Optimizing Your Construction Business Website For Local Searches

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, May 21, 2021

For most construction businesses, increasing sales during this time will be very beneficial and may provide some much-needed cash flow relief.

Local search engine optimization (SEO) is an integral part of any online marketing strategy for traditional businesses which serve a specific geographical area.

Local SEO works in much the same way as standard SEO, although some significant differences are considered. Taking the time and trouble to optimize your website for local is essential since about a fifth of desktop queries and more than half of mobile searches have local intent.

To capitalize on this fact, you'll need to make sure that your website appears in local searches. Fortunately, local SEO is somewhat more straightforward than regular SEO, which is significant because it is less competitive.

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Topics: Pay Applications, Systems And Processes, Contractor Operating Tips, payment issues

Proven Practices To Collect Construction Client Payments Effectively

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Fri, Apr 16, 2021

All construction contractors have experienced bad debt's financial pain, which is defined as a customer who refuses to pay no matter what you do.

We've been there before, and it will probably happen again in the future. Owning and operating any business, including accounting, means sometimes you provide goods and services and not get paid.

Knowing The Answers Helps

"If you know the answers, the questions will not bother you" - Randalism.

When you sat for an exam or a school test and knew the material forwards and backward, it was fast and easy. The exams and tests for the classes you struggled with were the opposite.

In your construction company, it is the same; you need the answers to develop understanding, which helps us all let go of the past and move forward.

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Topics: Pay Applications, Systems And Processes, Contractor Operating Tips, payment issues

Managing Toothpaste Caps Before They Grow Into Pet Peeves

Posted by Sharie DeHart on Mon, Nov 21, 2011

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Topics: Pay Applications, Invoicing, Communication, Business Process Management For Contractors

How Construction Companies Can Get Paid The Easy Way - Cash Flow

Posted by Randal DeHart on Wed, Sep 21, 2011

We Show You How To Get Paid The Easy Way

All construction problems are related to cash flow or communicationSome construction company owners are gung-ho about doing the work and yet are embarrassed about asking for money.

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Topics: Pay Applications, Invoicing, QuickBooks For Contractors, Business Process Management For Contractors, General Contractor, BPM

Is QuickBooks Premier Contractor Right For Your Construction Company?

Posted by Randal DeHart on Thu, Sep 08, 2011

Which QuickBooks Is Best For My Construction Company?

This question comes up a lot when a contractor asks us about our Outsourced Contractors Bookkeeping Services Program. In most cases we only invite construction companies with annual sales up to $10M and no more than 20 employees to become clients. The reason has to do with a principle from the study of economics known as expansion isoquants which describes the hidden dangers of growing any company to higher and lower production levels. Click here for more about this concept of Optimize Vs. Maximize.

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Topics: Pay Applications, QuickBooks For Contractors, Construction Bookkeeping, Construction Bookkeeping And Accounting, QuickBooks, Contractors Bookkeeping Services, QuickBooks For Contractors Setup