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 […]

Danny Arey’s Mind Shift from Failure to Success…

  I’m currently working on my Painting Business part-time while still working as a full-time USPS Letter Carrier… but […]

Did You Get Left Out of Google Listings?

Did You get left out? A few months ago Google changed the local listing results home page from a […]

11 Tips to Maximize Your Blog Post ROI

Your blog is written, pictures loaded up, tag words determined, and your Yoast analysis is lit up like a […]

9 Steps To Get On The Path To Success

9 Steps To Get On The Path To Success “You can’t change your destination overnight, but you can change your […]

How I Sold 9 Jobs in 2 Hours Without Leaving My Office Last Week…

How cool would it be for you to sell 9 jobs in 2 hours without leaving your office? Well, […]

So You Created a Blog… Here’s What’s Next

On the previous blog, “Blogging, Why Should I“,  I talked about why you need to start a blog. Now […]

Investing in Your “All-Star Team”, 7 Proven Methods to Keep Key employees…

  I just hired a new crew leader and I’m super excited! I can already tell this guy has a […]

This is Why You MUST Blog

  Once I realized the reason for blogging and the big “why” behind blogging, I went all in, but first… […]

How To Setup Your PipelineDeals CRM And Close More Sales

  Remember the Rolodex? A quick glance at the letter tab rising above all the other cards snuggly in […]

7 Steps To Hiring An Admin Person For Your Painting Company

  It’s the beginning of the new year and we are already busy. The phone is ringing, YCBM is […]

Here’s The Program We Use To Grow Faster, Profitably

  For years I had worked and worked knowing there was always more work around the corner; and when […]

The Key To Following Up To Close The Sale

This is the 4th phone message I’ve left with these people! It’s been a month since I presented the […]

How To Create A Business Facebook Page That Get Leads

  Love it or hate it, it is here and everyone is using it. And by everyone, we mean […]

Ask Yourself This 1 Question Before Saying “YES” To The Sale

It may be winter now, but remember this ‘ol scenario? I’m busy, so incredibly busy, but… how did it […]

9 Apps That Will Save You Time

What would you do if you had more time? Work more? Play more? Spend more time with loved ones? […]

Painting Contractors, Start Here With Technology

  I’m driving but not to work… It’s a beautiful summer day, but I’m not working! We are heading […]

The #1 Time Sheet Tracking App For Painting Contractors

  Tracking painter’s time sheets have always been a pain in the past. From getting guys to turn them […]

My Biggest Hiring Secret

Okay, I have been in this predicament before. I call the prospective applicant, we meet for coffee and he […]

9 Ways To Get HOA And Property Management Work

Have you ever driven by those large condominium associations with crews working on them and thought to yourself, “How can […]

21 Days To Finish ’16 Strong And Position Yourself To Crush It In 2017…

    It is only THREE weeks until the end of the year. Does this scenario sound familiar to you? […]

How To Close On The Spot, Even If They Are Waiting For Another Bid…

  You are sure the job is yours… You are at the end of your estimate conversation and it […]

The Number One Topic Contractors Should Blog About…

  This topic is the single most valuable piece of content a contractor could ever blog on. It will […]

Dear Painting Contractor…I made this for you.

Dear Painting Contractor, I made this for you. Why? Because you are the hero of your family—and I want […]

How Ron Ramsden Went Viral On Facebook, and Scored leads…

  We often are too slammed during our busy times of the year to worry about the slow times approaching. […]

How To Close Estimates on the Spot for Painting Contractors…

  Who started the whole, “Getting 3 estimates” thing anyway? I used to get so discouraged when I thought […]

What Is Your Time Really Worth?

