Bidding, pricing and running tile jobs.
Straight talk on proposals, pricing on your own numbers, change orders and the business side of tile and bath work. Written by Andy Morrison.
How fast should you send a bid? Follow-up timing for remodel leadsAs fast as you can do it right: ideally the same day or the next day, while the homeowner still remembers your walkthrough, and always by the time you promised. Then follow up on a plan you set in advance: check it arrived within a couple of days, call once they've read it and gone quiet, and give the proposal an end date so the decision doesn't drift.Latest article · Running the Business · 5 min read ·
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