With everything going on in Ukraine and the fears that Russia will ramp up their cyber attack activities, it makes perfect sense that business owners can be nervous about their sensitive data. There are many contractors out there who don’t necessarily trust computers to begin with. With the added concerns of some foreign hacker compromising...
Author: bogierich (Rich Bogath)
Top Three Problems Contractors Have With Estimates
For all the contract-for-work construction and remodeling professionals out there, few business problems come up like when it’s time to get that estimate out to the customer. Speaking to many of the contractors using the Take Off Creator by Botonde, we have devised the top three problems that contractors have with creating estimates and take...
Home Buying And People Moving Equals Contractor Opportunities
The current housing market, as of this writing, is one of extreme demand and low supply. Rumor has it that in most parts of the USA, there is only one house (or housing unit) available for every three families that want one. In some parts of the country–that number is much more drastic. With the...
What to Consider When Searching for an Accessible Home
By Patrick Young Most of the time, searching for the right home is no easy feat. But when you’re looking for an accessible home, the process can be especially challenging and drawn-out. Accessible homes are few and far between on the market, and it can take time to find a home that can be modified...
New Features From Botonde
We have some great new features within the Botonde Take-Off Creator system! Important customizations that our loyal contractors have asked for! Estimates Estimates generated through Botonde for your clients are now streamlined, customizable and cleaner than ever. Control the position of your business logo, show or hide the proposal number and customize the text. Watch...
How Botonde Helps Your Local Advertising
When it comes to finding local clients, a contractor’s advertising can be limited by budget and competition. It can be extremely difficult to seize networking opportunities either in a new territory or by a new contracting business. Established or not, what can a contractor do to maximize networking and advertising opportunities and keep skyrocketing expenses...
Material Overages And Waste
Now that contractors are getting back to work after weeks or months of quarantine, business-related difficulties become apparent once again. For instance, how do contactors, especially newer contractors, deal with materials in relation to material overages and waste? How much material? Many a contractor–especially newer or more inexperienced contractors–learn this lesson the hard way. The...
Botonde Helps Your Contracting Business – Demo Video
Of all the questions we get about the tools that Botonde provides to contractors, the first and most obvious one is usually; “What does it do?” Here is a video that show you, for the most part, what Botonde does and how it helps your contracting business. If you have more specific questions as to...
5 Things “Phased Reopening” Means For Contractors
As the fifty states begin creeping back to “normal” and the COVID-19 pandemic begins to wither, “phased reopening” is a buzzword that many small businesses have been waiting for. But as our elected officials creep ever closer to these phases, what should contractors expect? Here are five important points that all contractors must consider at...
Contractors Justify Essential Construction During Covid-19
Thanks to the combined contributions of local governmental decisions and a viral outbreak, many contractors find themselves out of work or close to it. Other state officials have taken a milder approach in determining what is appropriate or not. It seems that there is no black and white to how the pandemic is affecting the...