Qualified Remodeler Magazine

AUG 2014

Qualified Remodeler helps independent remodeling firms to survive, become more professional and more profitable by providing must-have business information, namely best business practices, new product information and timely design ideas.

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LinkedIn member Dennis Schaefer posed the question: "If you could only have one, either a website or a Facebook business page, which would you choose and why?" "Hands down a website. It's just easier to cater the website to your specific needs and the way you want rather than being restricted to Facebook guidelines. With a website, I can do a lot more with getting traffic and potential clients to my website like SEO, back links, keywords, etc. Facebook is a great tool but it does not replace the need for a website. Consumers doing online searches would rather find your website than your Facebook page." Victor Resto "Has to be a website first, since everything (Facebook, Twitter and all other opportunities) could point to your site. Facebook engages more for repeat business while a website will mostly be for new customer acquisitions. You can also pay to advertise with Facebook anytime, while your website can generate free organic leads for life. It's a no-brainer answer, but a good question to stimulate thinking." Brian Javeline "I would go for a website with a blog and great landing page. Social media sites, such as Facebook pages, are only supplements to a website; I could compare it to a mini-website because there are limitations as to its offered features. On the other hand, the things that you could do and offer on your website are far greater. Although you can reach and build a community on Facebook or other social networks, you could also do the same thing for your website and blog." Chris Sewell Join the discussion on Qualified Remodeler's LinkedIn group page. http://tinyurl.com/QRLinkedIn BETTER eNewsletters to meet your needs! Searching for product info? Interested in kitchen and bath design trends? Just want to stay current on market conditions? Qualified Remodeler and sister publication Kitchen & Bath Design News have a full slate of weekly and monthly eNewsletters to suit your needs. Visit ForResidentialPros. com/reg/ newsletter/display to sign up! Qualified Remodeler posed a question on our Facebook page, and we would love your feedback. "The August issue of Qualified Remodeler features the 2014 Top 500 list. We would love to hear your feedback on a few questions we posed to entrants: 'Now a few years removed from the recession, what permanent damage, if any, did it cause to the remodeling industry? What is the remodeling industry's greatest need? What is your business's greatest need?' Share your thoughts in the comments." Follow and participate on ForResidentialPros' Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ForResidentialPros Qualified Remodeler puts out a monthly design eNewsletter (if you don't already receive it, sign up today at: ForResidentialPros.com/reg/ newsletter/display ). We feature specialty ceiling features, staircases and more from featured projects for design inspiration on the ForResidentialPros.com Pinterest page. Find inspiration by visiting: pinterest.com/4respros Follow your favorite magazines and websites on Twitter. Check us out @4ResPros, @KBDN and @QualifiedRemod for regular updates and other useful information. 54 August 2014 QR ForResidentialPros.com ONLINE BUZZ Sept. 3-6 Fall Board of Directors Meetings, Phoenix NAHB nahb.org Sept. 9-11 GlassBuild America, Las Vegas NGA, GANA, AAMA, IGMA and BEMA glassbuildamerica.com Sept. 14-17 AAMA National Fall Conference, Westminster, Colo. American Architectural Manufacturers Association aamanet.org Sept. 18 Boston Lights Exposition, Boston Designers Lighting Forum of New England dlf-ne.org UPCOMING EVENTS

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