Contractor Cuts
by ProStruct360
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What to Do When a Client Changes Their Mind After Pre-Construction
What to Do When a Client Changes Their Mind After Pre-Construction
About this podcast
Join the ProStruct360 team on the Contractor Cuts podcast as we delve into the ins and outs of building and sustaining a thriving contracting business. Gain valuable insights and actionable tips from our experts who have successfully grown their own contracting company from the ground up.
Our show is dedicated to helping contractors like you unlock the secrets to increased profitability, efficient organization, and seamless processes within your company. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, our episodes cover key topics essential for your business growth and long-term success.
Make the most of your time between job sites by tuning in to our podcast and learn firsthand how to navigate the challenges of the contracting industry. Get ready to transform your business with valuable information that can potentially change the trajectory of your success.
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Episodes
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- What to Do When a Client Changes Their Mind After Pre-Construction · 37 minYou spent ten hours on pre-con. Selections are done, the Gantt chart is built, your plumber has quoted everything. Then on day one the client says, “Actually, can we do a tub…
- Are You the Bottleneck in Your Contracting Company? · 36 minWhen you’re a one-man show, every decision runs through you — that’s the job. But once you hire, if every question still lands on your phone, you haven’t built a company. You’ve…
- Are You Too Loyal to Fire? How to Know When It’s Time to Let an Employee Go · 41 minYou know he’s not working out. You’ve known for months. But you like him, his kids come by the office, and if he leaves, all his work lands back on your plate. So you wait. Clark…
- Why Good PMs and Subs Start Dropping the Ball · 38 minThey were great for the first few months. Now things keep slipping — missed follow-ups, half-finished tasks, the stuff you told him to do last Tuesday still sitting there. So you…
- How to Change Your Systems Without Crashing Your Company · 39 minYou know your processes need to change. But you can't pause every job for three months to rebuild the company — and changing everything at once feels like a good way to break…
- The 10-Day Test: Can Your Contracting Company Run Without You? · 38 minMost contractors take vacation one of two ways: they work the whole time from a hotel room, or they unplug completely and come back to a month of damage. Either way, ten days off…
- How to Present an Estimate So Clients Say Yes · 52 minYou send the estimate over email and wait. They compare your number to two others and pick the cheapest one. You never had a chance — because you were never in the room. In this…
- Why Fall Decides Your Winter: Filling the Pipeline Before It's Too Late · 36 minFrom Thanksgiving to New Year's, homeowners aren't calling. Nobody's booking a bathroom demo two weeks before Christmas. Which means the work you'll do in December and January…
- Who's Wrong Is It Anyway? The Shower Pan That Cost $6,800 · 40 minA contractor's regular tile guy gets buried on another job. He finds a replacement, they show up clean, finish in four days, and ask to get paid early. He walks it, it looks…
- Busy vs Booked: Why Contractors Work More and Make Less · 39 minEvery contractor is busy. Far fewer are booked. Busy is running job to job all week putting out fires. Booked is knowing what your next six months look like — and being able to…
- 8 Places Contractors Lose Money That Never Show Up on the Estimate · 47 minYou look at the job and the numbers work. You finish the job and somehow the profit is gone. It didn't disappear on the estimate — it leaked out in eight places you're probably…
- The Difference Between a Good Boss vs a Great Boss · 31 minYour subs choose you every time they pick up the phone. Some say yes because they want to work with you. Some say yes because they have nothing else. The gap between those two is…
- 6 Things Profitable Contractors Do That Clients Never See · 36 minDescription: You're selling two products: the kitchen, and the experience of getting the kitchen. The second one is built almost entirely out of work your client never watches…
- The Difference Between a Good Estimator vs a Great Estimator · 39 minMost contractors aren't running bad companies — they're running good ones that have hit a ceiling. The same is true of estimates. Plenty of contractors write a good estimate. Far…
- Why Your Price Isn't the Problem — It's How You Present It · 20 minYour quote comes in higher than the other guy's, the client balks, and suddenly you're on the defensive. But the price was never the real issue — it's that you're being treated…
- Who's Wrong Is It Anyway? The Deck That Ruined a Wedding · 33 minA contractor eats a rotted-post surprise, throws in free extras, burns a weekend, and blows his margin to hit a wedding date. The deck gets done. Then the homeowner withholds…
- How Much Free Work Should You Really Give a Client? · 21 minEvery contractor knows the trap: you pour hours into an estimate, walk the job with your trades, do all the planning — and then lose the bid to a cheaper guy. So where's the line…
- The Halftime Reset Every Contractor Needs for the Second Half of the Year · 30 minYou've made it to July — the exact halfway point of the year. So the question is: are you winning? In this episode of Contractor Cuts, Clark and James walk through a halftime…
- How to Stop Stressing About Cash Flow on Every Job (Part 2) · 33 minMost contractors live in a state of Thursday-night panic — money flying in and out, never quite sure if there's enough to cover tomorrow. It doesn't have to be that way. In part…
- The Financial Setup Every Contractor Needs Before Hiring (Part 1) · 38 minThe moment you hire your first project manager, you lose control of your money — unless you've built the systems to track it first. In part 1 of this two-part series, Clark and…
