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What to Look For When Bidding On New Construction

What to Look For When Bidding On New Construction Bidding on new construction; especially something like this which is […]

How to Get Countless Referrals from “Virtual Lead Partners”

How to Get Countless Referrals from “Virtual Lead Partners” Employees that don’t work for you, do you have any […]

Realtors: What to Look For and What to Avoid

Realtors: What to Look For and What to Avoid Just got asked again, about our realtor program. I want […]

How to Become the “Lucky” Painter Part 2

How to Become the “Lucky” Painter Part 2 I am a lucky painter again! That’s what I was just […]

How to Maintain Outstanding Culture with both Employees and Sub-Contractors

How to Maintain Outstanding Culture with both Employees and Sub-Contractors Employees and Sub-Contractors; Do you have both? How do […]

Implement This So That Employees Know Exactly What Is Required Of Them for a Raise

Implement This So That Employees Know Exactly What Is Required Of Them for a Raise Oh no! One of […]

Painting Piece Work for a Contractor – Time and Materials

Painting Piece Work for a Contractor – Time and Materials Painting piece work for a contractor – time and […]

How to Score Interior Work for Rainy Days

How to Score Interior Work for Rainy Days On the next rainy day, here is what you do… I […]

EP46 Cameron Loughlin: Doubling His Business Without Paying for Leads

EP46 Cameron Loughlin: Doubling His Business Without Paying for Leads SUMMARY: In this episode of the DYB Podcast, Steve […]

How to Find Facebook Content to Stay Top of Mind

How to Find Facebook Content to Stay Top of Mind Social Media; What to post when you have no […]

How To Market To ‘Tweason’ Residential

How To Market To ‘Tweason’ Residential How are you filling your ‘Tweasons’? What’s a Tweason? I will tell you […]

How to Do an Exterior Estimate an a House Flip

How to Do an Exterior Estimate on a House Flip Have you ever wanted to price out an exterior […]

Here’s How to Find Work NOW

Here’s How to Find Work NOW Running out of work or no work? I am Ron Ramsden and I […]

How to Book a Client for Next Year

How to Book a Client for Next Year Change of season? Can’t handle the work that is coming in, […]

EP45 Tom Lopatosky: How to ‘Deliver Every Time’ & Introduce Your Customer to a Solution to Their Problem

EP45 Tom Lopatosky: How to ‘Deliver Every Time’ & Introduce Your Customer to a Solution to Their Problem SUMMARY: […]

What to Look For in a Vinyl Siding Repaint Estimate

What to Look For in a Vinyl Siding Repaint Estimate Painting Vinyl Siding; what to look for and how […]

What to Consider When Bidding on New Construction Projects

What to Consider When Bidding on New Construction Projects Pricing new construction; is it worth it? Is it something […]

EP44 Jim Kaloutas: What It’s Like Running a $21M Painting Business

EP44 Jim Kaloutas: What It’s Like Running a $21M Painting Business SUMMARY: Jim Kaloutas, owner of Kaloutas Painting in […]

EP43 Sam Reuter: From Going Door To Door To $750K, Profitably

EP43 Sam Reuter: From Going Door To Door To $750K, Profitably SUMMARY: Our guest today is Sam Reuter. He […]

Give These Options during the Estimate for a Better Chance at Winning the Bid

Give These Options during the Estimate for a Better Chance at Winning the Bid You know one thing I […]

This $20 Item Brought Me a $13,000 Job

This $20 Item Brought Me a $13,000 Job Hey, Ron here, I want to share with you how a […]

How to Give Bonuses When Not Bidding by Hourly Rate

How to Give Bonuses When Not Bidding by Hourly Rate Hello everybody; Employee bonuses, and a question that just […]

Here’s How You Can Market Your Painting Business for FREE

Here’s How You Can Market Your Painting Business for FREE Marketing with no marketing budget and no money? This […]

Here’s What You Must Know If You Own a Business

Here’s What You Must Know If You Own a Business I am Ron Ramsden and I am a DYB […]

EP42: Business Runs in the Family — Rick Holtz of HJ Holtz & Sons

EP42: Business Runs in the Family — Rick Holtz of HJ Holtz & Sons SUMMARY: In this episode of […]

Here’s How Change Can Benefit You

Here’s How Change Can Benefit You You might be wondering why sporting that Neon shirt. Well, I want to […]

Exterior Painting Estimate Walk-Through

Exterior Painting Estimate Walk-Through Exterior estimates; How do we do them? What do we look for? And sometimes additional […]

EP41 Ray Rahni: Computer Engineer from Iran to Successful Painting Company

EP41 Ray Rahni: Computer Engineer from Iran to Successful Painting Company SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, Steve shares […]

