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When everything runs through the owner, growth gets harder.
Your judgment matters. The business also needs a way to keep moving without bringing every routine decision back to you.
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Insights from Bob Gill
Practical ideas.
Better ways forward.
Notes on making home technology easier to live with and helping contractor businesses get organized, solve constraints and grow.
TradesUnbound
A business ready to grow.
Practical ways to organize a contractor business, remove growth constraints and build systems that can support more work.
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A focused improvement project can get a contractor unstuck.
Find the constraint that matters now, put a practical answer to work and leave the business stronger.
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The estimate is sent. What happens next?
A sales process should help the customer make a decision—and help your team know what to do next.
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Different offices. One clear picture of the work.
Connecting locations is only useful if people can find, trust and act on the information they share.
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Before you automate it, make the process clear.
The best first automation is usually a small, repeatable task with a result you can verify.
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Is your trades business ready for more work?
More calls create opportunities. What happens next determines how many become successful jobs.
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When does custom software make sense?
Start with the recurring frustration. The right answer might be a smaller change than you expect.
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Technology that works for you.
Personal guidance for everyday technology, connected-home systems and ongoing support from someone who knows your setup.
Concierge IT 3 minute read
The value of having one person who knows your technology.
The next problem is easier to solve when your support person already understands your home, devices and preferences.
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Concierge IT 3 minute read
Slow home Wi-Fi? Start with the room, not the router.
A dropped video call is a symptom. A few careful comparisons can help you find the cause.
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Concierge IT 3 minute read
Your files sync. But can you get them back?
Seeing a file on two devices is convenient. Knowing how to recover it is a different kind of confidence.
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Concierge IT 3 minute read
A home technology setup you can actually keep track of.
The person who installed it should not be the only person who knows how it works.
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Concierge IT 3 minute read
Personal IT support starts with the whole picture.
Your computer, phone, Wi-Fi and accounts are connected. Support should consider how you use them together.
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