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Jonathan Sweet

Jonathan Sweet is the editor in chief of Professional Remodeler, an award-winning trade publication for remodelers and home improvement contractors. He started his career covering homes and small businesses at a daily newspaper and has spent more than a decade writing for several construction trade publications including Qualified Remodeler, Construction Pro and Concrete Contractor. +Jonathan Sweet

Listening
Customer Service

Are you listening to your remodeling clients?

A recent experience got me thinking about how companies all-too-often fall back on financial incentives when dealing with an unhappy customer, yet totally miss the point and fail...
May 10, 2012
Bunch
Government

Lead paint lessons from The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch is a font of life lessons from the importance of compromise to why you should never lie to your parents to ... uh ... never walk out in the backyard without keeping...
May 2, 2012
Leadership

Does your social media policy violate labor laws?

For the last couple of years I've been speaking to groups of remodelers about crafting a social media strategy for their firms and one of the things I always say to do is to create...
April 23, 2012
Cover
Design

Book Review: 100 Best Kitchens & Dining Rooms

The 100 Best Kitchens & Dining Rooms This new book from Beta-Plus is a nice collection of design ideas, but definitely more of the coffee table variety than for the pro. That ...
April 16, 2012
Leadership

Success through collaboration

When you look at your trade contractors, your suppliers, product distributors, what do you see? Are they a line item, an expense, a necessary evil or are they true partners? It...
April 5, 2012
Leadership

Is this the year employees walk?

Employers have had it pretty good the last few years when it comes to managing employee turnover and keeping workers happy. The state of the economy has made it difficult for ...
Feb. 15, 2012
Government

IBS Pre-Show Thoughts and Observations

Having arrived in Orlando for the International Builders Show and NAHB Winter Boards, a few quick updates and observations:
Feb. 7, 2012
Serever
Leadership

Megaupload case shows danger of 'cloud'

Over the last few months, I've talked to a lot of remodelers that are opting to use the cloud to store their files and share them with subs and clients. The idea is that it gives...
Jan. 20, 2012