How to Advertise Your Niche for FREE

How to Advertise Your Niche for FREE What is your niche? Are you a painting contractor looking for a […]

EP40 Mike Katounas: Family Confrontation, Combating Cancer with Faith, while Succeeding in Business

EP40 Mike Katounas: Family Confrontation, Combating Cancer with Faith, while Succeeding in Business SUMMARY: Today we sit down with […]

Painting Contractors: How to Get The Customers You Want

Painting Contractors: How to Get The Customers You Want Are you still busy, the end of summer 2018? How […]

EP39 Nick Slavik: The Importance of Exceptional Customer Service & Asking Yourself “Why”

EP39 Nick Slavik: The Importance of Exceptional Customer Service & Asking Yourself “Why” SUMMARY: In this episode we are […]

How to Elevate the Value of Your Warranty to Stand Out From Your Competition

How to Elevate the Value of Your Warranty to Stand Out From Your Competition   How would you like […]

EP38 Jason Paris: $3M + 31yrs old = CRUSHING Millennial Stereotypes!

EP38 Jason Paris: $3M + 31yrs old = CRUSHING Millennial Stereotypes! SUMMARY: In this episode of the DYB podcast, […]

Winter ABA’s (Anything But Ads)

Winter ABA’s (Anything But Ads)   Are you planning for winter yet? I know right now is August, it’s […]

How to Do a Group Interview

How to Do a Group Interview We recently ran a “Help-wanted” ad, looking for retail workers as well as […]

EP37 Doug Imhoff: The Importance of Delegation in Order to Maximize the Growth of Your Painting Business

EP37 Doug Imhoff: The Importance of Delegation in Order to Maximize the Growth of Your Painting Business SUMMARY: In […]

How To Find All-Star Painters During the Summer

How To Find All-Star Painters During the Summer Are you hiring in the middle of summer and there is […]

A FREE Tool That Tracks & Schedules Emails

A FREE Tool That Tracks & Schedules Emails FREE! How many of you like free stuff that is actually […]

EP35 Saulius Bertulis From Lithuania to $1M Commercial Painting Co. with his Partner Eivydas Phillips

EP35 Saulius Bertulis From Lithuania to $1M Commercial Painting Co. with his Partner Eivydas Phillips SUMMARY: In this episode […]

Here’s Why You Should Attend Industry Events

Here’s Why You Should Attend Industry Events Industry events, why should you go? I am Ron Ramsden, a DYB […]

5 Low Cost Benefits That Will Attract All-Star Painters

5 Low-Cost Benefits That Will Attract All-Star Painters Busy! Busy! Busy! It’s midsummer, who’s looking for help out there? […]

EP34 Greg Miller Explains How Being Patient and Trusting the Process Leads To Building A Successful Business

EP34 Greg Miller Explains How Being Patient and Trusting the Process Leads To Building A Successful Business   SUMMARY: […]

6 Steps to Get Your Time Back

6 Steps to Get Your Time Back Busy! Busy! Busy! Are you a crew of 1-5 people who are […]

Here’s Our Scheduling Process

Here’s Our Scheduling Process I want to share a story of a very unhappy customer or potential unhappy customer, […]

EP33 John Neubert Reveals His Unique Strategies for Hiring and Retaining 80 Painters, Despite the Current Labor Market

EP33 John Neubert Reveals His Unique Strategies for Hiring and Retaining 80 Painters, Despite the Current Labor Market SUMMARY: […]

EP32 Matt Orme: From Zero to $1M in just 1 Year!

EP32 Matt Orme: From Zero to $1M in just 1 Year! SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB, Steve gets […]

EP31: Nick Lauro Shares How To Build A Successful Company By Holding Your Team Above The Line

EP31: Nick Lauro Shares How To Build A Successful Company By Holding Your Team Above The Line SUMMARY: In […]

Sam Brooks of Southwest, FL, Shares of His Successful Startup of Encouragement Inc. with The Help of His Business Coach

Sam Brooks of Southwest, FL, Shares of His Successful Startup of Encouragement Inc. with The Help of His Business […]

Ray Paparo of Aspen Painting & Wall Covering of Pennsylvania Tells of His Remarkable Experience with Painting Contractor Business Coach

Ray Paparo of Aspen Painting & Wall Covering of Pennsylvania Tells of His Remarkable Experience with Painting Contractor Business […]

EP30 Rich Groark: How to Implement Tech, Methodology, & a Culture of Respect to Grow Your Painting Business Beyond $1 Million Dollars

EP30 Rich Groark: How to Implement Tech, Methodology, & a Culture of Respect to Grow Your Painting Business Beyond […]

How and What Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant to Get Your Time Back and Make More Profit

How and What Tasks to Delegate to a Virtual Assistant to Get Your Time Back and Make More Profit […]

