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If you want your business to grow, it’s a good idea to improve your communication with your clients. If there is a divide between you and your clients, nothing will get done and there’s a chance your client won’t speak highly of you or the work you and your team product.
We wanted to share tips to help you improve your client communication and relationship so you’re m ore profitable.

 

• Have the client have one point of contact at your company. He or she will get confused if they have to talk to too many people. For any question or concern, there is 1 person they can turn to that will handle it and respond to them at any time.
• Don’t use fancy construction jargon with your clients. Do you want your doctor talking in strange medical terms? No, you want him or her to be relatable. They know you’re an expert but they also want to know what you’re saying. If they can understand you, they will have confidence in you.
• Always show and prove your dependability.
• Show clients past projects you’ve worked on even give them the names of past clients for them to contact.
• Be readily available for your client.
• Use the latest tools and technologies with your clients so they know you value new ways of doing construction.
• Show them before and after pictures of other similar projects so they will understand the scale of the project.
• Use apps to help explain or show work better.
• Constantly update your client through the construction progress. This helps build and maintain trust. Learn how much your clients wants to be updated.
• Stick to a schedule as best as possible but tell clients immediately if it changes and why.

 

 

Not only is it important to communicate effectively with clients, it’s also essential that you are a licensed contractor who only hires other licensed contractors. When you’re licensed, a client will trust you infinitely more. Besides when you’re licensed, there is also less change of legal issues, because you are license and insured.

 

If you still need a Florida contractor’s license, we can help make it happen for you! As a Florida contractor licensing company, it is our job to help you get licensed, and we make the process stress-free and fast! To get started on getting your Florida contractor’s license, click here or call 239-777-1028. read more

A doctor has a stethoscope. A teacher has books. A policeman has a gun. A contractor has…tools!  What is a contractor without his tools? Being a contractor means you work with your hands. Most jobs are entirely hands on. Whether you’re building a home of fixing a sink, you need tools to help you complete the task at hand.

Some contractors have plenty of their own tools, while other’s use what their company owns. Either way, you want to know what the latest and best tools are out on the market. You want your company to be utilizing the best tools, so you can get the job done fast and more efficiently.

For this article, we found some great tools out there that you’ll want to get your hands on!

Pliers Wrench – This product is made by Knipex. This tool is handy because it is a pair of pliers and a wrench all in one. It has smooth jaws and a 10-to-1 lever ratio.

MSHC Hex Driver – This tool is made by Malco Tools. It has a duel hex socket, and an easily accessible magnet.

Triton Plastic Pipe Joining System – This product is designed to be used for fusion welding plastic pipe. It uses radio frequency electromagnetic technology to improve pipe joining and testing times. There is no long set up with this product. read more

Good news for you contractors! Employment in the construction field is continuing a steady growth, which means more job security for you! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at the end of 2017, they revealed continued job growth in the United States with the unemployment rate at 4.1%. Ten percent of the jobs added were in the construction industry; there were 228,000 jobs added in the entire economy.

Construction Employers of America were happy with these statistics showing how valuable and important the construction trade is. Most of all November 2017’s job growth happened in the specialty trade construction sector, which shows that America still needs and values highly-skilled labor.

In November, employment in the construction field was up 24,000 jobs and 22,600 of them were specialty trade jobs. Of this numbers, 12,000 jobs were added in non-residential specialty construction and 10,700 were added in residential specialty construction.

It is believed specialty trader construction is growing because of the extensive and high-quality job training and apprenticeship programs, also customers have projects that are becoming larger and more complex. read more

Contractors are always using their hands. Whether you’re a general contractor or a plumber, you need your hands to get the job done. For this article, we wanted to share with you some great hand tools for you to purchase for your job! Whether you buy it on your own, or tell your employer about it, you need these hand tools in your life! They’ll make your job so much easier!

C-Style Close Quarters Copper Tubing Cutters – This product is made by Ridgid. With this tool, you can cut three sizes of copper pip with a ½” and ¾” combined tubing cutter. You can easily switch back and froth between the sizes. There are slots around the outside of the cutter for a flat-head screwdriver to rotate the tool when needed.

Deb1 Deburring and Chamfering Tool – This product is made by Reed. It is used with PVC, CPVC, ABS, PE, and PP pipe that is up to 2 inches in diameter. It comes with an internal pip guide and a knurled grip. You can choose to sharpen or replace the blade.

Pirana II Plastic Pipe Ratchet Cutter – This product is made by J.C. Whitlam. This product can be used with one hand. It comes with a 2” cutter carbon-steel blade. It is heavy duty and makes a clean cut. read more

Being a contractor is a rewarding job. Contractors get to work on a project, and usually see it from start to finish, and can be proud of the work you put in to create an impressive product. The job is a challenging one, both mentally and physically.  Contractors need good management skills, finance skills, you have to stay on top of your licensure, be good with your hands, be physically able to handle tasks, be able to negotiate prices, work with other contractors, deal with on-site job issues, and more. For this article, we wanted to share with you the benefits of hiring a general contractor, instead of doing a job on your own. By looking at these points, you can make an educated guess as to if you need a general contractor and why.

You don’t have to lift a finger. Contractors will take care of the entire project.

Due to skills and experience, the job will be finished faster than if you did it yourself.

Not only will the job be finished faster, it will be done more efficiently.

Contractors have connections with other contractors and vendors.

It may cost more than if you did the job yourself, but there’s a good chance the project was completed faster, with better materials, and looks more professional.

Contractors can get deals on materials you won’t be able to get yourself.

Their extensive training and licensure allows them to handle different types and sizes of projects in your home.

Complications on the job occur. A contractor mostly likely has been up against all complications before and knows how to handle them, you may not have this expertise.

Whenever you build a home, complete a renovation, or put on an addition, you have to abide by building codes. Contractors stay up to date with these codes and they know to comply with them.

Contractor’s carry liability insurance and worker’s compensation incase anything serious happens on the job.

General contractors usually provide a warranty for their work.

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