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Avoiding Scope Creep: How to Protect Your Time, Budget, and Sanity on Every Job
Scope creep can kill your profits and drive you crazy. Learn how to spot it, stop it, and keep your construction projects on track with these contractor-tested tips. You’ve been there. You bid the job, signed the contract, showed up with your crew—and then the...
Building the Perfect Bid: What Successful Contractors Do Before They Submit a Number
Want to win more construction jobs without losing your shirt? Here’s how smart contractors build accurate, competitive bids by doing the right prep before they ever send a number. Let’s be honest—bidding can feel like a crapshoot. You stare at the plans, make your...
The #1 Thing You’re Probably Not Doing That’s Killing Your Profits: Tracking Job Costs
Not tracking your job costs? You’re flying blind. Learn why real-time job cost tracking is essential for construction contractors who want to stay profitable and avoid surprise losses. Let’s get straight to it:If you’re not tracking your job costs in real time, you’re...
Turn Your Spring Jobs Into Your Best Marketing Tool: Using Photos and Videos to Get More Work
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...
Should You Raise Your Prices This Season? Here’s What Every Contractor Needs to Consider
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...
Spring Into Action: How to Line Up More Construction Work as the Busy Season Begins
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....
How to Handle Spring Concrete Pours
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...
Seasonal Construction Hiring: How to Find and Keep Good Workers
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...
When Personal Problems Affect Job Performance: How to Lead with Empathy Without Losing Productivity
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...