Painting Business Profits Blog

Painting A Ceiling – The Best Way To Get A Nice Finish

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:59:00 +0000

Painting a ceiling is more critical than walls because it is easy to see streaks and roller marks. To prevent this many paint manufactures have a product designed especially for ceilings. It is called [ceiling paint].

The drawback to using this product, for me anyway, is that it is so thick that if you go to apply a finish coat you cannot see where you left off and the second coat is dry and really sucks up the moisture.

The solution is to ... READ MORE

How To Make Big Profits Starting Your Own Painting Business

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:28:00 +0000

Painting is in big demand everywhere. There is plenty of it in the residential, commercial and even industrial realm. You can make red-hot cash instantly and on a consistent basis it you know how to get business and how to estimate.

I started out with just a few tools and a beater car. I started making good money once I learned how to estimate. Getting customers was never that hard for me.

Here are 4 steps towards starting your own profitable painting business…

1. START OUT WITH WHAT TOOLS YOU HAVE. This is exactly what I did. I grabbed up the few painting tools I had from my garage and an old stepladder and threw them in the trunk of my car.

2. BUY TOOLS AS YOU NEED THEM. Whenever you get a new project and need a tool this is a good time to buy it. I usually just take the money out of my down payment to buy it.

3. FIND A RELIABLE PARTNER. This is extremely valuable. Two painters working together makes sense. It is easier to complete your jobs and you will get bigger jobs working with a partner. It is not mandatory though. I worked on my own for a few years at first.

4. LEARN HOW TO ESTIMATE AND ADVERTISE SUCCESSFULLY. I was always good at drumming up new business. It was the estimating that was hard for me. I used to eat a lot of paint jobs due to lack of knowledge. Now today I have a few simple systems that I use that makes me a profit every time.

5. EXPAND YOUR PROFITS. You can increase your painting business by expanding into other services. I also do drywall, plaster repair. You can easily earn $30 - $70 per hour doing small drywall repair jobs where you can earn $300 - $500 and more in as little as 7 – 10 hours. Another big profit generator is star mural painting.

Lee Cusano has owned his own painting business since 1991. Since 2004 he has helped others to start their own business and make good money doing it right from the start with his several painting manuals. For a free report please visit http://painting-business.com

Painting Like a Pro – 8 Important Tips For New Painters

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0000

Painting like a pro – as a professional house painter I listed the most important tips I could think of to help you in your own painting business. These tips will also help you out for painting your own home as well.

The longer you paint, the more tricks of the trade and professional techniques you learn, means the faster you too will become a pro. Here are 8 of the most important painting tips… Read More

House Paint – 4 Important Tips For New Painters

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +0000

House Paint – which ones are the best to use? Are you starting your own painting or home improvement business and you need to decide which type of house paint to use? Here are 4 important tips about choosing paints you might want to know more about.

These Tips Will Help As A Guideline For Which Paints To Use… MORE

Faux Painting – How To Turn It Into A Profitable Business

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Faux Painting can be an easy way to start in your own profitable full or part-time painting business for two reasons. First, you can make some really great profits as a painter because this is a specialty type of painting that is not easy to do for most people.

Most people assume that they know all about painting. But they are just the opposite when it comes to faux painting of course. And the ones that dabble in faux usually make a mess anyway.

Secondly, because faux painting MORE...

Painting Tips – 7 Important Tips For Doing A Professional Paint Job

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:07:00 +0000

Use these valuable painting tips for your painting business or for your own home improvement projects. These are the little things that make a big difference in making your painting projects look their best. Most are severely overlooked by the general do-it-yourself homeowner.

1. Use Quality Paint – always use quality paint for your walls and woodwork. As a professional painter, I know the difference between using a great product vs. an average one. Never waste your labor on cheap paint. For example, good quality enamels will outshine the cheap ones for walls and woodwork. You can see the difference. More...

