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northernrainforest · 6 years ago

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If you’ve ever stayed in a European youth hostel, you can picture the kind of room I’m in right now. It’s windowless and Spartan: twin beds, lumpy pillows, an ancient phone on a beat up nightstand between the beds. It’s cold in here because the air is cranked up too high, but there’s no thermostat. There’s also no clock. Time doesn’t matter here, and time also matters a great deal. The main difference between this room and a room at a cheap pensione in Florence is that when you step outside you’re not greeted by the picturesque banks of the Arno. This room is one of the two “sleeping rooms” in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Providence Pavilion for Women and Children in Everett, Washington, and I’m here because my baby is across the hall, hooked up to machines.

I was 35 weeks and 5 days pregnant when I woke up at 1:18 am.

“My water just broke,” I said to Flo, and my heart sank. They had told me several days prior that I should “chill out” and “take it easy,” when I visited labor and delivery to talk about the symptoms I was having, which felt suspiciously like pre-term labor. I did do things differently: I stopped going to the gym. I started doing dishes while sitting on a bar stool (for what it’s worth, we should all be doing this. It’s comfortable.) But at the same time, a small voice inside me was egging me on: reminding me to finish little tasks, to tidy up loose ends. By Saturday, I was walking through Safeway with Ladybug slower than I’ve ever walked anywhere. I almost could have predicted I’d go into labor that night. But I was at the grocery store, because we needed milk. (It’s currently turning into yogurt in the fridge. Turns out, we’d never drink the milk after all.)

Regardless, there I was at 1:18 am, trying to be clearheaded about what to do next. I packed a few things (real talk: mostly snacks) and tried calling a couple of friends before realizing that Ladybug would be joining us at the hospital. Unsurprisingly, she was thrilled. She had already packed a bag in case she needed to stay at a friend’s house. But staying at the hospital? Even better. (The next morning she did head to a friend’s for the day, and stayed there that night as well. I’m all for including the family in life events, but I don’t need to be managing a five-year-old between earth-shattering contractions.)

Earlier that week I had gotten a pregnancy update email (baby was the length of a head of Romaine lettuce at that point, I think) which highlighted the need to map out the best route to the hospital. Flo and I giggled about this, thinking back on our interminable drives to and from UCLA Medical Center as we waited for Ladybug to arrive. To get to PeaceHealth Ketchikan, by contrast, the directions were straighforward: turn left out of driveway. Turn right on Carlanna Lake Road. Turn left into the ER. It took us a minute and a half to get there from our house, where we parked steps from the entrance of the ER by a sign that said “Reserved for Patients.”

I will not bore you with my birth story. Was it Chekhov who said, “Every happy family…?” Forget it, I just googled the phrase and will spare you my version (it’s Tolstoy, by the way. Also Russian, so arguably I was close.) “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This is true for childbirth too. Every birth story is unique and gnarly and often funny, and the ones that go haywire are unhappy in their own ways. But if you’ve heard one birth story you kind of get the idea: the built-in spoiler alert is that it ends with the birth of a baby. As wild as the story may be, the ending is almost universally the same. All I will say is that Flo and I were holding our son at 5:43 pm, sixteen hours after we packed up our little bag and our little girl and left for the hospital. I am in love with the name we chose for him, but for the purposes of this blog he will be known as Bronson. (Long story. Ask Flo.)

Anyway, in our case it wasn’t labor and delivery that made for the interesting story. A few hours after birth, after the little man had crawled his way up my chest like his sister had done and rooted around for some dinner, the nurses noticed he was struggling to breathe. So began several days of cannulas in his nose to send air more easily to the lungs, and then an IV drip to regulate his blood sugar, and then a 24-hour moratorium on breastfeeding so he wouldn’t aspirate, and then and then and then. In the same way that they say one intervention in labor can lead to a snowball effect, it felt as though Bronson was encountering more and more obstacles day by day. But he seemed well enough by Thursday morning that we were talking about being discharged the next day. Then he stopped breathing. He was in my arms in the tiny nursery—he’d been in my arms most of the night—and he suddenly seemed sleepy. The night shift nurse stared hard at the monitor, adjusting the leads that connected him to it. Within moments, our quiet night together turned loud, bright, busy. A team of nurses, doctors, anesthesiologists, respiratory specialists—they all got to work, drawing blood, inserting a new IV, pumping air back into his lungs. It was quickly decided we would need to be medevaced to to a bigger facility with a proper NICU, which meant Flo raced home to pack me a bag. Ladybug and I cried softly in each other’s arms.

