Home Improvement and Renovation Trends

Discover the latest trends and technology to keep your business on track with the current market.

Learn how the current market conditions and technology can impact your business. Whether you work in turf, water treatment systems, HVAC, roofing, or siding, these articles are designed to help you keep up with the fast-moving world of construction and home renovation. Explore all our blogs below or search one of these popular topics:

Finding Customers

Discover new lead generation techniques and sources to find more customers for your home improvement business.

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How to Add Financing to Your Sales Process

The first step to offering your customers an affordable monthly payment option is to find a financing…

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How to Ask for Referrals

There are countless ways to find new customers for your business. Social media, email marketing, billboards, and…

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Offer Monthly Payments with FFC

Whether you are thinking about expanding your business and taking on more customers or just looking for ways to close sales faster, now may be a good time to consider adding financing to your list of sales tools.

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Customer Management

Learn how to nurture and support home improvement leads and customers once they enter your sales funnel.

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How to Ask for Referrals

There are countless ways to find new customers for your business. Social media, email marketing, billboards, and…

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3 Ways to Get Paid for a $20k Project

Different payment methods can make a big difference in your customer’s monthly payment. Learn how you can…

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Tips to Close Sales with Payment Plans

Cash, credit cards and payment plans are the most common options customers use to cover their home…

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Tools & Tech

Find the latest tools and tech to help simplify and streamline your business processes.

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Free Online Tools for Small Businesses

Small teams can accomplish big goals with the right tools. Whether you’re in roofing, landscaping, HVAC, windows…

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Tech Spotlight: Google Business Profiles for Contractors

Creating a business profile on Google is one of the most important steps to ensure new customers…

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Tech Spotlight: Google Analytics for Contractors

Building a successful business doesn’t happen overnight and figuring out when you’ve hit important milestones can be…

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Social Media

Find strategies to create a strong social media presence and reach more home improvement customers here.

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Does Your Company Have a Brand?

Your company provides services for people, but your brand is how you set yourself apart from all…

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3 Marketing Strategies to Try this Summer

Keep your customers engaged and your marketing fresh this summer by trying out some of these strategies.

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5 Topics to Engage Your Customers in Q2

Building and maintaining an active online presence is an important part of growing a home improvement business,…

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Community

Find timely tips on how to become an integral part of your community.

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Closing Sales During the Holidays

Shopping, wrapping, parties, dinners, family, friends, and more keep homeowners busy this time of year. However, with…

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Are You Prepared for These Customer FAQs?

A home is many people’s most valuable asset, so when they start searching for a home improvement…

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Blog Topics to Keep Your Website Relevant

You can create huge growth opportunities for your business with a website that has strong SEO. Capitalize…

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Understanding Today’s Home Improvement Market

As mortgage rates rise and fall, material shortages come and go, and labor shifts between scarcity and abundance, the home improvement and renovation industry changes to keep up with market demands. Keeping track of market changes and predicting which way the home improvement industry will shift isn’t always easy, but Foundation Finance is here to help. Check back often to learn about innovations, news, and changes that could impact the way you complete home improvement projects.

 

You will also find news on the latest financing specials to help you land your next hard-to-close sale. Whether you own a small, family-owned contracting business or are one of many contractors working under the same brand, we’re here to help you find more home improvement customers and close more sales with important news and articles to help you build your contracting business.

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