Business and Marketing Tips for Home Inspectors
- Home Inspection Tip #127: Offer Walk-Through Inspections to your clients. Use the Walk-Through Agreement. Use the Walk-Through Checklist.
- Home Inspection Tip #126: Comparing Franchises to Everything InterNACHI Provides Members to Be Their Own Boss
- Home Inspection Tip #125: Here's why you should become InterNACHI-Certified in addition to attaining your home inspector license.
- Home Inspection Tip #124: Customer referral and loyalty program.
- Home Inspection Tip #123: Inspecting steps and handrails, but not according to code.
- Home Inspection Tip #122: Get Google Business Listing and customer reviews.
- Home Inspection Tip #121: Inspection process of an oil-fired forced-air furnace.
- Home Inspection Tip #120: Learn how a home inspection report is your best printed marketing.
- Home Inspection Tip #119: Here are three URLs of home inspector insurance, home inspection documents, and customized online agreement system.
- Home Inspection Tip #117: Home inspectors may refer to building code during their home inspections, but a home inspector is not a code inspector.
- Home Inspection Tip #116: Learn how to increase gross revenue as a home inspector.
- Home Inspection Tip #115: Learn how to increase your fee, demand higher fees, by increasing your value proposition of your inspection service. If the perceived value is greater than the cost, then it's a good decision.
- Home Inspection Tip #114: Good inspection report software is cloud-based, which also allows the report to be printed after the home inspection is performed.
- Home Inspection Tip #111: There are several ways to inspect the roof, but which provides the competitive advantage.
- Home Inspection Tip #110: Learn how to run a successful home inspection business by taking InterNACHI's free, online Home Inspection Business Course, which includes a business plan development.
- Home Inspection Tip #108: Learn how to manage your time it takes you to perform a home inspection. Time management is essential in operating a successful home inspection business.
- Home Inspection Tip #107: Here's a quick demonstration of using Spectora.com inspection reporting software on an iPhone mobile device, including inspection images and inspection video.
- Home Inspection Tip #106: An old manual thermostat on a furnace is a defect and wastes home energy.
- Home Inspection Tip #105: Finding defects during this quick inspection of the exterior of a house.
- Home Inspection Tip #104: Here are various defects discovered during a home inspection, including electrical lines with inadequate clearance and missing handrail at a set of 4 steps.
- Home Inspection Tip #103: Quick tour of the exterior inspection process.
- Home Inspection Tip #102: Calculating a profitable fee depends upon dividing gross revenue by your time. And to be efficient with your time, an inspector could use mobile report software.
- Home Inspection Tip #101: Examples of home inspection videos of the roof inspection.
- Home Inspection Tip #100: Example of a flashing defect at the roof during a home inspection.
- Home Inspection Tip #99: House illustrations from InterNACHI's Gallery helps to make inspection reports look better.
- Home Inspection Tip #98: Code Inspector vs. Home Inspector
- Home Inspection Tip #97: Take advantage of numerous resources for learning how to inspect the roof.
- Home Inspection Tip #96: Demonstration of taking many inspection images during the roof inspection.
- Home Inspection Tip #95: Learn how one inspection process (inspecting the roof) can be used as a competitive advantage and expressed (in the inspection report) as a valuable benefit for hiring you instead of your competition.
- Home Inspection Tip #94: Information about required licensing and certification for home inspectors is at www.nachi.org/pre.
- Home Inspection Tip #93: How much does it cost to become a home inspector?
- Home Inspection Tip #92: Every home should be inspected every year. Why? Most homes over 10 years old have defects simply because building codes have changed.
- Home Inspection Tip #91: Advantages of using infrared during a home inspection. Watch a tip on comparing inexpensive to expensive infrared cameras.
- Home Inspection Tip #90: Hiring inspectors and distributing jobs by geographical area.
- Home Inspection Tip #89: Adding valuable information to clients as a Certified Home Energy Inspector.