Bronson and I were loaded onto an ambulance, which drove onto the airport ferry, which then headed around the backside of the airport to a police escort and a waiting Lear jet. Bronson’s tiny body was dwarfed by the enormity of his incubator. The kind man who worked for LifeMed and sat next to me on the plane briefed me on flying in a Lear jet: basically, it goes very fast, and might make you sick, and you’ll get there in no time.

The whole time we were in the air, I honestly felt like I was dying. I was semi-reclined (perhaps in a nod to my recently revoked status as a patient.) I couldn’t breathe well, and it felt as though the top of the plane was pressing down on my chest. I stared out the window at the clouds and drifted off, out of exhaustion and terror. I couldn’t see my baby, but partway through the flight, the EMT who was sitting next to him asked for my phone. She took a picture of my beautiful boy, his eyes open and bright. He seemed to be doing better than I was.

We landed in an airfield in Everett and a firefighter walked me to the bathroom in a huge hanger. The whole thing felt so absurd that I wanted to make a joke, but for once in my life I really couldn’t think of anything to say. So I said thank you. En route to the hospital, the ambulance driver pointed through the window at the largest building in the world (so he said); a huge sign on the front of it said Boeing. I felt like I did the first time I stepped off the subway in Tokyo—that everything was big, foreign, pulsing with life in a language I didn’t understand. Bronson had another apnea episode when we arrived at the hospital but I wasn’t there to see it. I had been shunted upstairs to Admitting, where a woman who looked exactly like Iris Apfel spent ten minutes misunderstanding our primary insurance. (I think it’s in the middle of Mr. and Mrs. Smith that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt get into an elevator and hear The Girl From Ipanema; after a few seconds of calm and muzak, they get to the next floor and step out, guns blazing. This is what it felt like in Admitting.) Soon, though, I was back downstairs, staring into Bronson’s room as a soft spoken doctor stood next to me and plied me for information about what had happened. I turned to him.

“To be clear,” I said, asking the thing I realized I’d been wondering all day. “This isn’t a question of, ‘My baby may not make it.’ Right…?”

“No,” he said firmly. “He will be fine.”

Still. After my baby settled down for the night, his room buzzing with machines, his body a tangle of wires, I wandered across the hall to the sleeping room and made a few sobbing phone calls. I was decidedly not okay, because I was pretty sure my baby wasn’t either.

That was ten days ago. It’s been two weeks since I glanced around my living room to make sure I hadn’t forgotten anything, turned off the lights and drove away. Two weeks since I wandered the halls of PeaceHealth Ketchikan, looking through the windows at the wintry darkness between mind bending contractions. Two weeks since they said, “Pushpushpushpushpushpush,” and I did and I did and I did and then I held a small red-faced boy in my arms and cried. Two weeks of living in hospitals, he and I — and things seem easier. I chatted with a couple of nurses just now, using words I didn’t know two weeks ago, talking diagnoses and comparing the opinions and temperaments of attending neonatologists. Bronson can breathe on his own, though we’re still figuring out the root cause of his problem, which (it’s becoming clear) may extend beyond his prematurity and into something congenital or structural. Stay tuned; when I know, you’ll know. He’s eating, and sleeping, and pooping, and generally doing all the things babies do.