  I find myself solving problems every day, at work and at home.  It’s what us contractors do, solve […]

Do You Have Business Boundaries…

  Boundaries or Business Tumbleweeds?   What is a Business Tumbleweed, you may be asking? With all the technology, […]

3 Goals To Finish 2016 Strong…

  I’m going to share 3 Goals to set so that you can make sure your finish 2016 strong, […]

How To Get Estimates Booked From Your Website…

  Do you dislike playing phone tag with leads? How about doing the “Calendar Shuffle” and trying to find […]

Matt The Painter’s Story…

  Prior to finding Steve Burnett, and the DYB System I was doing ok. Business was growing from year […]

3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Buy The Boat…

  Summer has been good! Long days, profitable jobs, and you are feeling confident about the fall being booked […]

How Facebook Has Become Our Main Source For Leads…

    “It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you.”  – Unknown   As the baby boomer generation […]

How I Found $12,487.50 During Lunch…

  It was mid summer and I had 6 painters working on an exterior paint project. As I was […]

How Ramsden Painting Finds Awesome Customers and Books Them

  It was late Summer in New England and we were booked for two months out which  is not […]

3 Keys To Increasing Your Close Ratio Today…

    It’s peak season and you have more leads are coming in than you can provide estimates for […]

Top 3 Mistakes Leaders Make and Lose Their Best Guys…

    The 3 mistakes leaders make and lose their best guys, but first, What could be worse than not […]

7 Habits To Double Your Results Faster…

  7 Habits To Double Your Results Faster but first, What is it you want or need to go for, […]

How to Double Your Business in 9 Steps…

There’s a definite process for reaching $1,000,000.00 in sales. It’s not easy to come by, it’s not easy to […]

First Step Out of the Bucket

What do you think of this? You’re at the counter one morning at the local paint store, picking up […]

Employee Compensation: How, Why, and How Much

Employee Compensation: How, Why, and How Much I’m going to share my compensation structure for our employees with you, […]

YES! An ABA That Changes Lives and DYB…

  When someone implements with success, it always makes us smile, especially when it’s one of our DYB members… […]

Rhymes With This for More Sales and Better Hires…

    Personality… Types. You have one and if we’re going to Double Your Business “DYB”, then you must know […]

Formula for the Most Productive Team Meetings

    As you are bringing on new team members, are you holding weekly company meetings? Are they something you […]

How To Get Your Employees To Take 100% Ownership…

  How do we get our employees to take ownership? I’ll get to that, but first… I want to share […]

Double Your Wealth, With Just $1 A Day…

  Have you ever heard the financial experts say to pay yourself first? I’m going to explain how we do […]

1 of 3 Ways to Own the 1st Page of Google

When did Noah build the Ark? Before the flood. And like Noah, we too will run out of “dry […]

How to Incentivize Your Team

  We have all been there.  You want more out of your employees than they are willing to provide […]

Kurt and Jenn’s Story

  In the dark days of November 2008, my wife Jennifer and I made a life changing decision.   […]

The Power of Having A Board of Advisors…

    Imagine this:    You are alone on a desert island and some wood washes up on the […]

Your Secret Facebook Sales Team…

  It started about three months ago when I was receiving bookings and requests from people I never heard […]

Paddling against the Wind…

  My wife and I were having a great afternoon.  The day was beautiful, the sun was out and […]

Michael Craine’s Stroy

    Steve, hope you and your family are doing good. I’m not very active on the DYB community […]

5 Boundaries To Put In Place To Keep Organized And Profitable This Season…

  A month ago the phones were quiet.   Most of the days were manageable and our daily list […]

3 Steps to More Productive Networking…

  Have you heard this?   “Now we are going to give you an opportunity to network and we’ll […]

Be Extremely Successful. Not For The Money, But For This…

  I’ve heard people actually tell me, they don’t want to be rich.   WHAT?!   Let me quantify […]

Is It Time To Work ON Your Business…

  When’s the last time you’ve taken your family on vacation? Is it time to kick the bucket, or […]

Close More Sales On The Spot With This Script…

    Wouldn’t it be great to close jobs on the spot? Have you ever wanted to try but […]

Motivating Employees and Crews…

  How do you motivate your employees? The owner leaves the crew at the job site and drives away […]

Craig Armstrong’s Story…

    I started my painting business in 2001, just as I finished college, so I’ve been in business […]

3 Steps To Prove You Are Everything Your Prospect Wants…

  Painting contractors are guilty until proven innocent, at least that’s what it feels like sometimes when at your […]

Tired and Need a Change? Start With the Small Things…

    Your tired of the “same old same old” . You never thought you would still be breaking your […]

Finding Your Key Employee, But Where?

    Many of us are lucky to find our “Key Employee” early on in the building of our […]