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What Kind of Business do You Want?

Checks brought to you by your crews?
Sell more jobs at your price?
Free time for your family?
I'll show you how I do it in this newly updated manual.

 

From: Brian Phillips

Dear Painting Professional,

Are you tired of making less money than your employees? Are you tired of working 60, 70, or more hours a week? Are you tired of saying "next year will be better"?

Are you thinking of starting your own painting business, but you don't know where to begin?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this letter may change your life.

According to the Small Business Administration, more than 90% of the businesses starting today will not make it to their 5th anniversary. Of those that survive 5 years, another 90% will fail within another 5 years. After 10 years, less than 1 out of 100 small businesses remain open.

Operating a successful paint contracting company does not need to be complicated. It just requires good business practices. Do you need more leads? Implement a marketing plan that includes effective strategies like customer retention and proximity marketing. Do you want motivated and happy employees? Empower them and get out of their way. Do you fret over low priced competition? Learn to sell more effectively by focusing on consumer education.

I'll show you how to do all of this and more.

Why do so many businesses fail?
Among the most common reasons cited are insufficient starting capital and poor planning. Both can certainly contribute to the failure of a business. However, neither is a necessary cause of business failure—a business can survive with insufficient capital and/ or poor planning.

The reason most businesses fail is because the owner does not have the necessary business skills. He gets what Michael Gerber (author of The E-Myth) calls "entrepreneurial seizure". A skilled craftsman decides he is tired of working for someone else and hangs out his shingle--now he'll make the big bucks. The problem is, this seldom works out well. A skilled craftsman does not necessarily make a good business owner. The skill sets are much different.

I know because I've been there. I started my business in 1986, and I was clueless. I struggled year after year, vowing that somehow next year would be better. I was ready to close my business many, many times. But I stuck to it, continued to learn, and today I own 2 successful and profitable paint contracting companies.

Along the way I learned some very painful, and at times, expensive lessons. I also learned the biggest secret to business success: There are no secrets to business success. Success just takes hard work and good business practices.

If you are like most business owners, you are willing to work hard. And if you are like most business owners, you lack good business practices.

You could spend several years reading books and magazines, going to seminars, listening to tapes, and then trying to implement everything you've learned. But why re-invent the wheel? Why spend so much time and effort and money when I've already done that for you?


Over the past 10 years I've spent nearly $30,000 on books, tapes, magazines, attending conferences, and more. I've heard lots of great ideas, and a few downright crazy ideas. I've tried a lot of things that didn't work, and quite a few that did. And now I've put together a manual-- Getting Out of the Bucket --that shows you what works.


Don't Reinvent the Wheel

I'm not some fly-by-night character hoping to make a quick buck selling something on the Internet. I've taught workshops for the National Alliance of Professional Painters and the Certified Contractors NetWork. I am regularly quoted in trade magazines. I am a regular contributor to numerous trade forums on the Internet. And perhaps most importantly, I've been a painting contractor for 22 years.
I've walked in your shoes. I know what it's like to have a dream, and yet it seems just out of reach. I also know what it it like to succeed in the painting business, and I've compiled my years of experience into this powerful manual.

For a long time I tried to reinvent the wheel. I used the trial and error method. I tried every type of marketing imaginable. I tried all of the latest management fads. I worked harder and longer. And very little of it worked.

Then I implemented some very simple ideas. Getting Out of the Bucket shows you how to improve your marketing and increase lead flow. Getting Out of the Bucket
 shows you how to identify and communicate your company's goals, and then step aside and let your employees achieve those goals. Getting Out of the Bucket  shows you how to sell more effectively, and win jobs at higher prices than your competitors.


Proven Business Systems Help you Operate Like a Franchise
My 335-page manual covers virtually every aspect of the business side of owning a paint contracting company. This manual covers:

Business Systems

Finance and Accounting

Marketing

Estimating

Sales

Production Management

Administration



The manual comes with forms, worksheets, and other documents that you can use in your business. These forms and worksheets are the same ones I use in my businesses.

These proven business systems will help your company operate as smoothly as a franchise. Have you ever wondered how McDonald's can operate with a crew of teenagers? The reason is systems-- specific steps to take to achieve the desired results. I share my business systems in Getting Out of the Bucket
.
 