The other day, Flo smiled a little when he saw the blankets in the sleeping room. (He and Ladybug and my mom are staying at a Hampton Inn a few blocks away, which feels like the premise of a bad sitcom.) “We used to have these blankets in our house,” he said. This baby, our baby, who lives in a crisp clean room in a state of the art hospital — his grandfather raised five children as a single dad cleaning hospitals like this one. Our little guy has his middle name. There’s been so much talk in the last few years about privilege, but I’ve come to realize from this experience that privilege extends beyond race, class, gender, and so much else that we’ve addressed in the conversation. Privilege extends to access. Privilege extends to the ability to be relieved of pain and suffering. (That is, at least as far as medically possible.) Privilege means a shared language, and the ability to speak up for ourselves. Privilege gives us a window to look through: we can choose to see all the beauty others seem to have that we have been denied, or we could recognize the beauty we ourselves have been given that others may not have access to. All we have to do is open the window, and breathe. It’s the breathing, of course, that is the hard part. But we’re working on it.

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pimothers · 6 years ago

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Meet Neha

Neha Jain is a Software Engineering Manager at LinkedIn. She is a mother of a five-month old boy Josh. At work she leads a team to help companies find their dream hire. She is passionate about using technology to empower individuals and society realize their true potential. Outside of work she mentors rising talent at Holberton School and founded PiMothers - a blog to share the inspiring stories of mothers in technology. In 2017, she was named a Top 10 Women in Cloud.

Q. What was your role and responsibility in the company when you found out you were expecting?

First time I found out I was expecting I was a senior engineer. It's interesting when I look back to that time of Jan 2017. I declined an opportunity to work on an exciting new project because I found out that I was four weeks pregnant. Two weeks later I found out that I might have been better off taking on that project since project baby was not on the table anymore :( Now in that emotionally challenging moment I had another 'what if’ which left me even more miserable.

Second time I found out that I was expecting I didn't turn down any professional opportunity which I would have otherwise accepted. I became an Engineering Manager and hosted/planned several events like speed mentoring with next play and girl geek dinner and I was named a Top 10 Women in Cloud 2017 all while I was pregnant!

Q. What advice do you have for other women, how to create a healthy environment at home for both your kid and spouse, your relationship and yourself?

Building on the answer above, my first advice to any woman would be to say yes to any opportunity that you would otherwise be excited to jump onto. As Sheryl Sandberg has famously said - “Don’t leave before you leave”. [full piece here]

Second, allow others to help you be it a fellow human or intelligent machine. I have so many machines at my house to take care of the household chores like cleaning (roomba), mopping (brava), making rotis (rotimatic), google home connected devices (nest, philips hue), automatic sprinkler. And I solicit help from my family and friends so that I can get a full night's sleep and time to relax and enjoy life.

One last advice that someone gave me which I would like to pass on - Plan a vacation. When you join back work after maternity leave, this vacation will be a very good thing to hold in your head and look forward to in the next six months. This will be the time you get to unwind and be with your family and build that healthy bonding.

On Preparing for the Change

Q. How has being a mother affected your career? Do you think you are consciously taking less challenging projects because you know you are a mom?

Becoming a mother has made me better at prioritization. I understand that the time I spend browsing Facebook or Whatsapp is time I can be with my son or do something meaningful at work. Because I want to get more active and learn new skills, I tend to be very mindful of where I invest my time and spend my efforts.

Q. How did you prepare yourself for the change? What books, blogs, advice, quotes do you remember, that motivated you during the time?

The books I read to prepare myself include:

Mindful Birthing: This book was recommended to me by my Ob and it’s a great book. Mindfulness practices presented in this book helped me get back to normal even in pregnancy when I learned that I had gestational diabetes. I used to practice walking meditation many times on post meal walks. Using BRANN technique explained in the book I was able to prevent an almost inevitable emergency c-section. I had been in labor for almost 24 hours after my water broke and we were running out of time. I started running temperature, that’s when hospital staff and my doctor asked us to prepare for c-section and pack out of the current room. At this point, I asked them about Risks of using pitocin and Alternatives to c-section. With that mindful discussion, nurse gave me pitocin and in just an hour Josh was born without any surgery!

