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Turn Your Spring Jobs Into Your Best Marketing Tool: Using Photos and Videos to Get More Work Spring construction season is here—and every job you finish is a chance to show off your skills. Here’s how to use photos and videos from your current projects to win your next ones. If you’re out there getting […]

Should You Raise Your Prices This Season? Here’s What Every Contractor Needs to Consider Material costs are rising, and good labor isn’t cheap. If you’re wondering whether it’s time to raise your prices, this guide breaks it down for small construction contractors trying to stay profitable this season. It’s the question that rolls around every […]

Spring Into Action: How to Line Up More Construction Work as the Busy Season Begins Spring is prime time for contractors to load up the job schedule. Here’s how to find new leads, bid smarter, and make sure your business thrives during the busiest time of the year. Spring is finally here, and if you’re […]

Avoiding problems with temperature swings, rain, and the weird stuff spring weather throws at you. Spring is a strange beast in the construction world. One day it’s 75 and sunny, the next it’s 38 and pouring rain. And if you’re pouring concrete during this time of year, those swings in temperature and moisture can seriously […]

Hiring for the Busy Season: Finding Good Workers in a Labor Shortage What contractors need to know to get the right people, right now. If you’ve been in construction for more than about five minutes, you already know the deal—when the weather turns nice, the work piles up. Jobs need to get done fast, but […]

No matter what kind of business you run—construction, tech, or anything in between—sooner or later you’re going to deal with it: A good employee starts slipping. Deadlines are missed. Performance drops. Something’s clearly wrong. But what do you do when the problem isn’t work-related? In a recent episode of ProfitDig Live, Jeff Givens shared a […]

There’s a word you probably haven’t heard before—but you’ve almost definitely dealt with it: pleasanteeism. In a recent episode of ProfitDig Live, Jeff Givens and Chris Work dove into this increasingly common workplace behavior that’s affecting businesses across industries, including construction. And while the term might be new, the pattern is old: avoiding short-term discomfort […]

Spring is a tricky season for construction. The days are getting longer, the temperatures are creeping up, and everything is waking up from winter. Sounds great, right? Well, not so fast. Spring also brings a mixed bag of challenges—muddy jobsites, unpredictable rain showers, and the kind of changing conditions that can turn a routine workday […]

Starting a construction business takes more than just skill with a hammer and a strong work ethic—you need money to get up and running. Trucks, tools, insurance, licensing fees, payroll, materials—it all adds up fast. If you don’t have a big pile of cash sitting around, you’ll need to find a way to finance your […]

So, you’ve put in the years—started as a laborer, worked your way up to operator, then foreman, maybe even superintendent. Now, you’re ready to call the shots and start your own construction company. Smart move—but let’s be real, the work you’ve been doing is nothing like the work you’re about to do. Running a business […]