How To Paint – The 10 Most Common Painting Mistakes and How To Avoid Them

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:33:00 +0000

Knowing how to paint is more than just dipping your brush or rolling it on. I see people making the same mistakes over and over again. I also am guilty of making these very same mistakes myself until I became a painter by trade.

All the Time I See People Do Things Like…

1. Using Cheap Quality Paint…

With today’s economy and all, it seems that there is a growing trend for people to do their own panting, yet they will buy paint for their home without really thinking about what they are really getting for their money. More...

House Paint – 6 Tips for Choosing the Right Products

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:11:00 +0000

If you want to give your home a beautiful custom paint job or if you are wanting to start your own house painting business you may want to consider exactly which house paint to use for interior and exterior projects.

As a professional house painter I know the timesaving value of getting to know your products. When you find which house paints work best for you and how they perform you will be able to turn your jobs all that much faster with less headaches.

Below are some tips to help you do a professional job at home or on the job site. MORE

Home-Based Business – What People Are really Spending Their Money On These Days I got an e-mail the other day from a prospect who said he was excited

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:08:00 +0000

I got an e-mail the other day from a prospect who said he was excited to see my web site and the great price I offer. He said, “I've always had a strong interest in this type of work but I thought it was ridiculous that some places were charging thousands”.

He went on to say, “My question for you is because the economy is in such a mess right now is this type of home-based business one where most customers won't be interested in it because it might be viewed as a clever novelty? I'd hate to pay and find out I can't find enough business to make it worth my while.”

I wrote back saying, people are still spending money on things they WANT more than the things they NEED. Your job is simply to enhance and justify that desire or need in them to want your product or service more than the money held tight in their pocket that is waiting to be spent on some other thing. MORE

How To Bid Paint Jobs - Are you Courteous in People's Homes?

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:39:00 +0000

When doing painting estimates, courtesy can help them decide to hire you. Things like good grooming. Don't go do an estimate with a dirty face or being unshaven. If you have been working all day, at least try to clean up a little.

Don't smoke in people's homes is a given. I like to take my shoes off in people's homes out of respect. Once on the job and you have drop cloths set up shoes are O.K. Some painters will wear rubbers during the winter time.

Always being on time for an estimate is good business. I have heard of being 15 minutes early but I'm usually right on the dot.

People Are Still Spending Money On Things They "WANT"

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:07:00 +0000

I got this letter from Tom today that says:

Lee,

I was excited to see your sight and the great price you offer. I've always had a strong interested in this type of work but thought it was ridiculous that some places were charging thousands for it. My question for you is because the economy is in such a mess right now, is this type of business one where most customers won't be interested in because it might be viewed as a clever novelty? I'd hate to pay and find out I can't find enough business to make it worth my while.

Thanks for your help!
Tom

I wrote back:

Hi Tom,

People are still spending money on things they "WANT" - more than what they NEED to spend money on. Your job is simply to develop that desire in them to want an awesome star mural on their bedroom ceiling to look forward to.

(Picture someone with a nice house and an awesome bedroom having just paid you $500 for the star mural you put on their ceiling and now they can hardly wait for bedtime!)

Thanks for writing,
-Lee Cusano

Make $250 - $500/Day Painting Stars on Ceilings! http://AmazingStarMurals.com

What Does My Painting Company Provide That My Competition Does Not Have?

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:15:00 +0000

I had a customer ask me today, "What I am getting at is what does my painting company provide that my competition does not have? And the customer choosing me?"

ANSWER: Hi John, Paint Like a Pro is only an instructional manual of course but it can help you be a better painter.

You can determine what you yourself can offer customers to woo them over to your side. A cheaper price, better service, better references, courteous service, etc.

Personally, I have never had trouble with competition as a painter. I welcome it though because competition is healthy and makes people do a better job.

As one of the older painters once told me, "There are a lot of painters in this town but very few good ones. Just be one of the good ones".

He was right. I see a lot of shoddy work. Just be a good painter and you will beat most of your competition by a mile.