Happiest Baby on the Block: I found this book via google search. The concept of fourth trimester and five S’s - Swaddle, Side/Stomach, Shush, Sway and Soothe explained in the book were very useful in those first eight to twelve weeks when it’s the very difficult to handle the baby’s feeding, crying and sleeping. I can’t say with certainty if it’s because of these S’s or Josh is naturally a delightful baby ;)

Breastfeeding Made Simple: This is one book I would recommend reading before delivery which unfortunately I read after delivery. The book has a very non-judgemental tone (which in itself is very soothing, when you are already struggling with breastfeeding, you don’t want a book breathing down your neck telling you that you are bad mother if you are not breastfeeding). It presents the seven natural laws of breastfeeding - presents the concept of nose to nipple in a very helpful way and has useful links to videos of mothers trying to breastfeed newborns.

Reversing Diabetes in 21 days: This is another book my ob recommended when I found out that I had gestational diabetes. Though the whole food, vegan diet that is presented in this book is very unconventional and I was split whether to try something as disruptive as leaving dairy while pregnant (I am already a vegetarian and main source of protein for me were dairy products). I think it was worth trying it out. My blood glucose became stable and insulin dose reduced as a result of it. Yes, eliminating dairy from the diet meant that I had to get creative with my food. I incorporated alternative milks like soy, almond, more nuts, tofu and hemp seeds in my diet. With my husband and my mom’s support it all worked out.

Other good books on the topic that I read were Expecting Better and Taking Charge of your Fertility.

After my son was born I read a lot on KellyMom for managing breastfeeding challenges.

Three years ago after moving to United States I wanted to find out how to balance work-life as a mother in technology. I started talking to mothers in technology to learn from them. I interviewed and talked to a lot of mothers in technology to get an understanding of what to expect, what to plan. I have shared these stories through my blog - PiMothers. I listened to Mothersboard podcast by Katherine Rottendo during pregnancy, I found out about this podcast during my interview with Jenni Snyder from Yelp.

Thinking out loud

Q. If you are comfortable talking about breastfeeding and how you manage it while working?

Breastfeeding for me was very challenging, I mean exceptionally challenging. I am so grateful to my husband and friends, specifically Sigal and lactation consultant Elaine for counseling me and supporting me through the difficult time of mastitis, clogged ducts and blocked pores. After a few months of managing via breast pumps, paced bottle feeding, nipple shield etc I was finally able to get myself and my son comfortable with direct latching.

Looking back, I think persevering through these difficulties when every day I thought of quitting and settling for bottle feeding, was more than worth it. These days, I have to worry about the bottles only on working days, holidays and weekends are complete bliss.

LinkedIn has really good Mother's room and our workplace team is very open to taking feedback and making improvements to support working moms every step of the way.

Q. What is that one thing that bothers you the most about parenting and you would want to fix in the system to make this process easier?

I think we need to build family friendly workplaces. Pregnancy is not a disability - the commitment in this one doesn’t end with the end of pregnancy, it only increases when a living dependent tiny human comes into this world. Improving support at workplace could start by providing clean pump parts for every session so that mothers’ don’t have to worry about cleaning etc every day. An option to bring your kids to work, if necessary or work from home on days no help is present would be very supportive for working parents.

Q. Given an option to stay-at-home and enjoy being a mom for your kids, would you leave your job?

I like the independence that I get as a result of working. The intellectual as well as social stimulation I get in the professional context lifts my spirits and makes me more meaningfully present around my son and family. I love my son but this is my way of teaching him independence.

Rapid Fire

Favorite book: He loves solar system book.

Biggest stress buster: Talking out loud with my husband over a warm cup of soy chai.

Favorite game you play with your family: Peek-a-boo

Favorite hobby: Reading, writing, cooking, exploring the world

Favorite lullaby: Lalla lalla lori

Typical go-to meal: Daal, roti, sabzi

Your best friend when it comes to handling tantrums: Smiling at him or holding him close to my chest.