- Home Inspection Tip #88: Online Scheduling for Inspections. Your home inspection website should have online job scheduling, which allows website visitors and potential clients to immediately schedule home inspection jobs with you from your website. Learn how to convert website visitors into clients using the free "Call Me Now" button from InterNACHI.
- Home Inspection Tip #87: Certified Master Inspector® and Boosting Your Business. Being the best of the best (a CMI®) is one of the best simple ways to distinguish yourself. The best unique value propositions are the most simplest ones your clients can understand.
- Home Inspection Tip #86: How to Create Incredible Value by Asking Questions. When was the last time you asked someone, "What do you really value coming from a home inspection company?"
- Home Inspection Tip #85: Homeowner Newsletter, Ancillaries, and Increasing Fees. When your service is incredibly better than everyone else's, then you can demand higher fees.
- Home Inspection Tip #84: Add "Free" Value-Added Services to Increase Revenue
- Home Inspection Tip #83: Bundle services (home, termite, and radon) and spend less time to make more profit.
- Home Inspection Tip #82: Adding value-added ancillary inspection services provides a competitive advantage and opportunity for profit.
- Home Inspection Tip #81: Which Standards of Practice should be followed?
- Home Inspection Tip #80: Why take so many inspection images and pictures during a home inspection?
- Home Inspection Tip #79: Advice about inspection work vehicles.
- Home Inspection Tip #78: Post unique, robust inspection content on social media channels as part of your marketing strategy.
- Home Inspection Tip #77: Here's one way to get your foot in the door to begin your home inspection business and gain some market share by temporarily discounting ancillary inspection services.
- Home Inspection Tip #76: Here's a fast and easy way to connect with your website visitors and instantly respond to inquiries.
- Home Inspection Tip #75: Success is based upon doing a little work on many things everyday.
- Home Inspection Tip #74: What do you do if you don't have a scheduled inspection today?
- Home Inspection Tip #73: How to compete against cheap home inspectors who compete upon price.
- Home Inspection Tip #72: Here's a way to answer the phone while you're performing a home inspection with a client.
- Home Inspection Tip #71: Variety of print marketing pieces for home inspectors provided by InterNACHI's Member Marketing Team.
- Home Inspection Tip #70: Learn what to bring to the small real estate offices, not the big ones.
- Home Inspection Tip #69: Here's a step-by-step exercise to help build your brand.
- Home Inspection Tip #68: Home Energy Score Inspection at www.nachi.org/home-energy-inspector.
- Home Inspection Tip #67: To grow your business, start sharing with others.
- Home Inspection Tip #66: What type of marketing photos should be on a home inspector's website?
- Home Inspection Tip #65: How does Google use your YouTube promo video to help your inspection business?
- Home Inspection Tip #64: Take free customer service and communication training for home inspectors.
- Home Inspection Tip #63: How to Use a Picnic Blanket During a Home Inspection
- Home Inspection Tip #62: Wear indoor-only shoes during a home inspection.
- Home Inspection Tip #61: Add additional inspection certifications to your qualifications.
- Home Inspection Tip #60: Here's an easy way to keep in contact with past clients.
- Home Inspection Tip #59: What should a home inspector post on Facebook?
- Home Inspection Tip #58: Real Estate Agent Presentations for Home Inspectors to Use
- Home Inspection Tip #57: Customized Yard Signs for Home Inspectors
- Home Inspection Tip #56: Flyers, Brochures, and Rack Cards
- Home Inspection Tip #55: Free Home Inspection Business Websites
- Home Inspection Tip #54: The best up-front value proposition for being hired is a home maintenance book.
- Home Inspection Tip #53: Get your business card designed for free by InterNACHI's Member Marketing Team.
- Home Inspection Tip #52: Use the free, online business development tool for home inspectors.
- Home Inspection Tip #51: How to schedule your very first few inspections.
- Home Inspection Tip #50: Learn why your past clients are like gold.
