Protecting Your Plumbing Business We look at how these basic practices can help keep your plumbing business afloat. Hint: Don’t use subcontractors on service calls. October 21, 2014
Online Exclusives Great Expectations: 3 Ways to Attract Repeat Customers A fellow plumbing contractor shares suggestions for a client-centered approach to running a business: “If you take care of your customers, they’ll take care of you.” October 09, 2014
Online Exclusives 5 Ways to Keep Plumbing Technicians Busy During Slow Season Whether you operate in a tourist town or provide plumbing services in the snow-rich mountains, staying busy year-round isn’t a guarantee. Learn how to keep technicians busy. October 09, 2014
Online Exclusives 3 Reasons Business Websites Suck If you’re still rocking a mullet, that’s great, but don’t let an outdated website kill your business. Do the Google gods know you, and your website, exist? September 29, 2014