7 Nifty Tech Tools for Painting Contractors


By corkcrm | July 17, 2018 | Start a Painting Business | No Comments

7 Nifty Tech Tools for Painting Contractors 

Do you still only use your smart phone for making phone calls?  Do you prefer faxing a document instead of emailing it?  If so, it may be time to give your business an upgrade.  Here are 7 tech tools that will make running your painting business in the computer age a little bit easier:

  1. Gmail – Gmail is the absolute best possible thing you could ever do for your email.  It’s a great alternative to what you may be using now (AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Outlook) because of its streamlined interface and Gmail uses cool features that make using email, a whole lot easier.
  2. CorkCRM – Want to go paperless, automate your sales process with timed emails, or allow customers to schedule appointments via your website?  Check out http://corkcrm.com to learn about this all-in-one system for painting contractors.
  3. Weebly.com – Creating a website can be hard, especially for those that didn’t grow up using a computer.  With its easy to use interface, Weebly makes it super easy for you to create your own website.  I created one from start to finish in about an hour! 
  4. Ever have a customer to know what a color would look like on their wall?  With the Wall Painter Lite app for iPhone, you can take a picture of a wall and then have it digitally colored in with any color you like!  It’s not perfect but it can “paint” a pretty good picture.
  5. Portable printing – Need to print out of your truck while at an estimate?  The HP Officejet 100 does the job for about $200 and the battery lasts a pretty long time if you use the printer intermittently!  Watch a video of this bad boy in action here: http://reviews.cnet.com/inkjet-printers/hp-officejet-100-mobile/4505-3156_7-34540608.html 
  6. Job Picture Portfolio – Apple has made it really easy to turn before/ after pictures into a vibrant hardcover book that displays your work.   It’ll cost you between $30 and $50 depending on the size of the book.  The catch?  You’ll need a Mac.    Find more details here: https://www.apple.com/mac/print-products/ 
  7. Need t-shirts, business cards, or lawn signs?  Order it all online at vistaprint.com!  Vistaprint makes is it easy to order a wide variety of branded items for your business.