EP20: Justin & Aaron Flora: How Two Brothers Are Crushing It In Indianapolis

EP20: Justin & Aaron Flora How Two Brothers Are Crushing It In Indianapolis SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB […]

Painting Contractors: Here’s How to Get Leads from Facebook

Not getting enough traffic from Facebook? It’s time to step out of your comfort zone and go Facebook LIVE! […]

This Allows Your Customers to Book an Estimate Online for FREE

This Allows Your Customers to Book an Estimate Online for FREE I’m trying to return a call to a […]

EP19: Scott Sheldon Discusses How to Keep Your Customers By Going Above and Beyond

EP19 SCOTT SHELDON DISCUSSES HOW TO KEEP YOUR CUSTOMERS BY GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND SUMMARY: In this episode of […]

Painting Contractors: Here’s How to Estimate Your Next Deck Staining

Painting Contractors: Here’s How to Estimate Your Next Deck Staining Let’s get some extra money on your next deck […]

Painting Contractors: Free Tools to Grow Your Business, “Google My Business”

Painting Contractors: Free Tools to Grow Your Business, “Google My Business” Do you like free stuff? How about free […]

EP18: Matt Jansen Shares of The Importance in Giving Back to Your Community When Building Your Brand

EP18: Matt Jansen Shares of The Importance in Giving Back to Your Community When Building Your Brand SUMMARY: In […]

Insurances Every Painting Contractor Needs

Insurances Every Painting Contractor Needs Business Insurance… Do you have the right business insurance? Do you have enough? Do […]

Painting Contractors: Do NOT Pay for Leads

If you are paying for leads you need to read this now. I am Ron Ramsden, I am a […]

EP17: Christian Militello Shares How Building Company Culture Increases Bottom Line

EP17: Christian Militello Shares How Building Company Culture Increases Bottom Line SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, Steve Interviews […]

Painting Contractor How to Successfully Onboard a New Hire

Congrats! You’re hiring someone! Maybe it’s your first employee since you’ve been out of the field. Now… what are […]

Painting Contractors: Save Time During Estimates By Answering These 7 Questions Ahead of Time

How many times do you feel that you’re wasting time during your estimates? You find yourself answering the same […]

EP16: Rob Youness Shares How To Succeed Using Subs and Employees

EP16: Rob Youness Shares How To Succeed Using Subs and Employees SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB Podcast, Steve […]

Painting Contractors: Prequalify Your Leads With These 7 Questions

Painting Contractors: Prequalify Your Leads With These 7 Questions As you drive up to a potential customer’s house you […]

Painting Contractor’s: How to Get Leads on Facebook

Leads. You want to know where to find some? You want to find them easily? Simple. Let them find […]

EP15: Mark & Nicole Black: From Start Up To $1M As Men In White

EP15: Mark & Nicole Black: From Start Up To $1M As Men In White SUMMARY: In this unique episode […]

Painting Contractor Saves $12,500 During Lunch

Do you want to know how I saved $12,500 at lunch? See if you can relate to this… You […]

EP14: Lisa Moon the Faux Painter Marries Paper Hanger and Together They Build the Successful Paper Moon Painting

EP14: Lisa Moon the Faux Painter Marries Paper Hanger and Together They Build the Successful Paper Moon Painting SUMMARY:  […]

Painting Contractor 11 Interview Questions for Hiring an All-Star Part 1

Are you ready to hire? How many times have you made that mistake where the person you hired didn’t […]

Painting Contractors: 11 Interview Questions for Hiring an All-Star Part 2

Painting Contractors: 11 Interview Questions for Hiring an All-Star Part 2 We went through 1-6 previously, click here to […]

Get More Done and Sleep Better By Utilizing a Calendar

Do you lay in bed at night thinking of all the stuff you have to do the next day, […]

10 Things to Consider When Hiring Your First Employee

Are you ready to hire that first employee? I mean are you really ready to hire that first employee? […]

