Are you ready to wrap it up for 2005 and gear up for the best year you’ve ever had in your business? First of all, check your belief level. Do you believe your time has come for a fantastic, record-busting year? That’s step one.

And if you are not pumped up yet, check out this little article about records in home remodeling if you are in that industry. In 2005 projects totaled over $275 billion dollars and they will continue to grow each year.

So regardless if you are a small replacement contractor, or a huge full design/build firm, 2006 has a strong possibility of being the best yet for you. So now you have to ask your self how does that get started.

First Thing You Need To Do Is: If you are not a client yet, you need to sign up for the Contractor Complete Marketing System This will help you get started in focusing more on generating new clients through previous clients, then talking to a bunch of strangers, and if you are a current FootBridge Media client, you need to be sending our your newsletter. Hell, if you are worried about costs, have someone call all of your previous clients in the past year or two and get their email address. Tell them they simply want to provide them with home tips that refer to their specific project.

Second Thing You Need To Do: Contact your marketing consultant and get them all of your past client’s email addresses. The online newsletter in the marketing system will help you talk directly to the needs, interests and stories of those most-favored, most preferred past clients on how they are doing and what you can offer. Let all of your newsletter subscribers read it and see how well you treat your best customers. The big message comes through, “You will enjoy the achievements and success that my clients do when you become my client.”

In 2006 you need to focus on the past client, in order to generate the new client. If you have any other ideas, please feel free to share.

RenovateYourMarketing.com is the leading authority on marketing, referral management and search engine optimization for contractors, plumbers, remodelers, landscapers, painting contractors, and HVAC contractors throughout North America. This site is full of free marketing tips, a free marketing newsletter, lots of great ideas on how to win more new clients, get more referrals and win more new business from existing clients.

I’m Aaron O’Hanlon, website manager and marketing consultant, of one of the fastest growing contractor marketing firms that integrates website marketing with offline marketing solutions.

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