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The Formula to Winning More Construction Bids
You’re not a professional athlete, but to you, every day is still a competition. While a football player might hit the field, or a baseball star may spend more time in the batting cages, you, and general contractors like you, spend time developing bidding strategies to become more profitable. That’s your version of practice. And… …

What Keeps Churches From Growing?
Growing a flower or any kind of plant seems simple enough. A daily splash of water, a healthy dose of sunlight, maybe an occasional helping of plant food, and nature just takes over. Plants can grow with minimal effort, or out in the wild with no help at all. Growing a church is a little… …

Your Steel Building Questions Answered
If you have questions about steel buildings, then you’ve come to the right place! I’m always eager to help the first time builder learn the benefits of building with steel. Let’s get right to it! Here are detailed answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. What should I do before I buy my… …

Buyer Beware: Watch Out For These 3 Steel Building Red Flags
Whether you’re looking to buy a commercial steel building or a workshop for your backyard, purchasing any kind of metal building is a big investment. Not only that, but there’s an emotional component to big financial acquisitions. As a buyer, you must look through all the sales and marketing mumbo jumbo to truly see the… …

Are You Working with Green Materials?
While steel buildings come in several different colors, one of the most important colors you’ll hear is ‘green.’ But in this instance, we’re not talking about paint on the exterior of a building. We’re talking about energy efficiency. In fact, one of the biggest benefits of steel is it’s the most recycled material on the planet…. …

Auto Shop Owners Tripled Their Business With These Marketing Techniques
The auto repair industry is extremely competitive. Most mechanics and owners of repair shops will tell you that you have to keep up with your marketing efforts if you want to stay visible in the marketplace. It’s not difficult to lose your edge if you’re not constantly reaching out to your customers and telling them… …

When is the Best Time to Lock In Your Steel Order?
Supply and demand. It’s the most important determination of microeconomics and it’s the backbone of macroeconomics. Supply and demand says that a price for a particular good will vary until it settles at a point where the quantity demanded by consumers will equal the quantity supplied by producers. Think about it this way: Supply is… …

Tips to Accelerate Your Steel Building Project
Something pretty neat happens in the next month. The weather gets nicer as we turn the corner from winter to spring, and people start to emerge from their houses, subdivisions, farms and properties with renewed excitement. It’s the time to head out to your kids’ ball games, time to dust off your old running shoes,… …

What Contractors Won’t Tell You About Building Your New Church
A new church building project is a huge undertaking. From choosing what type of building you want to the materials and design, you might think it could be tough to get exactly what you want for your budget. That’s true of any building project. In the construction industry, transparency is one of the goals of… …