On Benefits & Support

Q. What was your support structure during and after your pregnancy?

During the pregnancy my husband used to help out with household chores and I had a cook come over one day on weekends to chop veggies and prepare parathas etc.

After the delivery my mom came over from India and stayed with us for five months. She took care of the house and food as well as my son when I joined work. After she left my parents-in-law came over for some months. I have already enrolled him in a daycare which he will join after they leave.

Q. How did you find out about the various benefits that you were entitled to as an expecting mother? How was that experience?

I checked with my manager. There are a lot of mothers at LinkedIn and a friend of mine plugged me in to the mothers-at-LinkedIn slack channel. I had a pleasant experience finding out all the information and I would say that the process at LinkedIn is very smooth.

Q. When you have to stay for longer duration in office or have off-sites, how do you manage with your family waiting at home for you?

I use the grid of urgency, importance. I choose to be in the place which is urgent, important and I am required. This means sometimes I have to miss offsites to be with my son and family, yet other times I stay late at work for finishing up some last minute planning while my husband takes care of my son. Secondly, we try to organize family friendly activities between 9 - 5 so that parents don’t have to set up alternative care options for their family and kids.

Q. Do you have advice on how to choose a daycare/babysitter/nanny?

Choose what works best for your case. Each has its pros and cons. But I would say one thing - start your search early specially if you are in the bay area.

On Managing Daily Tasks

Q. What is your typical workday and weekend like? I bet it would have changed drastically since you have become a parent. Do you find time for yourself?

My workdays have expanded slightly as in I have to get up early to get ready myself and get my son ready (shared responsibility between me and my husband). Since these days I pump at work, I do find time for myself during those sessions. Once my son weans off, I hope I will find ‘me time’ by delegating some chores.

On weekends I spend more time with my son, massaging him, reading books, playing with him, taking him to a park or meeting friends.

Q. How did you prevent yourself from falling behind your peers during this time?

I actively practice not to compare myself with others. I find that doing your best work, spending time to perfect your skills and acquire new ones is productive and satisfying undertaking. I compare myself with my past self - if I am meeting the personal goals that I set for myself every year and I am becoming a better person, then I count that as success.

Q. Are there times when you are solving a difficult problem and it goes home with you? Do you get time to ponder on the challenge at home?

That happens sometimes. I try to use the time when he is breastfeeding to think about the problem. Sometimes I talk to my mentors and my manager to get a better understanding of the problem and varied perspective.

Q. How do you handle situations when you have a demanding day at work and suddenly your child gets sick? What would you want to have in this situation?

I try to be mindful in such situations and handle one thing at a time. A skill I have picked up as a manager which comes very handy is delegation. Based on the severity of the issue whether at home or at work I check which task can be handled by someone other than me, I hand that one over and take care of the other one myself.

#mothersintech #working mothers #womenintech #bayarea #india #linkedin

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constructionaccounting · 7 years ago

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0219: Unique Proven Marketing Tips For Your Contracting Company

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0219, And It Will Be About Unique Proven Marketing Tips For Your Contracting Company

For Most Construction Contractors Your World Is “Hurry Up” And “Wait.”

Hurry up and answer the Call from the Customer.

Wait to make the appointment.

Hurry up and get to the job.

Wait for the Customer to come home, to be available.

Hurry up and create the proposal.

Wait for a decision.

In some cases, the Customer says “Yes” and then it is Wait for the Job Deposit.

Wait to Start The Job

Contractors doing Insurance Work are expecting to wait for Approval from the Insurance Company

Wait for the 1st Installment from Insurance Company

Wait for Inspection By Insurance Company

Wait to collect Homeowner’s Deductible

Wait for Final Payment By Insurance Company

All of this Hurry Up and Wait for activity makes it hard for The Contractor to schedule other jobs. Many contractors are only holding a place open for the customer once a job deposit has been received.

There Is A Better Way - Fill The Funnel And Let Them Clamor To Get On Your Schedule!

