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"The Nailbag" is a monthly publication of Contractor Resource Inc., a company founded by contractors to help professionals in the construction industries build and grow their businesses. To view an HTML version of this newsletter please visit us at => http://www.contractorresource.com/email_newsletters/apr_nailbag/apr_newsletter.html ========================================================================= +=+=+=+=+=+= WHAT'S INSIDE THIS EDITION OF "THE NAILBAG" +=+=+=+=+=+ ========================================================================= ~ WHAT'S NEW AT CONTRACTORRESOURCE.COM ~ DATABASE SCORECARD ~ FEATURED ARTICLES * How To Keep Thousands More In Your Pocket - A Guide For Contractors To Keep More Money * The Truth About Per Job Bonus Plans * Household Mold FAQ's * Why Contractors Go Out Of Business * Generate Tax Savings ~ MICK'S TECH TIP * Web Site Pricing - Are You Getting Ripped Off?? ======================================================================== +=+=+=+=+=+ WHAT'S NEW AT CONTRACTORRESOURCE.COM +=+=+=+=+= ======================================================================== OH MY!! MAKE YOUR DIRECTORY LISTING STAND HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE COMPETITION. For as long as we've been providing companies in the construction industry with free standard listings in our directories, we've accommodated people who wanted to stand out. However, we've just gone ourselves one better..... Enhanced listings now display (i) your company's own logo (or a pre-selected image) (ii) text description of up 25 words and (iii) new graphical changes to our search results pages to make sure that enhanced listings get noticed. To make sure your company doesn't get left behind visit us online at the address below. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/enhanced WEB DEZIGN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. Our sister company, CRdeZign, has just finished its new Web site. Find out how we can help you use the Internet to improve your business. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/crdezign ======================================================================== +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= DATABASE SCORECARD +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ======================================================================== Contractor Resource has created the most extensive directory of building industry professionals on the internet. As of 04/14/02 our directory was home to ... -- contractors: 1,471,006 -- suppliers: 235,010 -- manufacturers: 4,760 Visit our Web site and make sure that your company is listed. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/search ======================================================================== +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ KICHLER LIGHTING =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ======================================================================== VISIT ONLINE => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/kichler KICHLER LIGHTING - The innovative leader in decorative lighting, lamps, and home accessories. Online shopping available ======================================================================== +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ PARTNERS CORNER - LITENING SOFTWARE =+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ======================================================================== DESIGNED FOR SMALL TO MEDIUM CONTRACTORS LiteningFast Estimating is designed for small to medium contractors, people like you, who don't have weeks to learn, or thousands to spend on an estimating program. You're already using QuickBooks for your accounting and need to estimate your jobs quickly, easily and accurately. LiteningFast is the answer, guaranteed! One Click, Easy Interface To QuickBooks Pro. VISIT ONLINE => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/litening ======================================================================== +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= FEATURED ARTICLES +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ======================================================================== How To Keep Thousands More In Your Pocket - A Guide For Contractors To Keep More Money by Nick Hurd of Litening Software As a contractor you probably wouldn't dream of starting a job unless you had the proper tools for it. Yet, many contractors attempt one of the most important phases of a job without the necessary equipment, and it costs them thousands each year. To read the rest of this article visit the link below. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/moremoney ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Truth About Per Job Bonus Plans by Douglas Phelps, President of Management Consultants for Contractors Over the past 6 years, Management Consultants for Contractors has had the opportunity to examine the various types of bonus/incentive programs that are being used by contractors today. While there is not one perfect plan, there is one type of plan, commonly used, that does more harm than good-the per job bonus plan. As a matter of fact, of all the general plans that we have seen, the per job type plan is by far, hands-down, no close seconds, the least effective and most damaging. To read the rest of this article visit the link below. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/bonuspln ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Household Mold FAQ's by Orion Marketing Group Savvy homeowners are taking an active role in preventing mold from growing in their homes. Mold can grow on walls, wood and other structural materials after a home has sustained water damage. When left on a surface, mold can cause structural problems and health symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, sore throat, asthma and nasal congestion. Here find the answers to some of homeowners' most common mold questions visit the link below. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/moldfaq ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why Contractors Go Out Of Business by Michael Stone The third major reason that contractors go out of business is the lack of or improper use of contracts. Strange as it may sound, there are still contractors that work without contracts. This includes jobs that run into 5 and 6 digits. This is foolishness at it's worst. It has been my perception for some time, both as an expert witness and as an arbitrator that the present day attitude of the legal system is that it is up to the contractor to prove himself innocent as opposed to the other side proving you guilty. With this attitude of the legal system, you walk into any courtroom or hearing with the deck stacked against you. To read the rest of this article visit the link below. => http://www.contractorresource.com/partners/mstone4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Engineering Approach To Cost Segregation Generates Income Tax Savings by Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, P.C. Income tax depreciation can be accelerated on qualifying costs incurred to acquire, construct, or improve property by applying an "engineering approach," in what is commonly referred to as a cost segregation analysis. 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