EP13 Tony Isgrove Shares his rise to Sydney Australia’s Award Winning Painting Company

EP13: Tony Isgrove Shares his rise to Sydney Australia’s Award Winning Painting Company SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, […]

EP12: Michael Hopkinson From Backpacking Across England To Building A Successful Painting Company in Australia

  EP12: Michael Hopkinson From Backpacking Across England To Building A Successful Painting Company in Australia SUMMARY: In this […]

How to Figure Production Rates

Hello everybody, Ron here, DYB coach, also a painting contractor for the last 17 years in Northern Massachusetts. Thank […]

How You Can Win More Bids Without Lowering Your Price

Close ratio. What’s your closing ratio? Do you know your closing ratio? Would you like to increase your closing […]

The Secrets of a DYB Mastermind Group

The Secrets of a DYB Mastermind Group… what is it? The secret handshake, the meeting that happens when you […]

How to Provide Better Estimates to Win More Bids

Are you looking to supercharge your estimating process? I am Ron Ramsden, I am a DYB Coach, also a […]

EP11 John Peek Unpacks Business Partnerships, Mentor Groups, and Knowing Your Numbers.

    EP11 John Peek of Peek Brothers Painting, Unpacks Business Partnerships, Mentor Groups, and Knowing Your Numbers. QUOTES: […]

How to Get More Done in Less Time

Getting more things done in less time, wouldn’t you love that? I am going to tell you how in […]

How to Get Painting Leads With Videos

Remember me? Hi, Ron here, from DYB Coach, I’m also painting contractor up here in Northern Massachusetts. Why do […]

Painting Business Owner Shares How Much He Pays His Painters

Shhhh… I am going to tell you a secret, but don’t tell anybody else! I want to talk about […]

How To Stay Busy When Your Painting Business Slows Down

  How to Stay Busy When Your Painting Business Slows Down Oh no, you’re out of work… I’m Ron […]

Episode 10: Michael Murray Shares How He’s Succeeding With A Millennial Wide Company

INTRO: In this episode, Steve chats with Michael Murray, owner and operator of Textbook Painting; A painting company in […]

Episode 09: Joe Elmore Shares His Unique Niche That Provides Him a 65% Profit Margin

Episode 09: Joe Elmore Shares His Unique Niche That Provides Him a 65% Profit Margin   INTRO: In this […]

Episode 08: Brendan Ryan’s Profound Life Lessons That Every Painting Business Can Apply

  In this episode of DYB, Steve Burnett chats with Brendan Ryan, Owner, and Operator of Ryan Painting in […]

How To Find Great Customers For Your Painting Business

How To Find Great Customers For Your Painting Business How many times have you looked back at some of […]

Episode 07: Marc Poulos From The Ritz Carlton to Ritz Painting Experience

  In this episode of the DYB Podcast, I get the chance to chat with Marc Poulos, Owner and […]

How to Bid Exterior Painting

How to Bid Exterior Painting Hello, everybody, I’m Ron Ramsden, I’m a DYB coach, also a painting contractor here […]

How to Bid Interior Painting

How to Bid/Estimate Interior Painting? Here are two easy ways to put an interior painting bid together when you […]

Episode 06: Ryan Anderson From $0 to $1.2M In Just 2 Years

INTRO: In this episode of the DYB Podcast, Steve gets the chance to chat with Ryan Anderson; Owner of […]

Episode 04: Jeff Sommers Shares His Journey From a Massive IRS Bill to Massive Success!

