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The Sale You've met with the customer, listened to what they want, figured everything up, and finally you deliver a number. Only to get the dreaded: "That's pretty high" Now there are those …
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The International Surfaces Event- Las Vegas, Nevada- 2021 TISE this year was small. Really small, in fact. In fact, many manufacturers and vendors made a business decision not to show up and you …
Clean cut isn't always the right choice Collared shirt: Check. Short hair: Check. Smelling like Old Spice: Check. Many contractors feel the way to winning jobs is to be clean-cut, dress up, and …
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Book matching skillz are on-point So, far, we haven't found any quarries so we don't know a lot about how they used to fabricate stone. However, an examination of ancient slabs revealed saw …
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How to tile outdoors You know what has a high failure rate? Floyd Mayweather opponents (until recently)Trying to call the bottom on BitcoinOutdoor tile installations A few years ago, one of …
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Recently, I asked a question in the Facebook group Global Tile Posse: Where do you put your cut(s) on a tub surround*? Small piece at the topSmall piece at the bottomSplit the cuts between top and …
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What did they even steal? If someone steals your tools would you even know what they stole? Recently, I came across this 5-year-old Reddit post (don't ask me how), and the top comment is from …
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How much time are you wasting with estimates? Think about all the time you spend: Answering phone calls and emailsMeeting with peopleDriving to meet with peopleWriting estimates And let me …
Over at the CTEF blog, Scott Carothers has put together the most thorough post on back buttering the internet has ever seen. Who knew there was that much to say on the subject? But he …
"Just build your brand!" This is pretty common advice that I see online in regards to business marketing. It's not bad advice. I mean, what are the negatives to having a good brand? However, I …
