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Phone calls are the life’s blood of most disaster mitigation businesses, but do you know how to effectively convert those calls into jobs?

Adi Klevit from Business Success Consulting Group and Drew Johnson from 33 Mile Radius present this free webinar on best practices for phone calls.

They explain why excellent phone skills are important to landing the job and how to implement an effective process for converting more calls into jobs.

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HomeAdvisor’s parent company IAC announced in May that they had acquired Angie’s List for $500 million dollars. The announcement was hardly a surprise, IAC has been courting Angie’s List for the last several years. When the merger closed in October, the two companies were reorganized as ANGI Homeservices.

Although there were a number of layoffs at Angie’s List in September, CEO Chris Terrill said he was looking to “reignite the brand” and hinted they may be hiring in the future. The one thing that ANGI Homeservices hasn’t said is what this means for the future of the two websites and their customers and contractors.

However, companies don’t buy other companies without a plan that almost always involves growing revenue. While they can grow revenue by attracting more customers to their websites, they can also do so by raising rates on contractors as well.

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Do you know how to effectively market your restoration business in today’s complicated digital marketplace? Do you know where your company ranks in local search results? If you don’t, you’re definitely missing out on jobs.

Research Technical Institute and 33 Mile Radius present this free webinar about how water damage marketing can succeed in a multi-channel marketing world.

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Over the last several weeks, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in questions about Google Local Services, formerly Google Home Services. Many of our lead generation partners have asked how the service will impact their water damage restoration businesses.

If you aren’t familiar with Local Services yet, customers searching for a home service provider will now get a list of Google verified contractors. At the root of Google Local Services is advertising.

Want to get more leads for your business? Just pay for it. Seems straightforward, right? That’s certainly how Google is selling it, but let’s take a deeper look at what this service means for you.

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Making a first impression is important to getting the job, so we asked our friends at Spot On Solutions to share their experiences on the topic. Spot On Solutions is an internet marketing agency for cleaning and restoration contractors. Derek, Michael, and Katie, the talented team behind SOS, have a combined 20 years of expertise.

Over the phone or in person, the way your potential customers are greeted will have a significant impact on your company. That first impression is your chance to establish a reputation of professionalism as well as make potential customers confident in your company’s ability to fulfill their needs. With so much at stake, it is crucial that your employees understand how important that first impression is.

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Are you missing out on water damage jobs because you aren’t taking advantage of your smartphone? Your phone is loaded with apps that easily allow you to connect with your customer and market your water damage and reconstruction services.

You have one of the most powerful marketing tools sitting right in your pocket, make sure you’re using it. From setting up your services to communicating with customers, make sure you have and use the right apps to grow your business. Don’t miss out on customers because your competitors are better equipped to connect with them.

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Want to know how to get a higher return on your digital marketing? Do you have an effective process for getting more positive reviews?

33 Mile Radius and Spot On Solutions present this free webinar on how digital search integration and reviews can grow your home services business and increase revenue.

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Although business paperwork is a vital part of keeping any business successful, the simple truth is that almost no one likes doing it. Some think that paperwork keeps them from doing jobs that make money, while others find it stressful or boring. Regardless of the reason that you avoid paperwork, it’s a necessary evil. Instead of trying to escape it, create a process that keeps the time you spend on paperwork to a minimum.

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As we continue to help businesses like yours grow, we constantly get asked how to recruit and retain quality employees to meet the increased job demand. To help, we asked our friend Justin Sifford, a Senior Partner at the recruiting firm Wylander Solutions, to share some insight. Justin has over five years experience as a recruiter and over twenty working in the flooring and construction industries.

At Wylander, we constantly get calls from owners in desperate need of talent for their market. Sometimes it’s a more proactive approach – the owner has had steady growth, and they see the trend is expected to continue, but other times, it’s a call for help.

Finding new talent seems easy, but in my experience it’s more difficult than expected. It’s not just about finding a qualified candidate, but also getting them to agree to pay, bonus plans, benefits, commute, etc.

Communicating with Clients: Google My Business Messenger

In case you haven’t heard the news, Google just launched a live messenger service for its US-based Google My Business users.

This is a great new feature that will allow you to communicate directly with your customers from your Google local panel or maps listing using text messaging.

Why does this matter to you?

Well, for starters it allows potential customers to ask you questions about your business,