  Is it possible to be a painting contractor and make a ton of money? “Oh YEAH!” says Jeff. […]

Episode 03: From Divorce, Brain Surgery, & Cancer, to Successful Painting Contractor & Business Coach: Ron Ramsden

  IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: In this episode of the DYB Podcast, Steve chats with Ron Ramsden; Serial […]

Episode 02: 9 Steps to Double Your Business: Unpacking The DYB System Part 2

  In the second part of the DYB System series, we’ll cover the remaining steps to Double Your Business. […]

Episode 01: 9 Steps to Double Your Business: Unpacking The DYB System Part 1

  What are the 9 Steps Steve took to more than double his business before selling it?In this episode […]

How to Hire and Retain Millennials in your Business

The workforce is changing… are you adapting to the changes? The millennial generation is here and the current workforce […]

Top 5 Reasons All-Star Employees Leave (and how you can stop it…)

Employee Turnover…ugh! It can kill ya… or it feels that way… Here are 5 major reasons employees leave: Lack […]

7 Steps to Become a Stand-Out Member of BNI That Everyone Will Talk About

7 Steps to Become a Stand-Out Member of BNI That Everyone Will Talk About: (BNI – Business Network International […]

A FREE Tool That Will Help Your Business Stand Out From The Rest

A FREE Tool That Will Help Your Business Stand Out From The Rest By now, we all should have […]

How the Bridge Made Me Change The Way I Approach People

The story behind this small yet crooked bridge is that it sits over a small creek located on the […]

4 Things That Allow Me to Go on Vacation Without Worrying About Business

4 Things That Allow Me to Go on Vacation Without Worrying About Business Vacation again… can you believe it? […]

Biggest Referral Source For New Hires

I want to share with you today my biggest referral source for the past three weeks. For new hires, these […]

How Painting Contractors Can Book Work Through Winter

How Painting Contractors Can Book Work Through Winter Contractor, schedule, winter. Three tough words to put together, even I […]

Ultimate Business Litmus Test

On a scale of 1 to 10, how was your summer? Was it profitable, smooth, and did you get plenty […]

How To Refer Bad Leads Away…while leaving them happy!

If they call and the first thing they ask is, “Do you provide free estimates?” they might be a […]

Proper Preparation to Close More Sales

Do you get frustrated upon hearing how the homeowner went with a cheaper bid? I did too, and I’m […]

How To Get HOA Work

Have you ever wanted to work on property like this? Here are some tips on getting in with Condominium […]

How To Handle Warranties

Do you offer a warranty for your work? Hi, I’m April with DYB coach and here is why you […]

Ultimate Social Proof

Jeffrey Gitomer said, “If you say it, it’s bragging. If others say it, it’s proof.” Hi, everybody. I’m Steve […]

How To Get Instant Trust

“Success is simple to do. It’s also simple not to do” – Jim Rohn Hi, everybody. I’m Steve Burnett […]

People – Profit – Process

Hello, Ron here live from a porta-potty, yes a porta-potty, I will tell you in a second why. I […]

Know Your Hourly Responsibility Value

Bill Carlson of Brush & Roll Painting, a million dollar company out of Omaha, was down to just 2 […]

How to Be The “Lucky” Painting Contractor

How to Be The ‘Lucky’ Painting Contractor I’m the luckiest contractor! …That’s what I was just told. I’ll tell you […]

4 Great Ideas To Improve Your Business

Four things you can do in the next five minutes that will impact your business in a positive way […]

How To Find Time For Yourself

How To Find Time For Yourself You’re probably wondering, “what’s with the funky helmet?” I am Ron Ramsden and […]

3 Keys To Following Up And Closing More Sales

Hi, I’m Steve Burnett with DYB Coach, And when I was building up Burnett Painting, we painted for Mr. […]

Here’s Why You NEED to Blog

Here’s Why You NEED to Blog What does this apple mean to your business? I’ll tell you, but first… I am […]

How to Beat Your Number 1 Competitor

  Who is your number one competition?   Hi, I’m April with DYB coach. If you just answered anyone […]

How to Classify Your Clients

How to Classify Your Clients Not all clients are equal. Hey, everybody I’m Steve with DYB coach here to […]

How to Stand Out From The Crowd

How to Stand Out From The Crowd Do you want to be different and stand out from the crowd? […]