Unless your Construction Contracting Company has lots of work stacked up, there will be times when there is nothing to do, and that is the best time to think about Strategic Marketing and following the adage:

"Dig Your Well Before You Are Thirsty"

Everyone over a certain age remembers the Big Telephone Book with Lots of Yellow Pages

The Telephone Books was so thick that it was the first thing used as a “Booster Seat” for little kids at Holiday Dinners. Those days are gone along with the Full Page – Triple Truck Ads. Today’s telephone book is small, thin and looks closer to an oversized paperback book. Remember the Thomas Guide Map Books. Everyone had them and bought a new copy every year. Today it is the world of internet marketing and phone apps. When in doubt – Google It, Bing, Safari, or search on Yahoo. There are other places, but these are the most common.

While waiting for something to happen here are few companies that may help generate leads Here are a few of my favorite companies that provide services that are helpful to contractors

Home Advisor – Marketing Nationwide - http://www.homeadvisor.com/

The best part is that you choose the areas you want to work and the types of projects you'll service.

They have resources on the pricing your construction services HomeAdvisor is the place to be found - here's why:

• Over 12 million project requests in the last 12 months • More than 5 million reviews submitted by homeowners • Nearly 140,000 service pros in their network

Houzz.com - Marketing Nationwide - https://www.houzz.com

The website for Contactors to Market to Homeowners and upload pictures of past project

Footwork Express – Marketing to Real Estate Agents - http://www.footworkflyers.com

Real Estate Agents need the assistance of contractors to put their listing in the best light

Footwork Express Provides Real Estate Marketing in King & Snohomish Counties

They deliver flyers, postcards, counter card promotions to Real Estate Offices

They work with Builders, Agents, Marketing Cos, & Companies with Services which Help Agents List & Sell Homes

Deliveries are Posted on their Home Page with the link to our client's website if available

They also post the Flyers on their Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter

Postcard Mania – Marketing Nationwide - http://www.postcardmania.com/

Business Cards and Matching Postcards that you can pass out or mail

Business cards never go out of style – the just seem old fashioned

When the internet goes down, or customers do not have Smart Phone that trusty business card comes in handy

Your Construction Company Business Card Should Have:

Your Company Name

Your Company Address

Your Contact Info

Your Company Web Address

Your Company Phone Number

A business card is two sided – print something on both sides. Add a Flyer-like the one you used with Footwork Express and do a little “toe & heel work.” In other words Market, Market, Market.

Pick a neighborhood that is profitable to you.

Pick a neighborhood you know.

Pick a neighborhood that is developed with sidewalks.

Get in the Habit of passing out cards.

Our Marketing Favorite is called “Six Pack Marketing.”

Warning! Contractor Six Pack Marketing Can Put You In A Higher Tax Bracket!

Because of all the money, it can make you if you do it right...which means if you do it at all!

Contractor Six Pack Marketing is extremely powerful so be very careful with this one...several years ago in one of our construction companies we would send a crew to do a small two or three-day project, and they would wind up staying in the area for several months at a time.

What a scheduling nightmare! We had to hire more workers, train them using our documented process and send them out to a new project in a new neighborhood and BANG! More often than not they would plant the flag and set up operations and be there for a very long time.

Here is how it works: Your crew shows up to a house to do construction project and before things get really busy you go to three houses on each side of the place where you are working (six pack) and introduce yourself to the people living there by handing them a business card and in your own words say something like "Hello, my name is ----- and we are doing a construction project for your neighbor ------ and I just wanted to let you know that if any of our trucks or vans get parked in your way or if you have any concerns about what we are doing you can contact me personally and I will handle it."

WOW! You will amaze and delight them! Now do the same for the six houses across the street and when you are finished if nobody has asked for you to "stop by and see about a construction project" at their house you re-visit them and ask if he or she were inconvenienced in any way. This works because most people are curious about what is going on their neighborhood.

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers! In baseball, if somebody hit home runs 30% of the time they went up to bat they would earn a lot of money. Most of the time you will not find new work in the neighborhood; however, if it works just 10% of the time and one more person hires you then repeat the six pack again, and in most cases, human nature is "Me Too, Me Too!" Nobody wants to be left out, and very quickly you are getting a backache hauling all your money to the bank!

