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Job hunting/interviewing
May 13, 2008

I am looking for work. I posted this on another site so my apologies if you'v read it. I quit a job as a lead carpenter/superintendent about 4 months ago(11yrs),…
Estimate for egress window.
May 13, 2008

Can anyone give me a ballpark estimate to have an egress window installed in a basement. A couple of details... There is already a small existing window and poured concrete…
RELEASE OF LIEN
May 13, 2008

Scenario: A contractor is new to a customer. No bad references. His quote requests a "down payment". Owner rejects the down payment and offers too pay for all materials when…
Sales Objections
May 13, 2008

Willies recent posts got me thinking. Does anyone have a answer ready for the ten or fifteen common objections that we routinely see and hear when we are out there…
Not being very profitable
May 13, 2008

I been 3yrs full time in the business. I'm still struggling with finding out how to be profitable. I keep having jobs where after I determine my net profit it…
How “transparent” are you on invoices?
May 13, 2008

I'm starting this thread because I was reading the "email too harsh" thread and it raised the question, how transparent should one be on the final bill invoices? See I…
Customers who want to watch you work
May 12, 2008

What do you tell a customer who wants to watch you ply your trade? Usually they watch for a while to make sure you know what you're doing. In a…
Aflack Disability Insurance, Anyone?
May 11, 2008

The local Aflack rep has been pestering us for a few years, I gave him a few minutes and then a few more to talk to the guys a company…
ya know …. sometimes …
May 11, 2008

so. coupla short weeks ago I get a call from a designer I been hoping to work with. she's in a bind. her latest project the HO's picked out…
Email to client too harsh?
May 11, 2008

I sent an email to a potential client last night that I'm regretting. I was hoping you guys could read the email and tell me if it came across as…

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