Since early 2020, home spending has skyrocketed — and so have supply chain disruptions. Factors ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to the blockage of the Suez Canal have affected material availability, which in turn has increased prices and slowed down home projects. Ultimately, there’s no substitute for home services, and Angi’s Economy of Everything Home…
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5 Factors That Could Influence Your Business Going Into 2020
Running a home services business? We asked pros across the home services industry how they are feeling about five key issues heading into 2020.
3 Easy Ways to Show Customers You Care
Use your downtime time to put in work that will pay dividends throughout the year – show your customers they are appreciated. Here’s three simple ways how.
7 Tools You’ll Want This Year
The search for the perfect gift has ended. From cordless sanders to high-tech lasers, these tools promise to keep you feeling merry all year round.
Why Tariffs May Not Be as Bad as You Think
Worried that tariffs will impact your bottom line? Here’s three reasons the effects on home services may be overestimated.
How to Maintain Client Relationships Once the Project Is Complete
Hammering in the final nail may feel like the last step of a project, but your job shouldn’t end there. After the truck is packed up and the labor is finished, it’s important to keep up communication between you and your clients.
5 Things Working in the Trades Taught Me
Dan DiClerico, an experienced speaker and thought leader in the real estate, remodeling and home product space, shares the lessons his work as a roofer has taught him.
JDog Junk Removal: Helping Veterans Thrive
Learn how this Veteran-owned and operated company dedicates its time, resources and hiring practices to help Veterans succeed.
Things That Go Bump at the Site
This October, we heard from three HomeAdvisor pros who received the surprise of a lifetime when they were touched by the paranormal while on the job. Here are their hair-raising tales.
What Should I Do When the Homeowner Ghosts Me?
“Ghosting” isn’t just something that happens to people in online dating relationships. It also happens to contractors and service workers — and it’s been happening in the home services space for decades. Sometimes, you’ll be working on a bid when the homeowner simply stops responding to messages and answering your phone calls. Or worse, the…
How to Predict Your Cash Flows
Creating predictability in your cash flow as a contractor starts with taking a look at your bigger financial picture. There are three key areas to focus on: revenues, timing the receipt of payments for projects, and forecasting expenses. Step 1: Start with revenues. Estimate the amount of revenue your business should generate from each project…