Podcast
Contractor Cents
Hosted by Ruth King · EN
Discover ideas, tactics, news, and information that matters to your contracting business and you. Increase productivity, profitability, customer and employee satisfaction.
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Contractor Cents - Episode 297 - Lessons Learned
Nov 27, 2023Tap to summarizeLessons learned from Allan Ferguson – who has years of experience – in Australia and in the US helping contractors increase revenues and profits. He was the first contractor to introduce flat rate into Australia…where time and material billing was the status quo. Discover his ideas to increase your revenue and profits. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 296 - Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 20, 2023Tap to summarizeEnjoy my Thanksgiving stories and wishes for you. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 288 - John Victoria
Sep 25, 2023Tap to summarizeGetting the phone to ring is critical to generating revenue. And I mean phone calls from your current customers and potential customers. What are the latest online trends and what platforms should you use to drive phone calls? Join John Victoria, founder of Polianna, who also wrote the book, 5 Secrets None of Your Competitors Know that will win you more customers. You can download it free from his website, polianna.net. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 287 - Jordan Skinner
Sep 18, 2023Tap to summarizeHow does contracting differ “Down Under?” Join John Skinner, who hosts the popular Australian podcast – Crusting it in Construction.” John gives you some of the things Australian companies have done to increase profits, grow wealth, and get/retain employees. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 280 - Neil Freidberg
Jul 31, 2023Tap to summarizeWe live in buildings – our homes, our offices, our factories, our plants. Making sure we stay comfortable in them can sometime be challenging – plumbing issues, humidity issues, heat loss and heat gain issues…you know the issues. What if you could really solve these issues for your customers? They’d be customers for life…and most will be less price sensitive. Join Neil Freidberg, Building Science Manager at LP Building Solutions, will help you with these building science issues. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 274 - Social Jazz
Jun 19, 2023Tap to summarizeWe all know that we need social media in our businesses today. What if you could set and forget it…and have it run automatically for you. It’s now possible with Social Jazz. Paul Baccaro, Founder and CEO of Social Jazz, discusses this new software and how it might fit into your business. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 273 - Silence Kills
Jun 12, 2023Tap to summarizeHow many times do you avoid conversations because it will be a difficult conversation? Do you dread them? Do you hate conversations with team members who have “screwed up” and you have to have one of those “3 strikes and you’re out” talks? How about a customer with a problem? Scott Harvey gives you tools you can use to have those painful, difficult conversations. Podcast Sponsor is Financially Fit Business - https://financiallyfit.business/ Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 269 - Contractor Halo
May 15, 2023Tap to summarizeWhat if you had an automatic follow up sequence to close jobs and do referral marketing? One of my clients increased their closing rate by more than 50% doing this automatically. Kirk King (no relationship to me), the creator of Contractor Halo, will tell you about how Contractor Halo produced these results for one of my clients and other contractors. Podcast Sponsor is Profitability Movement - https://profitability-movement.mn.co Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 260 - Call Booking
Mar 13, 2023Tap to summarizeHow would you like to turn more leads into better customers? Imagine if you could increase your call booking rate by 10%. What would that do for your bottom line? Massami Middleton, Chief Marketing office for Call Rail discusses how to get better customers and a better bottom line. Podcast Sponsor is Profitability Movement - https://profitability-movement.mn.co Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
Transcribe →Contractor Cents - Episode 256 - Website Design
Feb 13, 2023Tap to summarizeHow do you focus profitability on website design and website conversion rates? What does your website need to look like? Where do your potential customers go when they land on your website? These questions and more are answered by my guest Katlyn Slocum. Podcast Sponsor is Profitability Movement - https://profitability-movement.mn.co Ruth King Twitter - @RuthKing LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/ Podcast Produced by Nick Uttam https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
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