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 […]

Danny Arey’s Story…

I have a question directly for you. But first, let me tell you a story…   I left the […]

How To Be The Luckiest Contractor…

  How you can be the luckiest contractor, but first    We were working on a home in October […]

Darren Hardy Calls This, The Entrepreneur Roller-coaster…

The ride. It’s up and down…   The day starts, we are filled with optimism, hope, encouragement by putting good […]

Jobs Not Going Smoothly? Try Setting It Up Right From The Start…

  Setting expectations is one of the key components for any business to succeed. How can you build an […]

It’s January, It’s Slow, I’m Broke. Do This…

No, not go skiing. Well not yet at least.  Last year at this time of year you said “this […]

A Laugh That Won The Job, Via This Voicemail Greeting…

    I had a ton of missed calls, but no messages.  I needed the work; why were there […]

$12 A Week Invested Here, Nets Me $11,440 A Year…

  I did not figure this out myself, and I thought we did not need it. All my crews […]

Business Slow? Speed It Up Quick With These 3 Easy Steps…

  Is business slow right now? Are you waiting for your past clients to refer you?  Waiting by the […]

I Was The Contractor Everyone Forgot About, Until…

  What happened to my customers?   I had been in business for years, staying busy and the phone […]

I Was The Busiest Broke Contractor, But Today…

  I was sitting at the breakfast table at the end of the fall season at 5:30 in the […]

Cut Your Job Management Time In Half With This Program

I’ve always been a fan of software, being able to leverage my time and increasing net profits. Here at […]

How to Get Noticed for Free

What is going to make the customer remember you? Researchers state, in a person’s day, we see a minimum […]

Just $250 Into This “Club”, Resulted In $24,400.00 In Sales…

  The DYB Café is an interregnal part of building your business for less $$$, unlike traditional forms of advertising. […]

Why I Thought I Did Not Need A Website. Now…

I HAD BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 14 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A WEBSITE AND DID NOT WANT ONE. All my […]

3 Strategies For Getting More Calls And Winning Bids

How frustrating is it when you present your proposals and are told something along the lines of “Oh, you’re […]

5 Ways To Generate Instant Leads This Winter

From all the pictures on Facebook, it looks like the snow has fallen. It’s going on 11 years since […]

Jeff Sommers’ Story

The dream of a paperless business… I’ve always been fond of technology and how it can improve our lives. It […]

Exponential Growth By Knowing Your WHY

“I want to grow. I just don’t know if I want it as badly as I want to breathe,” […]

Know THIS Number to Close More Jobs

I was reading an article Entrepreneur.com published and BAAM!! I was immediately reminded of a HUGE opportunity to share […]

Steal My Video Testimonial Process That Helped me Get A Close Ratio of 84.5%

I had just arrived at the site of a prospective paint job and was talking to them regarding their […]

How to Advertize with Anything But Ads

  Let’s quote from one of my favorite movies and hear from Val Kilmer in Tombstone:   “Should I […]