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title: Latest News For Residential Builders | The Association of Professional Builders (36)
description: All the latest news covering sales, marketing, operations, financials and self-improvement within the residential construction industry. (36)
---
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# Latest Articles
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[Marketing](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/marketing) 2 min read
## [Are Builders Advertising The Same Message Losing Out?](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/are-builders-advertising-the-same-message-losing-out)
Are you using the same marketing message for everyone? If you are, you need to pay attention because this could save you a lot of money in advertising ...
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[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 2 min read
## [Why You Need To Turn Down Building Work](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/builders-qualifying-checklist)
How many times have you invested weeks, or even months of your life studying plans, detailing specifications, getting quotes from subcontractors and ...
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[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 3 min read
## [How To Win Building Contracts by Identifying Needs](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/winning-jobs-by-identifying-needs)
Quality – Speed – Budget Welcome back to the final article in this series which covers the contract proposal.
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[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 3 min read
## [What Are Your Prospects Scared Of?](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/what-are-your-prospects-scared-of)
When you really break it down there are only three things that keep a client awake at night...
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[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 4 min read
## [The First Conversation With A Prospective Client: What Do You Say?](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/first-conversation-prospective-client-say)
It's the moment you've been waiting for. The moment that generates a twinge of excitement and hope.
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[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 1 min read
## [How To Optimise Your Sales Process & Win More Building Contracts](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/create-optimise-sales-process)
Have you ever wondered how the big building companies continue to sign up so many clients?
[Read More](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/create-optimise-sales-process)
[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 2 min read
## [Do You Hate Price Shoppers?](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/hate-price-shopper)
Well, guess what? If you’re being price shopped, it’s for a really good reason.
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[Financials](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/financials) 3 min read
## [Earning Money From Client Variations](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/earning-money-client-variations)
What? Make a profit just because a client needs to change the contract? That's just taking a liberty!
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[Sales](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/tag/sales) 4 min read
## [How Builders Can Learn From Jetstar](https://blog.associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/builders-can-learn-jetstar)
"Your bag is 1kg over weight." - "No, you cannot remove an item of clothing and wear it, that is against the rules." - "You must pay $50 in order to board ...
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