Painting Business Competition - Welcome It Don't Be Afraid of it.

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:17:00 +0000

I got an e-mail from someone today saying: I agree with you that this is a good business (painting business) to be in. The only problem is the High cost of advertising and beating the Competition. Especially the high cost of Yellow Page advertising. What would you think?

Thanks,
John

I wrote back:

Hi John,

Advertising in the Yellow Pages isn't real expensive. It depends on the size of your ad of course. But you don't really need the Yellow Pages to stay busy as a painter.

I have stayed busy as long as two years without the Yellow Pages or worrying about advertising. But when I do advertise it's basically free and it only takes about an hour and a half a day until the phone starts ringing and then momentum picks back up again.

As far as competition goes, if you don't have any you are in a dead town. And if you do have competition there is still enough work to go around for everyone.

Thanks for writing,
Lee Cusano
http://Painting-Business.com

There is no excuses if you want to do something. It's only the lack of knowledge that can hod you back.

Home-Based Business Idea – 10 Reasons You Can Make Money Giving Things Away For Free

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 15:08:00 +0000

Did you know that Famous Amos got rich simply by giving away free samples of his famous chocolate chip cookies? Here's 10 reasons why giving things away for free can greatly increase your business profits or send your new home-based business idea into orbit.

1.) Free is the best form of advertising. People are naturally attracted to the word “free”. If you cannot give away samples another form of free is the “puppy dog” approach. Like a sports car, let a “qualified” prospect take it home for a day, like a new puppy and let them fall in love with it.

2.) Seeing is believing. Sometimes you cannot explain in words to people how great something is. You just have to show it to them to get their attention. Show people how great your home-based business idea is by giving them a sample.

Painting Business - How To Make $30 - $70 Per Hour Doing Small Simple Drywall/Plaster Repair Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:57:00 +0000

Making $350 - $500 a day as a house painter is not as easy as some would have you believe in the residential/commercial realm - even if you are a larger contractor with a crew. But if you know a few drywall/plaster repair secrets, making this kind of money is very possible. I know. I have done it. Let me explain.

As a painting business owner over the years, I have found a niche in my business where people will have problems with their drywall or plaster and they are totally clueless on how to fix it themselves. Sure, you will come across those who tried, but the end results always turned out to be butt-ugly!

A lot of the drywall in homes built from the 1980?s and all the way up to today have issues. Things like water damage, loose tape seams, nail pops, etc. One common reason for water damage is because of a leaky upstairs shower.

Also, it is not uncommon for a new home to have a problem leak somewhere on the roof that is maybe letting water in. The water travels down the wall and wrecks part of the ceiling and wall in a lower room in a short period of time.

Maybe the customer wants to sell their house. They get the roof leak fixed and now this is where you and I come in. You have done some free advertising like word-of-mouth, you get referrals, you have a small ad in the phone book or from online advertising, etc. and you get a call.

Next you go over and look at the problem. In their front foyer you see a couple of minor tape seams that are loose and a small section of textured ceiling that needs to be fixed and re-duplicated using a common crows foot texture. The customer has touch up paint left over for it. They are motivated to get it fixed so they can sell the house and buy another one.

You eyeball it as about a days labor. You offer to repair it for say around $335.00. They say yes and you schedule it for the next day or whenever.

You come the first day for about an hour and tear out the bad, do a quick deep-fill and put a fan on it overnight to help it dry. Then you go back the next day and you spend 6 hours re-coating, and drying it with a heat gun or hairdryer etc. You do the job in 7 hours total and your net profit is $320 out of $335 because materials needed was basically just some drywall compound, gas to get back and forth and they had leftover paint.

Other scenarios may be older homes that have broken plaster. These can be surprisingly easy and fun to repair. Again, they call you, you go over and look at it. You count up the time (8 maybe 10 hrs. or so) and materials (usually dirt-cheap) and you give them a figure of $500 - $600 because of the size of the repair.

