Houston is the Director of Marketing at Software Advice, a website that presents reviews and comparisons of construction software. He spends most of his day getting the word out about Software Advice’s resources. He enjoys researching and reporting trends in software and technology. Software Advice– an online resource that presents reviews of construction software–is hosting a survey about construction cost estimating. Benefits of Estimating Software. For this mid-week Guest Post Friday post, we welcome Houston Neal.  license. MORE >>

profiles world wide in the construction industry as of April 18, 2012 – there are more people to connect with everyday than we can ever approach for business development opportunities. ” but rather “How many people can I honestly help” and “What can I share that will make a difference to each group member” Business development also means more than marketing. Remember you are looking for business opportunities. So which groups seem to be most beneficial for construction business development professionals? Business Development. MORE >>

Many software buyers think they are being cute by taking a hard position on how much they are willing to spend. Vendors love to get business but no vendor can afford to stay in business and sell $10,000 software for $2,000. Tip: Checkpoint your budget expectations with reality before you waste staff and vendor time looking at software  whose price is our of your range. Construction Accounting Software Construction Software Uncategorized8M semi custom homebuilder now using obsolete construction accounting program wants a new system. MORE >>

LeveragePoint offers a “software solution for value-based pricing,” advocating the not-unreasonable concept that if you can find the right pricing value point for your product or service, your margins will naturally be much better than if you simply sell based on your cost. Of course, LeveragePoint prices its software at a level in line with its philosophy.  You can certainly obtain access to the software for free (for four months), if you have purchased The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing by Thomas Nagle , John Hogan , and Joseph Zale. Pricing MORE >>

However, some argue that as the economy improves, this is as good a time as ever to take advantage of software solutions that can improve efficiency in terms of fuel and labor costs. “Now is a good time to make an investment in scheduling/routing technology,&# says Jeff Groenke, vice president of sales and marketing at Cheetah Software Systems. Scheduling and routing solutions are also adding new business intelligence capabilities in order to help manage more employees in a wider variety of roles, including subcontractors, delivery drivers, and even customers. MORE >>