Now for the big news Figure out how much money it costs to "Mobilize" get your vehicles, labor, material, tools and equipment to a job site and how much does it cost to "Demobilize" or reverse the process. Now add an increased efficiency of at least 1% to the bottom line because the crew is familiar with the people and the neighborhood.

Every time your contractor six pack works you just put that "Mobilize and Demobilize" money and the 1% increase to the bottom line in your "vacation, retirement, kids college fund or whatever makes you smile fund."

If you would like to try the contractor six pack but need someone to do it with you and if you are within 20 minutes driving distance from my office in Lynnwood Washington and offer to buy me breakfast ahead of time I could be persuaded to do it with you at no additional charge other than breakfast because I always enjoy a good meal with a contractor! Contact Sharie 206-361-3950 or by email [email protected] and let her know you are interested in Six Pack Marketing.

Alternate Method For Six Pack Marketing

If it is a nice friendly neighborhood, the neighbors will be watching your work and come over. Why they might want something done at their house. Neighborhood with sidewalks – walk the block. Years ago we made up packets that consisted of a Door hanger, Flyer, Free Marketing pieces from the supplier, business card and a coupon. Paper-clipped together and bundled in groups of ten:

Hired High school kids to work in pairs put out door hangers

One driver and one person to pass out

They changed who drove and who walked or parked the vehicle

Sometimes both of them walked depending on the neighborhood

Gave them a street map, a highlighter to keep track of where they had been

Usually worked 2-3 Hours productively several days a week

Be sure your truck is lettered because it and mobile billboard advertising your contracting company

Add a few Yard Signs for the job sites

When you see a New Construction Project, there are signs everywhere on the project

Why – The Contractors want to have a “Next Job” to go to before this one is finished

Coolfront – Invoicing Software Nationwide - http://www.coolfront.com/

The World's Smartest Service Businesses Use Coolfront Mobile.Coolfront is a Mobile Flat Rate Pricing App for Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC. Has the ability to customize for additional services. Designed for especially the Mechanical Trades doing Service and Repair. Anyone who has had to build a Flat Rate Pricing Guide appreciates all the built-in features.

Construction Document Collection and Management System

We are always looking for a software to use internally, and you help you. Clients love the new Document Management System that links to their Bank Account, Credit Cards and can send other documents to it and they can view 24/7 previous documents sent.

Hubdoc automatically pulls your bills and statements into one secure hub. This means you have one login to view and manage the documents from all of your accounts. No more logging into ten different sites each month to gather your recurring bills.

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To Login To Your Hubdoc

Three ways to collect paperwork to Hubdoc:

1. Snap a Photo with the App

Simply take a photo of your receipt, invoice or bill with the mobile app. Hubdoc scans, extracts, and stores your documents, ready to be published.

2. Forward your Email Paperwork

When you become a client, Hubdoc automatically creates a personalized email address just for you. Email in your documents, and we'll do the rest.

3. Scan/Upload your Documents

If you've already scanned your receipts, invoices, statements or bills, you can upload them directly to Hubdoc and the software will extract the key data for you.

Safe and Secure!

Hubdoc uses bank-level security to ensure your data is safe. This includes 256-bit encryption, SSL/TLS, and a Premium Extended Validation certificate -- as well as monitoring and verification from McAfee & TRUSTe, the trusted industry standards in data security.

Simplify and Go Paperless!

Your important financial records are organized automatically for you, backed up forever and available on any device. Hubdoc is your digital filing cabinet in the cloud.

TSheets – Time Cards Construction Contractors And Their Empolyees Love - http://www.tsheets.com/

Whenever possible, we try to use the services before recommending them so yes, We use T-Sheets.

Coming Soon

We are currently testing a Dispatch Software with built in estimates, invoices and merchant services. It is a game-changer in the world of dispatch software because IT ACTUALLY WORKS! This particular dispatch software works with QuickBooks Desktop on your desk or in our QuickBooks Desktop in the cloud, and it will be a help to all contractors and the technicians and customers.

