Do you feel like the only way to make more money in your painting business is to find more clients, but you hate the thought of spending extra cash on marketing?
In this article, Brandon Lewis of the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors shows how a simple upselling strategy can add thousands of dollars (or more) to your personal income each year – without investing tons of money or time. Continue reading How to Make More Money on Every Estimate
The scene is repeated frequently. The board members are waiting to meet the company representative with the best proposal to paint their condominium, when they see Aideline Amarán arriving, the young owner and manager of Amaran Group, LLC. They greet her carelessly without imagining that she is the one they are waiting for. Then someone asks out loud: “And when is this contractor guy coming?” Continue reading Against All Odds: The Journey of Aideline Amarán
Refinishing cabinetry is the quickest way to refresh a kitchen. Being skilled, knowledgeable and experienced in cabinet refinishing can be a huge competitive advantage. Here are eight steps to transforming dated or worn-out cabinets to make any space look completely new. Continue reading Cabinet Refinishing: An 8-Step Guide for Pro Painters
Here’s a new color solution for your residential painting customers. Continue reading Introducing Free Virtual Color Consultation
Adapt to temperature fluctuations and get more flexibility in your painting schedule with FlexTemp™ Exterior Latex with Extreme Temp Technology®.
Continue reading Extend Your Painting Season with FlexTemp™
Pintor Pro want to help pros work smarter. In this article, we ask the experts at Sherwin-Williams to answer one pro’s question about exterior doors. Continue reading What is the Best Paint for Exterior Doors?
Want your crews to be more productive? Your local Sherwin-Williams store has the latest advances in paint application, surface prep and cleanup tools. This article features details on the new Sherwin-Williams® Painter’s Tool Bag. Continue reading New Tools for Pro Painters: Painter’s Tool Bag
Want your crews to be more productive? Your local Sherwin-Williams store has the latest advances in paint application, surface prep and cleanup tools. This article features details on new FrogTape® Pro Grade Painter’s Tape. Continue reading New Tools for Pro Painters: FrogTape® Pro Grade Painter’s Tape
Airless spray application is a result of atomizing the paint stream under high pressure, but without the use of supplemental compressed air. Paint flows from a spray tip at high speed and separates into a spray pattern. While airless paint spraying is an innovation introduced more than a century ago, the technology continues to evolve today as contractors seek tools and methods to maximize their job site efficiency. Continue reading Game Changers: New Airless Handheld Sprayers Bring Maximum Efficiency to the Job Site
Painting contractors have piloted the new Project Bids Tool — now available via the Sherwin-Williams PRO App — and according to early reviews, PROs are pleased with much of what they’ve seen. Continue reading Thumbs Up for New PRO App Project Bids Tool
“The West Wing” was a popular television series that ran through 2006. One episode tells the story of a guy who walks down the street and falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor passes by and the guy shouts for help. Continue reading Lessons from the Past: How Contractors Handled the 2008 Downturn
