Staying Informed Can Keep You Out of Trouble
You can get yourself in a lot of trouble in our industry by thinking you know what you really don't.
View ArticleCommunicating With Customers Through the Web
Most conflicts between a service business and its customers can be avoided with good communication.
View ArticleConnecting All Contractors
A retrospective on 25 years of builder technology: How did we get here, and where are we going next?
View ArticleToolbox
Makita compact cordless drill and impact driver; Kevlar work jeans; plumbing and heating; tile
View ArticleThe View From Above
In its few years of existence, the virtual globe program Google Earth — which allows anyone with Internet access and a personal computer to zoom in on recent satellite images of almost any point on...
View ArticleDefining Your Niche Can Help in Downtimes
I specialize in custom decks. I switched to this niche last winter, when my backlog of general remodeling work dried up and I had no jobs on the horizon. The suburbs of New York City — where my...
View ArticleWeb Sites For Rookies
If you don’t have an online presence yet, now’s a good time to start.
View ArticleBack-Priming Fiber-Cement Siding
Q: We ordered preprimed HardiePlank lap siding to finish a project, but when it was delivered, we discovered that the backs were left unprimed. Normally, we back-prime wood clapboards, but I'm not sure...
View ArticleFaster, Smaller, and More Connected Than Ever
Four technology trends that will change how you build and remodel.
View ArticleA Carpenter's Favorite iPhone Apps
Last year I replaced my cellphone with an Apple iPhone, a smartphone that allows me to check my e-mail and go online.
View ArticlePutting Social Media to Work for a Construction Business
Do you really need a “blog” for every house you start or a “Twitter feed” telling your prospects what you had for lunch? You just got your Web site up and running last year — isn’t that good enough?
View ArticlePros Benefit from Building Science Discussion Group
Tips for creating a community for learning, networking, and sharing with construction peers.
View ArticlePreventing Handoff Errors
Putting all the paperwork for a project in a single notebook ensures details don't get lost during the transition from sales to production
View ArticleFixing Manhattan's Flooded Internet Backbone
Among the assets destroyed by Superstorm Sandy was one piece of critical infrastructure that didn't even exist two decades ago: the cabling and switching that serves lower Manhattan's data networks.
View ArticleBacklit LED
Its maker says the TerraLux Decorative LED looks just as nice in a pendant fixture as a conventional halogen bulb
View ArticleThree Key Changes in the World of SEO
Search engines are making big changes in how they calculate page rankings. Make sure your business is in the know when it comes to SEO and the latest content marketing strategies.
View ArticleApp of the Month: Hello
You can say goodbye to typing with this contact management app from Evernote, with it excellent text recognition.
View ArticleUsing Evernote to Manage Your Business
An introduction to the features of Evernote, a cloud-based application for storing, tagging, and retrieving text, images, audio, and other information on a computer or mobile device.
View ArticleTips for Finding Strong Keywords for Your Website
The SEO rules have changed. This article describes how to use Google Keyword Planner to find the three or four keywords that best describe your expertise, and how to use them to rewrite your Web copy.
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