They give you the go ahead and you pencil them into your schedule. You finish the job in 9 hours and you make 95% profit. Other common plaster repairs may be large cracks in plaster ceilings. A common problem that can be easy to repair if you know how.

Other common drywall jobs may be texturing walls and ceilings. Two guys working together can make some good money at this. There are also small jobs hanging and finishing sheet rock in basements or garages. They may want you to paint it afterwards as well.

People do not know anything about drywall/plaster repair. They expect it to be somewhat costly. Jobs look more complicated than they are but since you know how to do them its duck soup for you!

You go in and spend 1-3 hours tearing out the old part like a surgeon, patching and doing a deep fill. You go back the next day for a few more hours, maybe back again a third day to finish, paint, etc. and get paid.

If you look in your phone book you will see small display ads under drywall or plaster repair that say "We Love Small Jobs" or "No Job Too Small". Sure they like small jobs - this is where the easy money is. Small, 7 - 10 hour repair jobs that command $30 - $70 per hour.

If this type of business interests you, you can do it as a profitable sideline, or full-time business. You can have a buddy or your wife or one of your kids be your partner as well.

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Lee Cusano has owned and operated his own successful painting business (and drywall repair) since 1991. He has also helped many others to start their own painting business with his "Paint Like a Pro Estimating and Advertising System" and bonus Drywall Repair manual.
Lee shows you how to do many of the common drywall/plaster repairs that command big profits. To find out more plus get a free report titled "How To Quit Your Day Job...", go to http://www.Painting-Business.com

Painting Business - How To Stand Before Kings and Not Mean Men

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 16:58:00 +0000

As a painting business consultant, I got a letter the other day from one of my good customers named Tom. Tom was having a real bad time with a lady's front door. He called it the "door from hell".

He said it had several coats of paint on it and the topcoat was black and it was blistering in places. He also said that he went and bought some citrus paint stripper to remove the multi-layers of paint and it ate through some plastic panels that were on the front of the door.

He said "the door is over 30 years old and you cannot find that style anymore. And the customer does not want to spend any more money on this painting job and certainly not on the "door from hell".

"She is an elderly widow that doesn't want to spend any more money, and I feel like I should have discussed this development of unexpected expense in both time and materials, but did not."

Well, looking back at my early painting business career I remember that I made some similar mistakes also. Mostly I made mistakes like:

* Seriously underestimating or underbidding my painting jobs (I had no system for how to price my work yet).

* Taking on exterior jobs that were too big for one painter to handle.

* Not knowing how to advertise correctly.

* Targeting the wrong income level of people.

But I had an advantage that other painting business owners don't have. I had council and reassurance from a worthy source - the book of Proverbs (Holy Bible). You see, there is no wiser knowledge on the planet for a young man or young women to live by daily than the Bible's book of Proverbs.

There are 31 chapters (one chapter for each day). King Solomon wrote many of the proverbs in this book. God gave him more wisdom and wealth than any other man on the planet. Kings from all over (and even the queen of Sheba) came to hear and marvel at his wisdom that God had given him.

This one book has helped me more in my business than any other source as long as I applied it's principles. As I shared with Tom, one thing that the book of Proverbs says is, "there is profit in all labor".

And you know what? God's wisdom is true! Those same people who I worked for and seriously underbid their job, those same people referred me to other good paying customers. These were jobs where I did make good money because I got my confidence up over time.

Plus those same original customers hired me back again at the right price because they knew I had grown and matured in my painting business. Also, because they knew I did good work.

If you are coming up against obstacles in your painting business or any business, stay the course. Keep a winning attitude because there IS profit in all labor. I have never lost out in my painting business as long as I did what was right.

Some more wise information found in the book of Proverbs is:

* Get wise council (there is safety in the multitude of councilors).

* He that regards the clouds shall not prosper (Don't be afraid of the weather or any other diverse circumstances in life).

* Be honest (be a man or woman of your word).

