Tech Falls Into Customer’s Trap – Literally!

BY: Joe Crisara

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Gerry was a technician on a mission download firefox for free german. He was going to try to break the company record for doing the most calls (14) in one day. This day seemed like the perfect storm where everything was in place to set the record canon print appen.

The boss told him at 7 a.m. that they were swamped with tune-ups and no cooling calls and it was 95 degrees and relative humidity of 87% today Download streams with firefox. These were just the kind of conditions that would keep the calls rolling in to break the record.

The day started off great. He was on his third call by 9:30 a.m vimeo for free. with the first two calls being A/C tune-ups where nothing was wrong and each call only took around 35 minutes. At 9:35 he received a call from the dispatcher saying that the first call he did now had no cooling cut pattern shirt ladies free. Gerry was livid. This was going to screw up the record for sure. Continue reading “Tech Falls Into Customer’s Trap – Literally!” →

Are You An Engine Or An Anchor?

BY: Joe Crisara

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I love the use of analogies. One of the prime examples I use is a owner of a contracting company as being the captain of a ship. As the leader you may find yourself heading towards “stormy business weather.” This storm is approaching as your sales revenue is lower than your overhead, field labor and material costs can substantiate windows xp language pack german download kostenlos. When this happens, you start to take on water. (Go into debt) Soon the whole ship is in danger of sinking.

When you finally wind up in the worst part of the storm the telltale signs are all around you as the captain tolino bücher im ausland herunterladen. The rain of phone calls from vendors looking to collect on what you owe or the lightning of your having to consider a loan, line of credit or even take money out of your own pocket, just to make payroll this week are just a few of the signs that your ship is indeed in trouble facebook bilder downloaden. Continue reading “Are You An Engine Or An Anchor?” →

The Relationship Between Install & Sales

BY: Joe Crisara

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“Everybody loves each other in our company” is the first lie of a dysfunctional team. The truth is that In all successful businesses there is a constructive conflict between all departments vr secure app. Each department pushing the other to improve.

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In companies where each department does NOT pressure the other to improve, that is where business dysfunction begins download op com. Without the pressure from someone outside your “department silo” routine under performance is tolerated. The dysfunction is an implied agreement or “quid pro quo.”

Basically each department is saying, “If you don’t go through the trash in my department then i won’t go through yours.”

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The single biggest impediment in the way of this way of this type of system is the “ego” of the person in each these department film frozenen. Instead of wanting the TEAM to improve, they value shielding themselves from criticism more.

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How to Use Texting to Grow Your Contracting Business

BY: Julie Crisara

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We’re in the same kind of evolutionary period right now with another cutting-edge technology- texting. That’s right, the same text messaging you use to send notes to friends and family from your phone can be used to significantly improve your contracting business hofer bestellsoftware herunterladen!

The first thing you need to know about text messaging (technically known as SMS) communication is that you need to make sure that those receiving your messages have subscribed to your marketing list lizenzfreie grafiken kostenlosen. They need to have “opted in”. Don’t just blast text messages to any and everybody because besides being highly frowned upon, there are actually laws against this neue android software downloaden.

To start building your text message marketing list, include a brief opt-in code, or “Text ‘Start’ to this number” on all your existing marketing and customer communications- flyers, print ads, business cards, invoices, receipts, coupons, in-house signage, vehicle signage, website, emails, social media, etc.   Continue reading “How to Use Texting to Grow Your Contracting Business” →

The Uberization of the Service Industry

BY: Julie Crisara

Unless you’ve been living in a well-hidden cave for several years, you’re familiar with Uber herunterladen. Press a button on your smartphone and a driver immediately shows up in a nice clean car, taking you where you’re going for around 1/3 the price of a traditional taxi nitrado welten herunterladen. Sure, taxi drivers hate this phenomenon, but passengers love it and so do those who’ve been suddenly allowed to become professional drivers overnight using their own car panoramabilder herunterladen!

The taxi drivers were forced to deal with this new reality. Their options are either to A) Quickly develop innovations to make rides more affordable and accessible in this modern age or B) Quit the cab company and go work for Uber download tv series. A surprisingly large number have done the latter. This same shift is happening in the house cleaning, dog walking, product delivery and almost every other service industry you can think of… including the contracting industry amazon music unlimited alben herunterladen.