Painting Contractor Business Coach Testimonial by Cameron Loughlin of Mountain Skyline Painting of Denver, CO

Painting Contractor Business Coach Testimonial by Cameron Loughlin of Mountain Skyline Painting of Denver, CO Hey there, I’m Cameron […]

Painting Contractor Business Coach Testimonial by John Peek of Peek Brothers Painting San Diego CA

Hi everybody, this is John Peek, otherwise known as the “paint professor.” I just got off the phone on […]

Take 5 Minutes To Do This & Your Business Will Thank You Later

Take 5 Minutes To Do This & Your Business Will Thank You Later Are you so busy right now […]

You Are The Average of Your 5 Closest Friends

Who do you hang out with? Who are your buddies? Who are you going to call when you want […]

11 Steps to Turn Your Crew Into a Team

11 Steps to Turn Your Crew Into a Team So you have a painting crew? But could you go […]

EP28 Annie Newton: How to Succeed in Business & Life

EP28 Annie Newton: How to Succeed in Business & Life SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB Podcast, Steve interviews […]

Here’s How to Make Your Hiring Ad Eye-Catching to Millennials

Here’s How to Make Your Hiring Ad Eye-Catching to Millennials Boy have I got a hiring update for you… […]

EP27 Brian & Amber Yaussy: How to Build a Successful Company With Your Spouse

EP27 Brian & Amber Yaussy: How to Build a Successful Company With Your Spouse   SUMMARY: In this episode […]

Do This To Stay Top of Mind to Your Customers, For FREE

Do This To Stay Top of Mind to Your Customers, For FREE How would you like your customers to […]

EP26: Kim Garst, Social Media Expert, Shares Strategies to Get More Leads, for FREE

EP26: Kim Garst, Social Media Expert, Shares Strategies to Get More Leads, for FREE SUMMARY: In this Episode of […]

Painting Contractors: How to Stand Out From Your Competition & Get Noticed

How to Stand Out From Your Competition & Get Noticed What do Bat Dad and you have in common? […]

Not Having This Insurance Could Cost You Your Business

Not Having This Insurance Could Cost You Your Business Painting contractors ask me all the time “Do I need […]

EP25 Bob Burg The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea

EP25 Bob Burg The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea SUMMARY: In this episode of […]

Where to Find All-Star College Hires

Ready to hire some college kids for the summer? You could probably use the help, so I’ll tell you […]

Painting Contractors: How To Get Your Customers to Spend More With You

Painting Contractors: How To Get Your Customers to Spend More With You Do you want to get your customers […]

EP24 Miljce Donev: On His Way to $3M+ By Playing To His Strengths

EP24 Miljce Donev: On His Way to $3M+ By Playing To His Strengths SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB […]

Most Painting Contractors Don’t Know This About Their Production Rates

I got thrown into the fire. I mean I was actually on a job site. But through it all, […]

Painting Contractors: How To Win Bids Without Lowering Your Price or Giving Discounts

“Can you do better?” he bargained. A customer from New York, looking to get his entire condo repainted. I […]

EP23 Bill Carlson: How to Build a Trustworthy Team To Get You Past $1M, Profitably

EP23 Bill Carlson: How to Build a Trustworthy Team To Get You Past $1M, Profitably SUMMARY: In this episode […]

How To Sequence Your First Exterior Paint Job

You’ve started your first painting company and now you’re ready to venture out and start your first exterior! This […]

Painting Contractors: How To Win Bids Before Arriving To The Painting Estimate

I used to get SO frustrated when I would lose jobs to cheaper bids. This used to happen over […]

EP22 Aaron Steininger: From Retail to a Thriving Columbus Ohio Painting Business

EP22 Aaron Steininger: From Retail to a Thriving Columbus Ohio Painting Business   SUMMARY: In this episode of DYB […]

Why I Mark Up My Supplies (And You Should Too)

Why I Mark Up My Supplies (And You Should Too) Imagine being able to take your family to Disney […]

FREE Tool For Painting Contractors: How To Utilize Google Maps For Your Business

FREE Tool For Painting Contractors: How To Utilize Google Maps For Your Business Something for FREE… who doesn’t like […]

EP21: Marc Miles Discusses 7 Things Every Painting Contractor Must Know To Protect Their Business

EP21: Marc Miles Discusses 7 Things Every Painting Contractor Must Know To Protect Their Business SUMMARY: In this episode […]

What Most Painting Contractors Don’t Know About Calculating Overhead

What Does It Cost You To Put A Guy On A Job For An Hour? What’s your overhead? What’s […]

Start a Painting Business With These 11 Budget Friendly Tips

Start a Painting Business With These 11 Budget-Friendly Tips Congratulations on starting your own painting business! Chances are you’re […]

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, […]