Remodelers On The Rise

We had almost 50 replies to the question "Give me a piece of advice for running a successful remodeling business." - On today's show, Kyle will share some of them and add his 2 cents to help push you to improve your remodeling business.

Join Susan Raisanen and Kyle today on The Remodelers Show! We're going to cover items such as: What are some actual advertising tactics TraVek does that is working? How do you determine your Marketing budget? How do you measure how well it works? What numbers are you tracking? How much does your Marketing and Sales department keep in contact? How do they work together? Are you cutting your Marketing dollars now during these last months? Why/why not?

Kyle discusses how you can hand off more of your workload (so you can focus on what's most valuable) and how to market your company to attract ideal employees.

Shawn VanDyke, the author of Profit First for Contractors, joins Kyle and they dig into making your business more profitable by understanding your numbers well and by communicating with your team to help them understand your goals!

Kyle invites Tate Watson of 850 Building Group to join him for some live Q&A and discusses how to build strong strategic partner relationships, focus on your ideal client, and how to grow the team around you so that you can hand off more of your workload in order to focus more of your time ON the business (vs. in!)

Kyle gives a reminder on the importance of reminding your team about COVID prevention tips, discusses a tool to help keep your written communication sharp and how to schedule your days well. He also makes an exciting announcement about fall course offerings.

Today's episode is going to cover 10 Ways to Deliver a Remarkable Client Experience. I'll be looking at how areas like communication, scheduling, and jobsite cleanliness all impact your client's experience and how you can distinguish your company as providing remarkable service. If you deliver a remarkable experience to your remodeling clients, they will tell their friends and family about you. Delivering a remarkable service is key to building a strong and thriving remodeling business, but it's hard work. The advice I have is fairly simple, but the execution is hard! It takes effort, attention to detail, and consistency.

Kyle and Bryan Kaplan with ConstructionConsulting.Co discuss how to stop eating the cost of estimating and how to approach it as a scope of work problem, not a numbers problem. Bryan shares a lot of wisdom in this recording - we hope it helps you improve how you approach estimating your projects!

Kyle discusses caring for your team, building your bench, investing in your future, and organizing your sales pipeline

Kyle and Michael Anchel with OA Design-Build discuss the strengths of the design-build model, charging for design, and transparency in estimating.

Kyle and Ed Earl with Residential Contractor Services Group delve into how to set yourself up for hiring success and discussing these questions and more! - What is the biggest mistake construction companies make when it comes to hiring people? - How has the Pandemic made hiring easier for construction companies? - How has the CARES Act affected the hiring strategies of construction companies?

Today's episode of The Remodelers Show, Kyle fields questions on saying no well, discusses having fun in your business, and provides a little lesson on 1-on-1 employee meetings. 

Today's episode of The Remodelers Show starts off with some "outside of work" advice and then delves into marketing, the importance of setting up a CRM, and virtual employee management. Do you have a question for Kyle you'd like Kyle to answer on a future episode? Email kyle@remodelyourmarketing.com!

Kyle shares tips for managing your team, strengthening your sales process, and following up on outstanding invoices on today's episode of The Remodelers Show. 

Enjoy this recording from a recent Ask Kyle Anything call - which is a monthly benefit of Remodelers AutoPilot. Today Kyle fields questions about struggles with clients who modify their plans after signing a design agreement, getting clients to sign a Project Design and Development Agreement, and more. Hopefully, this is a helpful and applicable listen for you as you run your remodeling business! 

Today, Kyle talks about how to manage your team and shares what you can be doing today to set your business up for hiring successes in the future.

Are you preparing yourself properly for sales meetings? Do you work to get yourself into the right mindset? Getting in the right mindset and bringing energy and excitement about your prospect's remodeling project helps turn prospects into paying projects! Kyle shares this advice, his go-to songs to change his mindset, and more on today's show!  

Today Kyle shares examples of follow-up working well before digging into a smorgasbord of topics around differentiating your remodeling business. If you're interested in one fo the free Strategy Sessions mentioned, fill out the form here to get started.

Today, Kyle goes step by step through building a strong marketing plan for your remodeling business. If you're interested in digging into this topic deeper, reach out to Kyle at kyle@remodelyourmarketing.com or visit www.RemodelYourMarketingPlan.com

Change orders. How should you handle them? When should you charge? What if you're not charging? Today's episode explores why you should make a big deal about change orders and advice on how remodelers across the country handle them along with other topics to strengthen your remodeling business!