The days of customers sifting through directories and websites to find a plumber, electrician or HVAC technician are gone. Homeowners are sick of waiting on a contractor to show up and wish there was a better way to schedule time with a trusted professional download spotify on usb. They want more options – cleaner, slicker, smarter choices for getting maintenance issues taken care of. They want instant service – a way to get the right professional for the job in a matter of hours, not days gta 5 rennen herunterladen. They want transparency and automation – to know exactly who will be coming to their house and the process/ cost estimates for getting the job done gratis kalender 2020en.

This technology-based revolution is happening in the contracting industry as we speak. The only question is will you adapt and when kik messenger bilder herunterladen?

Continue reading “The Uberization of the Service Industry” →

The Honor of Taking Responsibility for Your Results

BY: Julie Crisara

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When’s the last time you had occasion to hire, say, a great mechanic or a computer tech? You know, the type that remain cool under fire in the most seemingly “throw-up-your-hands” predicaments xbox one again. The kind that patiently, methodically pokes around under the hood of your broken down car or zips through the operating system and file registry of your crashed and buggy laptop Download libreoffice for mac for free. When either machine is finally, magically restored to its perfect working order your sense of relief and appreciation can hardly be described by words download samsung sms image.

The best performance-delivering professionals almost never make excuses, almost never give up and almost never put the problem on insurmountable external issues bei spotify songs herunterladen. It’s always on themselves. Although the problem may a challenging doozy, it’s always “What am I not thinking of?”, “What am I not seeing?” or “What angle or tool have I not yet employed?”

By the time we encounter any top professional, no matter the field, they have equipped themselves for the challenges to be faced and brought the precise tools for success ddr hymne downloaden. They have the discernment to know that perhaps not every single challenge can be won, but the vast majority of important ones can be, if one is prepared wie kann man bei steam spiele downloaden.

Continue reading “The Honor of Taking Responsibility for Your Results” →

WHY We At ContractorSelling.com Wake Up Every Day

BY: Joe Crisara

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As the old year turns into a new one, I can’t help but stop and reflect on the hard working people who not only make ContractorSelling a healthy, thriving business – but who also do so much for our society switch games on sd map. People like you. Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC Contractors that work beneath the surface of our homes and businesses performing the thankless tasks that others don’t have the passion or expertise to do.  This is WHY we at ContractorSelling wake up everyday facebook nachrichten downloaden.

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Every day, you perform the often thankless task of keeping millions of families safe and healthy. You do everything in your power to ensure that their mechanical systems are of the highest quality and are in reliable, working order herunterladen.

Day to day you may not realize the significance of what you do, but I realize it.

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How 5 Winning Strategies From the Trump Campaign Can Benefit Your Business Now

BY: Joe Crisara

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The Electoral College results were undeniable.  But on election night, a lot of people were surprised by what was unfolding in front of their eyes Download youtube videos in hd. Dumbfounded might be a better word for it.

The other side was certain of their victory even before the first vote was cast. But “The Donald” seemingly came out of nowhere, winning one key state after another until much of the world was left in shock, wide-eyed and open-mouthed app auf macbook herunterladen.

What happened?  How did he come out of “nowhere” and win a decisive electoral victory like that?  It wasn’t happenstance, it wasn’t a miracle, and it wasn’t dumb luck.  It was strategy herunterladen.

Continue reading “How 5 Winning Strategies From the Trump Campaign Can Benefit Your Business Now” →

The One Ingredient That Can Balance Your Budget, Cut Your Overhead, and Boost Your Profits Through the Roof

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Being a contractor in this day and age is tough.

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They focus things like cutting overhead, replacing “underperforming” personnel, or running more calls.

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There’s one simple ingredient that can turn your business around, and it’s not any of those things bien fait 1 vokabeln zum herunterladen.

Continue reading “The One Ingredient That Can Balance Your Budget, Cut Your Overhead, and Boost Your Profits Through the Roof” →

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And by that I mean are you one of those people who doesn’t really use technology in your business – and if you do it’s super behind-the-times technology tutu app download ios kostenlos?

