Cost+ Contracts – The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Roughly 1 in 8 builders currently use Cost+ contracts; primarily to manage cost escalation risks. We reveal their pros/cons – which might surprise you…

Builders Roadmap: Increase Margins & Prices in Competitive Markets

This is NOT advice about reducing costs & overheads in competitive times. Rather, it’s strategic advice about how to fast track bigger profits in a competitive environment based on what successful home builders do.

Builders, are you the victim or the victor?

In tough times, it’s easy for builders to feel helpless with no control over their future. See how attitude has helped builders not just survive but flourish in tough conditions.

5 Warning Signs Mistrust is Killing Your Sales

If clients don’t trust you, they’re unlikely to engage your services. Here are 5 signs to look for – and what to do.

10 Simple Rules to Make Builders’ Lives Easier

Building’s a challenging game to play so we’ve compiled 10 simple rules to make every builder’s life easier (from hundreds of builders we interviewed)

5 Client Fear-Driven Tricks That Hurt Builders

Clients start the project process at a disadvantage because they’re on a steep learning curve. Through fear, some of them employ ‘newbie’ tricks. Here’s how to help them.

10 Half Truths Builders Should Re-Visit (Part 2)

Here’s part 2 of Builders Half-Truths that are probably costing you.

10 Myths That Cost Builders

Building’s a tough industry to work in. So, many builders have built some ‘rules of thumb’ to help them avoid risks. But times (and technology) have changed. So these half-truths are probably costing you.

How To Charge for ProCalc Reports

Clients struggle to engage you without first answering some key questions (“BBQ-Stoppers”). See how you can bundle your expertise with a ProCalc report to help them fund their own progress.

Good Guy or Bad Guy? The choice is yours

Our industry unfairly forces builders to provide the hard truths clients often don’t want to hear. But you don’t have to be the bad guy. See how to grow client relationships – without the grief.