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| Page 1 of 11 | Previous | Next | CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS NOVEMBER 18, 2011 Contractors – Make Someone Else Pay Your Attorneys’ Fees His primary areas of practice are commercial and business litigation, construction law and litigation, insurance coverage and bad faith, and products liability defense. Too often, I find that my potential litigation clients neglected to address that issue in their contracts, and they pay for that mistake once things go south. Scott. So did earlier versions of the A201. 6-21.2. | CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS DECEMBER 17, 2011 Remembering our business values — collections and paying the bills Our business, like virtually any business I know that has been able to survived through two decades, has a reasonably systematic accounts receivable management and collection system. Nevertheless, the lateness of the account surprised me, because this customer has always been extremely prompt in paying his bills. Business management Relationships and trust values | | | | | | | MARKUP AND PROFIT AUGUST 18, 2010 Paying a Salesperson Aug 18 Paying a Salesperson Tweet Nothing happens until somebody sells something. If you employ a salesperson to help you sell something, for a profit, you need to pay them for their services. am a firm believer in paying sales people by commission, a percent of the gross sales price of the job. Paying salespeople an hourly wage or salary gives them an excuse to lie in bed in the morning. They can end up with little or no pay due to decisions outside their control. Straight commission based on gross sales is the best way to pay sales people. Great site. | | CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC JANUARY 6, 2011 Pay when Paid & Pay if Paid For those of you who may have missed it, I’ve previously addressed Pay When Paid issues in my April 29, 2010 post, Pay When Paid Clauses in the NC Construction Contract. While such a term is clearly a “ pay if paid provision, the Court called the provision a “ pay when paid , and declared it unenforceable in North Carolina. It 167 N.C.App. | TRAIN4TRADESKILLS OCTOBER 27, 2011 Train4TradeSkills News: Are Plumbers really “too busy” to get paid? The new report, commissioned by payment company quotetopay, revealed that 52% of plumbers have not collected a payment from a customer… because they are too busy. As well as apparently being too busy to get paid, 42% of plumbers asked has not even sent an invoice to the customer. Malcolm Rosier, the founder of the quotetopay service, said: ” Nowadays householders like to pay for things with their credit and debit cards and cheques and cash can seem old fashioned to them. Are plumbers really too busy to collect payment for work? | | | | | | | | | -
CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 Promises To Pay Mean Squat To Your Lien Deadlines Home About Us Your Authors Our Services Resources Blog Directory Avvo Legal Guides Avvo Answers Forms & Documents Webinars Other Publications Contact Us Speaking Engagements Press Contacts Oct 2010 18 Scott Wolfe Jr 0 Promises To Pay Mean Squat To Your Lien Deadlines Owed money on a construction project, but weary about filing a mechanics lien because the owner or contractor is promising to pay? Well, as the promise to pay “tomorrow,” turns into “Friday,” and turns into “next week,” the time period available for you to file a mechanics lien continues to tick. MORE >> -
Quick Market Testing and Key Marketing Measurements Using Pay-Per-Click Search Online pay-per-click (PPC) advertising programs, such as Google AdWords, can also be used as a powerful, effective, and very fast method for testing many aspects of your marketing program’s sales copy, benefits, headlines, pricing and other key product positioning features, for all other marketing programs, not just online advertising. Online Pay-Per-Click Testing. Online text search pay-per-click (PPC) advertising programs, such as Google AdWords, are naturally suited to market testing. by Eric Gagnon. Using PPC for Quick Sales Copy Testing. Facebook StumbleUpon. MORE >> -
Success with Google AdWords: Developing Killer Content for Effective B2B Lead Generation Programs The vast majority of successful AdWords lead-generation programs in business-to- business markets use information-based promotions that motivate your potential prospects to provide you with their contact information in exchange for the free information you provide to them. Every successful business-to- business AdWords marketing program begins with a great information deliverable. Article reprinted with permission of Business Marketing Institute , the original article can be found Here. by Eric Gagnon. To Be Successful with AdWords, Start with Great Content. MORE >> -
Why Budgeting is the Answer to Better Business Management and. Home Dollars + Cents Efficiency Equipment Events People Sales Why Budgeting is the Answer to Better Business Management and Productivity photo source The idea of budgeting is certainly not revolutionary. We’re often told that it’s a basic practice that should be applied to both our personal and business life. Yet the fact remains that many of us do not budget for business. survey conducted on unsuccessful small businesses revealed that only 10% of those businesses failed because they couldn’t sell enough work. How much can I afford to pay my best people? MORE >> -
MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2010 Money Saving Tip #23 – Paying Subs Dec 6 Money Saving Tip #23 – Paying Subs Tweet Have a written agreement with all subs that outlines how they are to be paid, which should be at least every week or every other week. Pay them according to that schedule. That way they know what to expect, they know when they will be paid, and you won’t have to stop what you are doing to pay them. Visit our blog every Monday and Wednesday to read these tips specifically for construction business owners.) Markup and Profit saved our business! New in Business? His book we bought is worn out. MORE >> - How To Prepare For A Non-Paying Project CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
- Is Your Business On Track? 6 Quick Health Checks… LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | MONDAY, JULY 25, 2011
- How To Prepare For A Non-Paying Project CONSTRUCTION LIEN BLOG | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
- How should you hire (and pay) for your sales representatives? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- A Catch-22: Pay When Paid Clauses Do Not Extend the Lien Period CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010
- The business case for the Holcim Awards CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011
- New Legislation Could Change How Contractors File and Pay Taxes CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
- No Prompt Pay Law? Washington Construction Law Lacks Prompt. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- BetterTax.org SCAFFMAG | SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011
- Encouraging Employees to Think Like Entrepreneurs || Landscape. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2011
- When to Start Your Construction Business CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE | SATURDAY, JULY 9, 2011
- Certification Bodies: Who Are They And How Do I Do Business With Them? CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011
- Supreme Court: Out of State Materials Sellers May Pay Washington. BUILDERS COUNSEL | THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2011
- Why You Need to Pay Attention to Social Media Right Now! DARREN SLAUGHTER | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2011
- Pay Close Attention To Mobile Workers’ Routines THE SMART VAN | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2011
- How much is your business worth? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011
- A Hint For Subcontractors: Things To Look For In Your Contract BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2011
- Jon Goldman: Four words to dramatically change your business CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011
- Business partners fined £13K for scaffolding collapse SCAFFMAG | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
