Contractor Cents

By Ruth King

Discover ideas, tactics, news, and information that matters to your contracting business and you. Increase productivity, profitability, customer and employee satisfaction.... more

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The podcast currently has 440 episodes available.

Contractor Cents episodes:

June 23, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 379 - Your Website Is Losing Sales, Here’s How to Fix It
Consumers are shopping online more than ever. According to data by
SellersCommerce, there are 2.71 billion online shoppers globally as of 2024.
What technology do we need to attract more online shoppers? How can we
provide quotes, or should we provide quotes online?
What else should we be doing?
Join Josh Koplin, the co-founder of EDEN, a company that helps HVAC
businesses by onboarding an Instant Quote tool for potential customers, will
answer these questions and more. And, give you reasons why you should
have pricing on your website.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
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20min
June 16, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 378 - You’re Losing Jobs You Should Be Winning – Here’s How to Fix That
What if you had an automatic follow up sequence to close jobs and do referral
marketing? One of my clients has increased their closing rate by more than 50%
doing this automatically.
How? my guest, Kirk King, the creator of Contractor Halo, will tell you how he did
it for one of my clients and other contractors. And no, we are not related…we
only share a last name.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
19min
June 10, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 377 - Training Uncopiable Sales Talent with Kay Miller
What does it take to be a super salesperson? One who is laser focused on your
company’s moose –So, you ask, “what’s a moose?” And, how do you train the
super sales person…or does the super salesperson even need training?
Join Kay Miller and me. Kay, will explain who your sales peoples’ moose are…and
how to make them uncopiable and highly effective salespeople.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
19min
June 02, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 376 - Financing Home Repairs: What to Know Before You Sign
Financing. Whether it is a water heater, a generator, or a new HVAC system,
financing is a way of life now. With the average homeowner having less
than $5,000 in savings, according to a US banking study, when a major
repair happens, the only option is financing.
So, how do you choose a financing company? What should you look for?
What should you avoid?
My guest Erica Leonor, is the Director of Business Development for
Goodleap. She will answer these questions and more.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
17min
May 26, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 375 - Think You Know Your Business Assets? Think Again.
Do You Know What Your Business Assets Are?
Before you say, “that’s a stupid question, of course I know what they are.”
They might NOT be what you think they are.
Find out the true meaning of business assets as they relate to our industry. Aaron
Salow, CEO of XOi, and Ryan Martineau, co-founder and CEO of Specifix, tell you
what your true assets are and why.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
18min
May 19, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 374 - Contractor Stories
You’ll recognize yourself in some of Matt Michel’s contractor stories. Matt has
worked with contractors for years and is the founder of Service Nation which
operates the Service Roundtable, Service Nation Alliance, and more. Matt gives
you the “story behind the stories” in this book that every contractor should read.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
19min
May 12, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 373 - Built to Scale with John Nieuwenburg
How do you scale your business?
And, how do you get it to the point where it is not totally dependent on you? John
Nieuwenburg, founder of W5 Coaching, gives you the steps to go from 3 to 10
employees, from 10 to 30 employees, and beyond.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
20min
May 05, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 372 - Cut Credit Card Fees with Field Check Payments
How to electronically take checks in the field and cut credit card costs
More and more customers are paying with credit cards. But what about those
who pay by check? Your techs can now electronically take the check at your
customer’s home and hand the check back to her. How? Using a new use of
technology, iWallet. My guest, Jim Kolchin, a former contractor and founder of
iWallet explains how.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
19min
April 28, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 371 - How to Find Skilled Labor with 90% Success
How do you find skilled labor? What if you found a source where you
experienced a 90% success rate in finding that labor? What would that do
to your business?
My guest, Paul Sanneman, is the founder and Contractor Staffing Source.
He’ll explain how you can achieve a 90% success rate in finding labor.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
19min
April 21, 2025 Contractor Cents - Episode 370 - Trade Empire Building with High 5 Plumbing
If you’re a plumber and want to enter the HVAC arena, or an HVAC company
and wants to expand to electrical, or any trade wanting to expand to another
trade…how do you do it?
My guests, Levi and Cassi Torres, owners of High 5 Plumbing, have
expanded successfully into HVAC and electrical. They’ll tell you how they did
it.
Free P&L Statement and Balance Sheet
https://tinyurl.com/2rjd6wxu
Ruth King
Twitter - @RuthKing
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthking1/

Podcast Produced by
Nick Uttam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-uttam-4b33a1147
...more
19min

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How many episodes does Contractor Cents have?

The podcast currently has 440 episodes available.

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