* Don't be lazy (don't over-eat or over-sleep - save it for the weekends!).

I like Proverbs 22:29. It says, "See a man that is diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men". And to that I say hip, hip, hooray!

So if you are thinking about starting a painting business or whatever business you are in, whether or not to stick with it, etc., remember the promise in Proverbs 22:29. Standing on God's word is a sure foundation for any growing business and life in general. Stand before kings!

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Lee Cusano has owned and operated his own successful painting business since 1991. He has also helped many others to start their own painting business with his "Paint Like a Pro Estimating and Advertising CD-ROM".
Lee also offers a new free report titled "How To Quit Your Day Job This Week and Double or Triple Your Income". To get it go to http://www.Painting-Business.com

Painting Business - 3 Vital Steps For Exterior House Painting

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:27:00 +0000

Someone wrote me today about exterior house painting.

They wrote: Just got my first painting job!!!!! However it is a exterior stucco house which I am not too familiar with. I do have a couple questions:

QUESTION: Do I pressure wash it?

ANSWER: You could, but if you don't own a pressure washer and had to rent one, it would be better to use a spray house, house wash and a car wash brush instead.

The reason I say this is because I like to wash just one side of the house at a time. This is because, by the time I get around to the next side there could be dirt, cobwebs and mud splashed back up on it.

QUESTION: What kind of tape do you recommend for taping the trim to insure straight lines?

ANSWER: Blue painters tape. I don't use tape usually. I cut in using a 2" angular brush. If you have a lighter color to do you can paint that in first two coats, not being real careful and just trim it out nice and neat with the darker color afterwards or vice versa if you are using
high-hide paints (for the light colors)and doing two coats.

QUESTION: What kind of paint do I use?

ANSWER: I like to be safe and go with a name brand like Benjamin Moore. There are other top of the line quality brands like Graham, but it may not be available in your area. Pratt and Lambert have good quality paints. There's a California paint for the west coast, but I don't know how good it is.

If you are just starting a painting business or are just starting some outside jobs for the season, I hope this tips will help you.

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Start your own Business - Two Great Tips For Success

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:09:00 +0000

Looking to start your own business? The other day I had a prospective customer e-mail me. He started to complain about how he couldn't get any painting going even when taking a dive on the price.

He tried different employers. I hesitated to write him back because I know he is only looking for excuses for failure.

After he wrote me again, I told him that when I wanted to start my own business I simply stepped out on faith. I also told him that I lacked knowledge on how to properly estimate and advertise.

I said that the price of my course is the only thing standing between him and success and that he could easily make back his investment in a half a day.

What this man needs to do is to do whatever it takes to buy the course. Borrow from a relative, sell something, etc. The bottom line is don't let anything or anyone steal your dream and keep you from the chance to start your own business!

Make $500 A Day Painting Stars on Ceilings!
http://AmazingStarMurals.com

Painting Business - Is There Much Competition?

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:23:00 +0000

I recently had a young gal write me and ask me if many people in New York City have ordered my painting business course. I told her that we sell copies all over the place.

I also told her that there are tons of painters in my area, yet I say busy as much as I want to be. And you as a painter will too if you know how to get customers and do quality work.

Forget about competition. If you are diligent in your trade and enjoy your work you will do just fine in any town close by that has a reasonable amount of people in it.

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Spray Painting - Make $250 - $500 A Day

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:49:00 +0000

Do you have any past experience spray painting with an air brush? One of the most exciting art techniques going around today is painting glow stars on ceilings. People of any age group love stars.

I sleep good at night because of mine. As I stare at my ceiling at night in the dark looking at all the stars, it isn't long before I am off to sleep. You can easily do a nice star mural in less than half a day and you only need to run your air brush for finishing touches.

There doesn't seem to be much competition either since this is a special type of novelty painting. Creating these star murals looks like a fun way for both teenagers and retirees to make some easy cash.

