Do you ever wonder how the wages you pay stack up against what your fellow shed builders pay their employees? How about how often increases are given or if other builders offer overtime? How you handle these questions might play a part in retaining valued employees. That’s why Shed Builder[Read More…]
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Dakota Storage Buildings Finds Internet Shopping Solution with ShedView
One of the keys to Dakota Storage Buildings‘ success is seeking win-win circumstances in all its relationships, including with employees, suppliers, and customers. As the internet has become a major shopping tool, the company, located in Milbank, South Dakota, wanted to provide its customers with a better online buying experience[Read More…]
Which Barn is Right for Your Customer?
When searching for a new storage shed, your customers have likely seen many barn styles on the market, but they’re unsure which would be best for their needs. Lofts or no lofts, short walls or tall walls, workbench or no workbench, porch or no porch. Lots of options to choose[Read More…]
LITIGATION 101: For the Plaintiff
Attorney Barry Kaufman has a simple suggestion for shed builders and other small business owners who want to avoid having once-valued customers become late and non-paying ones. “Have good communication with customers or clients to forestall payment issues,” says the Jacksonville, Florida-based lawyer who has been in collections 18[Read More…]
Mastering Modern Marketing
Successful companies are adapting companies. The rapid advances in technology and the accompanying rise of the internet in the 21st century have radically transformed modern marketing methods. Gone are the days of relying primarily on strategic location and print media for exposure and advertisement. Online marketing is now the present[Read More…]
Supply Relationship Equation
Shed builders and retailers put their trust in suppliers and vendors to deliver on their promises. Builders are counting on material providers to deliver quality supplies on time. Retailers are counting on builders for the same things. Working and developing relationships with reliable suppliers and vendors is a critical component[Read More…]
Selling Superior Sheds: Beyond the Basics
When customers start the shed shopping process, it’s usually the aesthetics—paint colors, textures and architecture—that initially grab their attention. Sure, it’s easy to pique interest with surface appeals. But when it comes time to close the sale on a superior shed with premium, high-quality materials, it’s all about going beyond[Read More…]
Crafting a Cupola for a Shed
Country Carpenters in Hebron, Connecticut, creates post-and-beam structures, including garden sheds. Customers sometimes ask for cupolas on their structures. The following video takes us into the shop at Country Carpenters to see how they make cupolas. Do you offer cupolas on your sheds? Do you make your own? What other[Read More…]
New 3D Shed Design Tool
Woodtex in Franklin, Tennessee, recently rolled out a major update to its “Design Your Own Shed” tool. I sat down with our vice president of creative, Paul Farmer, and asked him about his thoughts on the design tool. Q: What are the big changes people will notice when they look[Read More…]
4 Shed Improvements for 2018
We are constantly receiving valuable feedback from our customers, which allows us to discover ways to improve our products and services. Our team has been researching a few ideas that would improve our sheds, and customers’ experience, and we are finally ready to roll them out. Below are the 2018[Read More…]