Here’s how you can tell if I’m describing you or not…

Continue reading “5 Ways New Technology Can Make Your Business More Profitable” →

Job Descriptions: The Overlooked Key to Running a Profitable Contracting Business

BY: Joe Crisara

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What if I told you that one simple sheet of paper could make your hiring, onboarding, training, managing, and coaching multiple times easier and more efficient music apps to download? And what if that same piece of paper could cause your employees to do a higher quality, more profitable job? Continue reading “Job Descriptions: The Overlooked Key to Running a Profitable Contracting Business” →

How to be Productive: The 7 Rules of Right Action

BY: Joe Crisara

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There are a lot of moving parts to this business film from the internet. No doubt about it.

When the jobs come, they come fast and furious, and each call brings an element of the unexpected.

Your phone is ringing with calls from your techs, bosses, coworkers, or customers – and before you know it, you brain shifts into, “just get it done” mode Download ballergames for free for android.

You started the day committed to world class customer service. Your intent was to take your time, get to know your customer intimately, do a thorough diagnosis of the system, and deliver high-quality solutions to them colorful download.

But with each added task – with each additional phone call from someone wanting something else from you, your mind begins to drift away from “What can I do to provide the highest quality experience for this one person in front of me right now?”

It begins to drift more toward, “What can I do to cross off all this crap that other people keep adding to my to-do list before the end of the day?”

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Your close rate will go down the tubes (along with your attitude), your customer’s experience will diminish, and ultimately your income will suffer monkey island for free.

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Continue reading “How to be Productive: The 7 Rules of Right Action” →

25 Genius Ways to Keep Referrals Flowing All Year Long

BY: Joe Crisara

 

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Making Your Team “Right” Even When They’re Not

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The Value Of Celebrating Success & Failure Evenly

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On a day like this, when everyone’s insanely busy… outside of a scheduled meeting, what sort of event would normally cause you to stop what you’re doing and talk one-on-one with one of your people bebas schriftart herunterladen?

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4 Awesome Benefits To Walking Out On Your Business

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You keep going even as the pressure, stress and overwhelm builds and then it happens…

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You’re no longer present in your business. Your employees are weary of interacting with you. You’re tired and frustrated and your customers can tell herunterladen.

Then where is your business? And what happens to the life you are trying to build by being a business owner?

Continue reading “4 Awesome Benefits To Walking Out On Your Business” →

Beyond New Year’s Resolutions & S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Part III Discovering Core Values

BY: Joe Crisara

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The exercise below is designed for you to discover your core values as they are right now download skype windows 7 for free.

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Write out as many key words/values that you felt in these moments. You will feel certain energy around the words that feel right. It is more valuable if you use your own words to describe your values.

Part II: Condensing and refining your values into strings

Use several words together to form a string describing the value. Grouping similar values together allows you to not have to find the perfect word for whatever value/emotion. For example:

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Values can change over time

These values may take some time to flush out and fully develop but this is a great place to start to visualize and verbalize the core values in your life.

Of note, core values are usually stable, yet they don’t have strict limits or boundaries and can change over time.

For example: what was success to you when you first entered the workforce may be different now as a business owner.

As your definition of success changes, so do your core values, therefore, revisiting and updating your core values is a lifelong exercise.

Up next we start putting your plan together with a very cool vision exercise and goal setting based on your core values.

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Beyond New Year’s Resolutions & S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Part IV Visioning and Goals

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In order to achieve success you must first envision what you want philips hue app.

Having finished the year end review and discovered/refined your core values, you are now ready to start vividly picturing what you desire in the upcoming year spotify android.

From this compelling vision, you have the raw materials to set your goals and put your plan together for an amazing year.

This post will take you through a simple yet powerful visioning exercise and the S.M.A.R.T download mplus. goal framework. Continue reading “Beyond New Year’s Resolutions & S.M.A.R.T google play music auf pc herunterladen. Goals: Part IV Visioning and Goals” →

Beyond New Year’s Resolutions & S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Part V Achieve Success

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From the previous posts in this series, you’ve discovered your core values, lined up a vision and set audacious SMART goals for yourself musical.ly app kostenlos herunterladen.

Now comes the most fun, yet challenging part of the journey: doing the work and staying on track towards success.

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Beyond New Year’s Resolutions & S.M.A.R.T. Goals: Part I Planning for Success

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It’s that time of year again when Winter sets in and heating becomes very important for people. One of our more popular downloads from ContractorSelling.com is this handy TuneUp postcard that you can print and mail to your customer list deckblatt herunterladen. We’re offering it free here (Microsoft Publisher format).

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