The Minnesota Roofer’s License Guide: From Subcontractor to Prime Contractor
Mastering the physical craft of roofing is only half of what goes into building a successful business. Transitioning from a subcontractor to a licensed contractor in Minnesota enables roofing professionals to contract directly with homeowners, escape low-margin scraps, and secure full project margins. To achieve this independence, workers must navigate the Department of Labor and […]
The Boardroom Blueprint: Dodging the 4 Traps of New Roofing Businesses
Many new Minnesota roofing contractors fail not from poor craftsmanship, but instead, predictable business traps. Expanding overhead too quickly, managing operations from memory, overcomplicating client communication with technical jargon, and mismanaging seasonal cash flow are all common examples. Transitioning from a hands-on installer to a business owner requires keeping overhead lean by utilizing subcontractors, implementing […]
Key Features That Make Business Websites Difference [infographic]
Typically, there are three types of websites most often encountered online: Informational websites, Blog websites, and E-Commerce websites. In this article, we will provide recommendations to steer you in the right direction and point out the features you should have for each of these websites. Our goal here is to dive deeper to selectively show […]
5 Key Things to Look for in a Great Web Designer: Faribault Website Design
Many small business owners view the word “marketing” as an expense, but as digital (organic) marketing becomes the primary factor in marketing campaigns, that view is no longer true. And here’s why: If you pay for an advertisement like a billboard on the highway or Google Pay-Per-Click (PPC) on the web, your marketing dollars can […]
Here’s what to do if your website has been infected with malware and red-flagged by internet browsers.
When this happens to a website, most likely the website was hacked and/or injected with a malware. Why? It’s hard to understand the why, but the “bad” hacker who injected your site with the virus, spyware or malware wants people who visit your website to get the same virus and related problems on their computer. […]
The Hazard You Hope Never Happens: Being Hacked. Here’s How To Avoid It
A CNNMoney analysis in May of this year reported that about half of all American adults’ personal information was compromised in the last twelve months due to data breaches at large companies and organizations. In August of 2014 alone, we’ve seen three more hacking victims; Community Health System, UPS, and J.P. Morgan. These ongoing events […]
Dear Small Business Owners, I Promise to Get You “READY”
When it comes to web-based marketing, small businesses often think that in order to outperform their competition, they have to outspend them. This is no longer the case. Because the Internet provides useful information quickly, at our fingertips; it has leveled the playing field for most businesses, big and small. Today consumers search online for […]
9 Tips to Help Protect Yourself from Online Scams and Frauds
Following these 9 tips will help protect you, your family members, and people within your social networks from online scams and frauds. If you find this article helpful, please share it with your family members and friends to help them stay more secure.