The Painter Growth blog
How to get leads, close more estimates, hire painters and keep more of what you make. Written by the coaches behind Painter Growth.
Growth & Scaling
Most painting contractors hitting $1M+ are still trapped as operators. Here's why, and the exact steps to finally build a business that runs without you.
· 10 min read
Marketing & Lead Generation
You don't have a lead problem, you have a one-channel problem. The 10 best lead gen strategies for painting businesses and the mix that scales past $1M.
· 21 min read
Sales & Estimating
Stop losing painting estimates you should win. The scripts, follow-up system and sales process painting contractors use to hit 50%+ close rates.
· 17 min read
Marketing & Lead Generation
The best ways for painting businesses to get quality leads in 2026: Google Local Service Ads, Nextdoor, Facebook groups, SEO, retargeting and referrals.
· 19 min read
Growth & Scaling
The top 5 painting business coaching programs in 2026, reviewed and ranked. See which programs are coached by actual painting business owners.
· 14 min read
Growth & Scaling
Struggling with your painting business? This one-day action plan helps painting contractors fix operations, sales and crew problems fast.
· 11 min read
Operations & Production
Chasing new ideas stalled our growth after a record year. The three real growth levers for a painting business, and why "new" comes last.
· 3 min read
Money & Financial Systems
The seven numbers that show where your painting business stands and where the money goes, from gross and net profit to close rate and charge rate.
· 5 min read
Money & Financial Systems
Five money systems that took the dread out of opening my bank account: split accounts, know your numbers, a set salary, smart credit card use and job costing.
· 5 min read
Operations & Production
A $6,500 exterior from my first year of painting almost broke me. The five lessons from my house from hell that changed how I run a painting business.
· 5 min read
Operations & Production
How we use ChatGPT at Painter Growth, the secret to getting good answers out of it, and 10 ways painting contractors can put AI to work.
· 4 min read
Operations & Production
The three steps that take a painting business from $100K to $1M: get off the tools, get organized and own your marketing.
· 4 min read
Sales & Estimating
How I booked $300K+ of painting work before summer started: selling future work, the booked job postcard, staying in touch and a production schedule.
· 4 min read
Marketing & Lead Generation
When the phone stops ringing, door knocking is the fastest and cheapest way to get painting leads. What to say at the door and the numbers behind it.
· 4 min read
Hiring & Leadership
What a virtual assistant can take off a painting contractor's plate, what one costs next to a local admin, and how I delegate to mine.
· 4 min read
Hiring & Leadership
A client's story of overwhelm and the delegation breakthrough that got him unstuck: why letting go feels hard and how to trust your crew with more.
· 5 min read
Marketing & Lead Generation
Why most door-to-door teams fail within weeks: no real team, the wrong hires, no training and the wrong doors. How to fix each one.
· 4 min read
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