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How Much to Charge Clients: Earn More Money with Perceived Value Pricing

If you’re wondering how much to charge your clients for your work, and how to earn more money for your work, this video is for you. This is an overview intended for beginning contractors, but even if you think you know it all, you might learn something from this.

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3 Easy Tips to Get More Paying Customers and Grow Your Contracting Business

In this 1 minute video, I’m going to give you 3 easy tips to get more paying customers and grow your contracting business.

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Remodeling / Handyman Business in Bellevue, WA

I’m still consulting part-time but planning to stay local for a while, plus I’m doing handyman/remodel work. You can check out my handyman/remodel business website https://agileremodel.com/

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Learn Valuable Skills For a Great Career Without Going Into Debt

Some traditional education systems are becoming more financially risky and less sure to produce positive results. Many old jobs are going away and new jobs are being created. Consider alternative methods of education and career development to prepare and keep up as times change.

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Fake It Until You Make It?

“Fake it until you make it,” is a common saying these days. Instead, put your time and effort into learning to be the best that you can be.

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How to Turn Complaints Into Constructive Feedback That Gets Positive Results

In this post, I challenge the idea that complaints must be negative, explain how that mindset can hinder improvement, and offer some suggestions to affect positive change.

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Book Review: Getting Things Done by David Allen

I recommend this book for people who want to improve their organizational skills, whether just for yourself or for managing projects with other people. This can help people who have a lot of things to do.

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Digging Into the “Good – Fast – Cheap” Ideal and Beyond

A sophisticated project manager knows that scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, and risk are some of the major project factors that need to be carefully planned and continually balanced. You can learn more about such issues in this post.

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How to Find the Best Contractor for Your Construction or Remodeling Project

If you are a homeowner or business person who is looking for guidelines about how to find the best contractor for your construction or remodeling project, this is for you.

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How to Add High Value to Your House for Low Cost and Get the Best Real Estate Sale Price

I have remodeled many houses and learned a lot of lessons. Here are some of the best resources and most helpful advice to add high value at low cost. If you plan to sell your house someday, read this before spending too much money on home improvements that may not be worthwhile for real estate sale.

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Achieving Work-Life Balance and Preventing Burn-Out

Job satisfaction and balance with life outside of work are possible to achieve. Maybe you need to learn to better cope with your situation. Maybe you need time off to refresh. Maybe you need to change your employer, your career, or yourself.

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Pre-Start Stretching and Warm-Up Exercise Before Work

Nearly every construction company begins each day with an obligatory pre-start safety talk. Consider having your team add a stretch/warm-up routine also. This can be part of a holistic health and safety program.