The Power of Goal Setting

The Harvard study I’m going to share with you convinced me to start writing and rewriting my goals down. […]

5 Places I Find Painters

5 Places I Find Painters It’s a Thursday afternoon and I’m sitting here on my back deck saying, “Wow, […]

3 Way to Impress Your Customers Before You Even Start the Job

3 Way to Impress your Customers Before you Even Start the Job Let’s talk about radio silence, shhh… No […]

How to Beat Blogger’s Block

Beating Bloggers Block Bloggers block… what is bloggers block? I’m Ron Ramsden and I’m a DYB Coach,  I’m also a […]

The Importance of Finding Your Target Market

Is your estimating calendar booked out? How about your project calendar, is that booked out for the entire Summer? […]

How to Take Control of Your Day to Relieve Stress

  One question that you could ask yourself over and over again that’s going to take your Summer from […]

The Fastest Way To Double Your Close Ratio

  This is the fastest way to double your close ratio. Hi, everybody, I’m Steve Burnett with DYB Coach. […]

How I Found $12,500 at Lunch

  Today I found $12,500 during lunchtime… I’m Ron Ramsden, I’m a DYB coach, also a painting contractor North […]

This Auto Drip Saved My Business

This Auto Drip Saved My Business Drip, drip, drip, drip… How can a “drip” help your business? This drip […]

5 Time Management Habits to get to 1 Million Peacefully

Do you ever get so stressed out some days that you feel like you could just walk away from […]

3 Fun Ways to Stay Top of Mind

My wake up call, boy did it wake me up, I’ll tell you about in a second, but first… […]

2 Easy Ways to Increase your Facebook Page Likes

Do you need help getting more likes on Facebook business page? I’m going to give you two quick tips […]

How to Get Honest Feedback From Customers to Improve Your Customer Service

How to Get Honest Feedback From Customers to Improve Your Customer Service Many times after we are finished with […]

How to Prove You Provide the Best Experience, and Close Estimates on the Spot

  I used to get so frustrated many times when I would go on estimates and the customer would say, “we have […]

5 Tips to Effectively Manage Sub Contractors…

  5 Tips to Effectively Manage Subs by Ryan Anderson   Hey it’s Ryan Anderson, I’m a painting contractor […]

3 Things to Keep Spring Customers Happy

  I remember when I started Mrs. Smiths’ house, she was not happy. I told her we would paint […]

How To Generate High Value Leads for Free

  How To Generate High Value Leads for Free 6 out of the last jobs that came in were […]

5 Reasons Why You Should Never Paint The Big House On The Hill…

  The phone call came in to paint the prestigious home on the hill. This house was no ordinary […]

You’ll Never Guess Where I Found My New Employees…

You’ll never guess where I found my new employees… It’s almost Spring and my phone is ringing off the hook […]

Does Running A Painting Company Keep You Up at 3 am?

It’s 3:30 in the morning and you’re wide awake staring at the ceiling. You look over and your spouse […]

3 Steps To Launching A Painting Company

Starting out, it takes a lot of work and there are so many components involved in the process. You […]

7 Steps To Hit Your Goals And Double Your Confidence…

A few years back I set a goal to get in shape, so I started running and ended up […]

How to Empower Your Team to Provide Outstanding Customer Service

The day started out at a Florida theme park. The second ride of the day, which my grandson was […]

How To Easily Keep Track of Your Passwords Without Going Insane…

I have so many different passwords and it’s hard to keep track of all of them… Can you relate […]

Here’s what to do when a key employee quits

Have you ever had one of your best employees quit? I did, last summer after 8 years on my team. […]

Focus Smaller To Double Your Bottom-Line…

  A year ago when the phone rang and the caller asked if we painted a certain thing the […]

Pay More To Win Big This Season

Spring is upon us and the spring hiring season has begun. The 5 problems most painting contractors have when […]