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Painting Business - 5 Ways To Determine How Much a Single Customer is Worth

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:25:00 +0000

If you are in the residential service industry (i.e. painting business, carpet cleaning, lawn care, etc.) how do you calculate just how much money a single customer is worth? It's simple once you take the following facts into consideration:

1.) For one thing local service customers represent immediate income. Depending on your type of business, whether it's carpet cleaning, painting, window washing, etc. your customers are a way to make instant needed cash. You need to put food on your table and pay bills paid just like everyone else and there is nothing like immediate income to do it.

2.) Add-ons - one thing nice that adds to your immediate income is when customers add on extra work during a job. For example: If you are a house painter and you are painting their kitchen, they may ask you to paint the half-bath down the hall. This adds a nice chunk of cash to your immediate profits.

3.) Customers are a testimony of your good work. Sometimes a potential customer will ask you for references. Having plenty of previous satisfied customers on hand to use as a reference works well. I have had potential customers say things like "I thought they were your mom and dad the way they went on and on. They had so many nice things to say about you!". Wow! Is that a reference or what?!

4.) Your customers can give you lots of great referrals! Without intending to brag, I have made thousands of dollars off of single customers many times over the years. This happens simply from them referring me to their inner circle of family and friends. Not every customers will do this but with the ones that do, I can trace 2nd, third, and even as deep as 6 and 7 generations or levels of new business all pointing back to one single customer referring me to their friends and family for painting.

5.) And the fifth way to calculate a customer's worth is they may call you back many times to service them again. Many times I start out doing a job for a customer and then they call me back for a series of other jobs. I have even had customers give me inside work to do at my discretion to fill in for rain days painting somewhere else! (How did they know?)

This is the proper way to know how much money a single customer is worth to you. Take all that into consideration and I guess each customer can be worth thousands and thousands of dollars to you over the years in your own local service business!

I know this from experience... I'm thinking about just one customer in particular right now that over a 10 year span of painting for them, they have had me back quite a few times. This same customer has also given me some excellent referrals. I can trace new business 5 and 6 levels deep and probably deeper from just this one painting customer alone.

That's the exciting thing about owning your own local business. You get to meet a lot of fine interesting people. These are really nice people that have the money to hire you with. And they have lots of friends who have lots of money to hire you with too! (I call that job security.)

The bottom line is this, if you treat each customer as if they were worth a million dollars to you and consider no job as being too small, they can eventually lead you to some great opportunities to expand your customer base.

Lee Cusano has owned and operated his own successful painting business for over 16 years. He has also helped many others to start their own painting business with his "Paint Like a Pro Estimating and Advertising CD-ROM".

Lee also offers a free report titled "How To Gain a High Success Rate For Getting Painting Jobs". To get it go to http://www.Painting-Business.com

Painting Business - How to Choose The Right Paints for Painting Business Success

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:47:00 +0000

Finding the right paints for your painting business will make a big difference in your overall performance in the long run.

For example: maybe you have a commercial painting business and you need high-speed painting products that you can spray and back-roll. You want to find products that are not only low-cost, but offer the least amount of labor time to apply and are still high enough in quality.

In my painting business I do mostly re-paints (existing residential or commercial painting). When it comes to someone's home, they usually want first class paint. The paint I currently use for walls is not only a first class product but it also offers the least amount of work to make the job look good. (On tall walls it doesn't show lap lines like many latex paints do.)

It also took time to find a new ceiling paint to replace another brand I was happy with. This product isn't a fancy name brand, but it is not cheap either. But it does save a lot of head aches in labor time and looks good without leaving any lap marks etc.

Plus it dries fast and can be re-coated in just one hour. If you are doing just ceilings, you can get in and out of a home fast and make more money in less time. It takes time to find the right paint products that only you the painter can be happy with. Once I find a paint I like, I stay with it as long as it is around.

