The Future of Webinars

[Absolute Basements]

We've taken a break from webinars for a couple weeks, due to busy schedules, a platform that isn't necessarily the best for bringing the webinars to you guys, and quite frankly, some low attendance numbers.

I'm gonna throw this out to everyone.

What would you like to see for future webinars?


Chris and I talking more about sales? (Which we both really enjoyed..)

The actual sales call?

Presentations?

Company positioning?

Estimating?

Follow up?

Guest speakers on relevant topics?

Lets hear some quality feedback so we can sort this out and get on track.

[kornerking]

Pricing for profit?

[Absolute Basements]

Michael Stone has the best info on that, to my knowledge.

We could certainly go into calculating costs, break even point,
markup and the like.

Any one else?

[Eieio]

Project management

Scheduling multiple jobs

Estimating techniques

[Absolute Basements]

Project management

Scheduling multiple jobs

Estimating techniques

Ummm, I'll defer to CDub on those....:surrender:

I have my stuff running well, but I really am more of a specialty contractor.
A lot of what I do is repetition.

[OGStilts]

I'm still interested in what you got in your presentation packs and how you use them...I know you've got a yard sign agreement that you are protecting like Afkama protects his identity. :grin:

[bconley]

The nuts and bolts of production management, overall business systems, making the move of hiring staff, leads. PM office manager etc.
And what Rory said.

[afkama]

The nuts and bolts of production management, overall business systems, making the move of hiring staff, leads. PM office manager etc.
And what Rory said.

I second this. Marketing and sales are the least of my issues right now, and I feel that I've got a fair handle on estimating.

Scheduling has always been my weakest link.

Project management

Production efficiencies

Client communications and web management

Cost tracking systems

Quality control

What I am really looking for are ways to cut my overhead costs while at the same time get more out of my management process.

[WarriorWithWood]

I like the management avenue, developing systems is one of my weak points. I know how to do the job, but putting it on paper so the system makes the decisions for you is different.

[Absolute Basements]

I believe we'll need to look for some outside speakers for a lot of this.

[afkama]

I believe we'll need to look for some outside speakers for a lot of this.

You thinking about outsourcing it to India?

[Greg from K/W]

Worse yet Taiwan.

[fez-head]

I like the management avenue, developing systems is one of my weak points. I know how to do the job, but putting it on paper so the system makes the decisions for you is different.

I highly recommend The Remodeler’s Turnkey Program (http://turnkeyprogram.com/index.php/free-samples)

[fez-head]

I believe we'll need to look for some outside speakers for a lot of this.

I watch quite a few recorded webinars from Market Sharp (http://www.marketsharp.com/daveyoho/) - maybe you can copy their system. Watching one right now with Dave Yoho (http://www.screencast.com/t/coYvwsg6XJ)

[kornerking]

So is all on hold till fall?

[KennMacMoragh]

I'd like to see more on technology; one on Google Sketchup, and one on Elms in regard to templates and costbooks. And then everything you can on marketing and sales. As for the attendance, if you can make them later in the day then I can probably attend more. The three hour time difference makes it hard for people on the west coast when you have them at 4:00 or 5:00 eastern time. Also, if you could post the recordings, that would be cool. Even if no one showed up at the webinar, you could think of it as a podcast.

[orson]

This doesn't relate to the topic at hand but is there any way we can get a better way to get at the previously recorded webinars, or is it already here somewhere?

I chase threads in circles trying to find the recordings to no avail.

[kevjob]

SO any future webinars on tap? I would participate and ask my usual 4 million questions :laugh3:

[kornerking]

Maybe we could use the Hangout feature on Google +. Seems pretty easy to use. No phone #'s to mess with.

[fez-head]

what have you done with Rory?

[kornerking]

He's stuck up, not hungup.

[Blue]

what have you done with Rory?

He entered the Thanksgiving 500 lawnmower racing tournament in North Carolina.