- Home Inspection Tip #49: Report Writing, Sample Reports, and Inspection Checklists
- Home Inspection Tip #48: Get the best E&O insurance quote.
- Home Inspection Tip #47: Check out the recommended home inspector tools.
- Home Inspection Tip #46: Follow along with master home inspectors as they perform their home inspections.
- Home Inspection Tip #45: Download a free home inspector's guide to increasing gross revenue at www.nachi.org/stacks.
- Home Inspection Tip #44: Members have access to the Legal Document Library as a membership benefit. Get any document signed by your client using the free agreement (or document) system.
- Home Inspection Tip #43: Free Home Inspection Business Websites at Step #6.
- Home Inspection Tip #42: Writing a Report with Mobile Software
- Home Inspection Tip #41: Member Marketing and Your Brand
- Home Inspection Tip #40: A home inspector license can turn you into a commodity.
- Home Inspection Tip #39: Hire a business coach to take the free, online business course.
- Home Inspection Tip #38: Members access business and marketing tools through their Members-Only Account.
- Home Inspection Tip #37: Add value by attaining additional inspector certifications.
- Home Inspection Tip #36: Six Steps to Becoming a Certified Home Inspector
- Home Inspection Tip #35: Forum, exam, training flash cards and more!
- Home Inspection Tip #34: Move-In Certified puts your report into buyers' hands.
- Home Inspection Tip #33: Why is the written report an inspector's best piece of marketing?
- Home Inspection Tip #32: Arrive early and start inspecting.
- Home Inspection Tip #31: Be careful when inspecting the roof.
- Home Inspection Tip #30: Take advantage of the long list of resources to help build a beautiful website for your inspection business.
- Home Inspection Tip #29: It's easy to build and host your new website for your home inspection business.
- Home Inspection Tip #28: Which ancillary inspection services provide incredible value to your brand?
- Home Inspection Tip #27: Here's a list of recommended home inspector courses.
- Home Inspection Tip #26: Learn why every home inspector should take the free, online business course.
- Home Inspection Tip #25: Easily access free, online courses provided by InterNACHI®.
- Home Inspection Tip #24: First step to becoming a home inspector is to Join InterNACHI®.
- Home Inspection Tip #23: Have you simply asked, "What would you consider to be a great inspection?"
- Home Inspection Tip #22: How Do You Calculate Profit Margins?
- Home Inspection Tip #21: Do you tell people what you charge, or do you rely on selling?
- Home Inspection Tip #20: Would I hire you based upon reading your home inspection report?
- Home Inspection Tip #19: Leave your lunch box behind
- Home Inspection Tip #18: Writing reports using a mobile device increases speed and accuracy
- Home Inspection Tip #17: Calculate a profitable inspection fee by using our inspection fee calculator
- Home Inspection Tip #16: Your clients don't know what service they want until you show it to them.
- Home Inspection Tip #15: Offering the right service at the right time
- Home Inspection Tip #14: Ancillary inspection services are profitable
- Home Inspection Tip #13: Why should I hire you?
- Home Inspection Tip #12: How to calculate a profitable inspection fee using math
- Home Inspection Tip #11: What should a new inspector do to "get going" making money
- Home Inspection Tip #10: Pablo Picasso story about pricing based upon value
- Home Inspection Tip #9: 3 Reasons Why You're the Best Inspector
- Home Inspection Tip #8: Why use infrared during a home inspection
- Home Inspection Tip #7: Don't Be a Commodity
- Home Inspection Tip #6: How perceived value must be greater than the cost
- Home Inspection Tip #5: Learning how to delegate for achieving success
- Home Inspection Tip #4: Why successful home inspectors smash their TVs
- Home Inspection Tip #3: Why consider yourself as a business owner.
- Home Inspection Tip #2: What's the point of being in business, and what is marketing?
- Home Inspection Tip #1: Free business development tool for home inspectors is reviewed.