Fast Easy Accounting Store - QuickBooks Setup and QuickBooks Chart of Accounts For Construction Contractors

We are adding content to www.FastEasyAccountingStore.com to meet the needs of the Do-It-Yourself Contractor. This is helpful to our US, Canadian and other international contractor friends who want to purchase QuickBooks setup Templates and QuickBooks Chart of Accounts for their specific construction company.

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Drywall Contractor Renovation Contractor

Electrical Contractor Restoration Contractor

Emerging Contractor Roofing Contractor

Excavation Contractor Spec Home Builder

Finish Millwork Contractor Specialty Contractor

Flipper House Contractor Subcontractor

Flooring Contractor Trade Contractor

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Additional QuickBooks Templates, Resources, And Services

QuickBooks Set Up Templates Solopreneur

QuickBooks Chart Of Accounts Free Stuff

QuickBooks Item Lists Templates Consulting

We Serve Over 100 Types Of Contractors So If Your Type Of Company Is Not Listed

Please Do Not Be Concerned Because If You Are A Contractor

There Is A Good Chance We Can Help You!

Call Now: 206-361-3950

We Serve Over 100 Types Of Contractors So If Your Type Of Company Is Not Listed

Please Do Not Be Concerned Because If You Are A Contractor

There Is A Good Chance We Can Help You!

Call Now: 206-361-3950

As summer is approaching here is wishing you a safe trip as you go about your adventures.

Enjoy your day.

Sharie

About The Author:

Sharie DeHart, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. She is the leading expert in managing outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services companies and cash management accounting for small construction companies across the USA. She encourages Contractors and Construction Company Owners to stay current on their tax obligations and offers insights on how to manage the remaining cash flow to operate and grow their construction company sales and profits so they can put more money in the bank. http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/sharie-dehart/ 206-361-3950 or [email protected]

I trust this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractor's bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking a holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person.

We Remove Contractor's Unique Paperwork Frustrations

We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company!

That is all I have for now, and if you have listened to this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance.

You Deserve To Be Wealthy Because You Bring Value To Other People's Lives!

I trust this will be of value to you and your feedback is always welcome at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast

One more example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that, and a lot more valuable to construction contractors like you so stop missing out and call Sharie 206-361-3950 or email [email protected]

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This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting.

Need Help Now?

Call Sharie 206-361-3950

[email protected]

Thank you very much, and I hope you understand we do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services. Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success MAP Podcast.

Warm Regards,

Randal DeHart | The Contractors Accountant

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Short List Construction Contractors We Serve

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Carpet And Tile Contractor Interior Designer

Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractor Land Development Company

Concrete Contractor Landscape Contractor

Construction Company Masonry Contractor

Construction Manager Mold Remediation Company

Contracting Company Moss Removal Company

Contractor Painting Contractor

Custom Deck Builder Plumbing Contractor

Custom Home Builder Pressure Washing Company

Demolition Contractor Remodel Construction Company

Drywall Contractor Renovation Contractor

Electrical Contractor Restoration Contractor

Emerging Contractor Roofing Contractor

Excavation Contractor Spec Home Builder

Finish Millwork Contractor Specialty Contractor

Flipper House Contractor Subcontractor

Flooring Contractor Trade Contractor

Framing Contractor Underground Contractor

General Contractor Utility Contractor

Glass Installation Contractor Construction Employees

Gutter Installation Company Construction Support Specialist

Additional QuickBooks Templates, Resources, And Services

QuickBooks Set Up Templates Solopreneur

QuickBooks Chart Of Accounts Free Stuff

QuickBooks Item Lists Templates Consulting

We Serve Over 100 Types Of Contractors So If Your Type Of Company Is Not Listed

Please Do Not Be Concerned Because If You Are A Contractor

There Is A Good Chance We Can Help You!

Call Now: 206-361-3950

If you are a blogger, who writes about construction we would like to hear from you.

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