This is Not a Get Rich Quick Program

If you are looking for a get rich quick program, this isn't for you. If you think purchasing my manual will magically turn your business around, this isn't for you. My manual will only be beneficial if you are willing to work hard. I can tell you what to do. I can give you pointers, and provide information, but you must put it into action. If you don't, no manual, book, or tape will help.
If you are willing to work hard, my manual will help you:



All of this, and much, much more is available in Getting Out of the Bucket
. I won't make any wild claims about how much money you can make using my proven ideas and systems. I don't know you or your business. I have no idea how much money you make now, or how much you want to make. But I can say that these systems will help you create the business you want to own.
I put down the paint brush more than 15 years ago. Since that time I have developed and refined systems in every area of my business. With systems in place, I don't need to baby sit my crews. I give them a work order and they bring me back a check.  Getting Out of the Bucket
will show you exactly how I do it.
 


What's Your Problem?
Getting Out of the Bucket addresses all of the common complaints contractors have, and more.
Do you have trouble finding good employees? Are you tired of baby sitting your crews?

Set quality standards for your painters and provide them with appropriate training. Then get out of their way and let them do their job.



Develop a compensation system, such as piece work, that pays on the basis of performance, rather than time worked.



Develop forms and checklists to help your crew leaders operate more efficiently and with greater customer satisfaction.

 

Do you have trouble generating enough leads? Are you tired of feast or famine?

Leads are the life blood of a contracting company. Without leads you cannot give estimates. Without leads you will not have work. But the importance of sufficient lead flow goes far beyond the obvious.



Without sufficient leads you may find yourself desperate to land a particular job— you need to keep the crew busy. You may take on a job that is outside of your expertise. You may bid a price that is lower than normal or desired. You may travel much further than you would like.



Successful marketing requires more than simply placing an ad. It requires identifying the particular type of clientele you wish to service, both geographically and demographically. No business can be all things to all people—you must first identify what service you wish to provide and to whom you wish to provide it.



Haphazard, inconsistent marketing will deliver haphazard, inconsistent results. Successful marketing requires a plan, and the consistent implementation of that plan.

 

Do you worry about estimating jobs accurately and consistently? Are you tired of thinking a job will take 3 days and it winds up taking 5?

An estimate is a projection of the labor and materials required to complete a particular project. The accuracy of that estimate will determine the profitability of the job, and therefore, the success of the company. While an occasional mistake may not ruin your business, consistently under estimating jobs will ultimately put you out of business.









Do you have trouble selling jobs for a profitable price? Are you tired of hearing "your price is too high?"

If two jobs or two companies look the same, the customer will generally select the lower price. Nobody wishes to pay more than necessary. As a salesman you must make your company, and the job you propose, different , i.e., better, than your competitors. Difference for the sake of difference is simply confusing.





Differences that offer real and intangible value are regarded as better, and they are the means by which we distinguish our company and command a higher price. In short, if you wish to get a higher price, you must offer the customer more for his money.

Paint contracting is primarily a service business. Putting paint on the wall is only a small part of that service. Responding promptly to phone calls, arriving on time for appointments, keeping the job site clean, etc. are a part of the entire experience. Providing better service in all of these areas will differentiate your company.

 

Do you have too much to do each day? Are you tired of working at night and on weekends?

Delegate—Give employees more responsibility to free up your time. Picking up materials or routine paperwork are candidates for delegation. Assign mundane or routine tasks to others.



Outsource—Hire others to perform certain tasks, such as bookkeeping or graphics design. Don’t try to do-it-yourself when it may be more efficient and effective to hire a professional. You are an expert in your field—hire those who are an expert in theirs.



Prioritize—Focus on those tasks that move you closer to your long-term goals. Keep the big picture in mind. Spend your time on those tasks that require your attention and cannot be delegated or outsourced.



 




Getting Out of the Bucket will help you address all of these issues and more. And if you order Getting Out of the Bucket now, you can begin improving your business and your life within minutes.



Special Bonus:  If you order Getting Out of the Bucket today I will also give you a FREE Sample Operations Manual Template. That is a $95 value for FREE! This template will save you hundreds of hours in developing procedures for your business.

Newly updated for 2010, Getting Out of the Bucket is only $97.

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