- SEO and PPC Best Practices Webcast CONSTRUCTION MARKETING BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
- 5 Characteristics of Successful Business Owners (and what we can. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
- Tired of Paying a Fortune For Tired Leads? DARREN SLAUGHTER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011
- Old and New Business Strategies to Weather the Construction. CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010
- Reputation Management For Contractors DARREN SLAUGHTER | MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2011
- Green Building Your Business: Breweries Getting More Efficient BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
- The annual planning meeting — Day 1 CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
- Tough choices, simple decisions CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011
- Your passions, your life and your (construction marketing) business CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- How a Top Beer Wholesaler Makes Heavy-Duty Tablets Pay Off in the Field THE SMART VAN | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Paid Search Marketing for your Service Business THE SERVICE COACH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
- Social Media Marketing 2011: Busy fools?? - - CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010
- Top 10 Small Business Internet Marketing Company Deceptions Exposed THE SERVICE COACH | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- The planning meeting CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011
- Quick Tips for Contractors #1 – Do Something to Grow Your Business. DARREN SLAUGHTER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
- The 6 Essentials of Construction Photography CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012
- Construction marketing: Diversion and diversity CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
- Run a Job Smoothly- And Turn a Profit Doing It CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011
- Everything counts: How can you count everything? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011
- Michael Stone: Distilling some basic truths CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- Frugal construction marketing: Time, money and fun CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
- Successful construction marketing: The magic moments CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
- How much are your services really worth? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011
- Is Your Construction Company Misclassifying Workers? CONSTRUCTION INSURANCE BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011
- Reciprocity and accepting responsibilty work. again CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011
- You Shall Take a Fixed Salary. MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
- Money Saving Tip #27 – Employee Reviews MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010
- Contractors – Don’t Do It All Yourself MARKUP AND PROFIT | WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2011
- Between shortcuts and quick reponse CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011
- Social media time management and Google +. Social media satire 19. CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2011
- HVAC Business Owner Says Employees Need to Clean up Their Act THE SMART VAN | FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2011
- Social Media suicide: Don’t become flat liners, back up your Blog or your dead!! CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2011
- Social Media satire 5: Social Media progress, Seth’s purple cow and safe is risky… CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2011
- When “value pricing” goes out of whack CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011
- Use Co-op For More Than Just The Money DARREN SLAUGHTER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- Money Saving Tip #21 – Employee Bonuses MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010
- Pricing, value and construction marketing: Some additional thoughts CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011
- What really motivates construction marketing success? CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2011
- Lunch with a billionaire CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
- Benefits of a Small Business Blog and how it Fits into your Marketing Strategy THE SERVICE COACH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
- Frugal marketing concept #3: Become an authority and let others know you are CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
- 5 Service Business Marketing Tactics To Understand For The New Year THE SERVICE COACH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2011
- Living the high life (with imagination) CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
- Solving the problems in “long tail” advertising marketing CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2011
- Construction marketing: Pricing, brand and value — the paradox CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2011
- Work-life balance: Finding true freedom CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011
- Defining marketing and recession pricing: Some thoughts CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2011
- LEED and Effective Job Creation CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2012
- Cliches, convention and creativity: When and where. CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011
- More from less: Hourly or “value” pricing CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011
- A Lien Might Just Save Your Small Construction Business BUILDERS COUNSEL | MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
- Safety Sunday: Hotel Motel Safety HTRC | SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
- Do you Act or React? MARKUP AND PROFIT | TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011
- Money Saving Tip #1 – Delivering Material to the Job Site MARKUP AND PROFIT | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
- Advertising: A simple question — and a simple answer CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2011
- Changing ways: The perils of living in the past CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
- True Sustainability – Trust, But Verify CONSTRUCTION LAW MUSINGS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- Contractors Get Good Insurance & Use It! CONSTRUCTION LAW MONITOR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
- The mid-year planning review meeting CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011
- Stressful choices: Money, competency and relationships in construction marketing CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011
- Orders of magnitude CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2011
- A Business Model for Growth and Success || Landscape Management. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT NETWORK | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- HIRE Act: The New Payroll Tax Break And Your Business / The. BUILDERS COUNSEL | TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011
- Frugal construction marketing idea: How to develop your frugal marketing plan CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011
- The Manufacturer Praises Train4TradeSkills for Research Contribution TRAIN4TRADESKILLS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
- The gift shop experience: Or the opposite, the painful challenge of unwelcome change orders CONSTRUCTION MARKETING IDEAS | TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2011
- Measure Twice, Cut Once Works on Websites Too! DARREN SLAUGHTER | SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012
- Keep Your Friends Close – But Your Competition Closer! DARREN SLAUGHTER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- Liquidated Damages: what, when, & why CONSTRUCTION LAW IN NC | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
- How To Get Low Cost Well being Insurance coverage In The Commonwealth Of Virginia CONSTRUCTION MARKETING UK | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011
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