Enamel paints and primers for woodwork are important also. Finding a good satin finish paint in latex or alkyd that is easy to work with and looks great when finished is a big plus. When I trim out doors, interior and exterior, I want a product that levels good and that doesn't tack up between brush strokes.

You cannot go wrong with products like Benjamin Moore, Pratt and Lambert, Sherwin Williams, etc. But again, you need to find products that you personally like using. Just like paint brushes and roller covers, everyone has their own preferences. One painter swears by Purdy and another recommends Wooster.

I got a question from another painter today that asked what I thought about a certain "brand of paint" sold through a certain "national hardware chain". I told him that I got feedback from customers that tried this "certain pant" and said they were disappointed with the results.

Plus, I told him that wouldn't dare show up to a customer's home with anything less that a name brand paint.

Although a lot of people buy these popular hardware retail chain store brands and even swear by them, some painting customers will frown on spending money for a custom paint job and to see their painter using a "blue-light special" grade product VS a professional painter's paint product.

Without us knowing it, customers do talk among themselves. I soon found this out from using
off-brand paints from paint stores that are set up to serve low-end commercial painters even.

I even got warned once by a customer that he wanted Benjamin Moore paints on his walls and woodwork. I didn't argue with him! Back then I was in to using commercial low-cost paints that were made specifically for painters. Although it was a painter's paint store, and prices were lower, most of their paints were inferior as well as their brand name.

When it comes to paints and primers, you definitely get what you pay for. Plus I have found that the general public retail stores tend to mark up their paints higher than they would be for a similar grade at a paint store. (What they are selling for $25/gal could be found in a similar grade for only $16/gal. at Joe's Customer Colors Paints)

The only exception would be products that are found everywhere like Zinsser's "123" or "Bin". These are name brand products and they go for the same price everywhere.

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Can My Painting Business Stll Survive in a Slow Housing Market?

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:40:00 +0000

I just received a letter from one of my prospective painting book customers today.

He writes:

Hello Lee,

I have been reading your emails for a while now. I have a painting business in NJ for 18yrs. but still can use an angle to get more business.

QUESTION: Can your info still work now in 2007 with this slow housing market? I may buy your book.

Joe Cacciato from New Jersy

My reply was,

Hi Joe,

Most of the people I paint for aren't selling their home. But the homeowners that are selling their home and want painting done to make it more presentable creates even more of a market for us house painters.

Sometimes the home is empty and there is no one there to bother you and you can relax and work comfortably and come and go as you want.

Thanks for writing,
-Lee
http://HowToPaintLikeaPro.com

Because it's a buyers market the homeowner is willing to do whatever it takes to sell their home. Even before the slow housing market people who wanted to sell would call a painter. There is still plenty of opportunity out there for those who want to start a painting business. More now than ever!

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Can You Really Make Big Money in The Painting Business?

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:17:00 +0000

The painting business answer is all around us. We literally live in a painted world. Everything from the jets that fly above us to the sub-way trains below us have coatings (paint) on them! Houses, buildings and everything you own has a protective coating on it.

Everything around us has some form of paint on it. There are paintings in caves in France that have pictures of animals. The colors were made from resources found in the ground. We have protective coatings on our homes that protect the wood siding from the sun and moisture.

We have decorative painting on motorcycles, cars, walls, ceilings, etc. We live in a painted world. There is a slim possibility I guess that someone could find their own painting business niche in a world covered by paint.

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New Paint From Benjamin Moore

noreply@blogger.com (painting business guy) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:56:00 +0000

Want to revolutionize your painting business? According to Benjamin Moore their new paint formula called "Aura" will change the way you do business.

Benjamin Moore is having special free-to-attend sessions where you can try out this new paint plus lots of demo booths for other products, tools and techniques. Plus, there's a chance to win a new Ford Van.

It's called the BE A BETTER PRO event and you can register online at beabetterpro.com or call 866-429-9875. It's exciting to see a new paint coming out on the market from a market leader. This new coating may become my main premier product that I use in my painting business.

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