Cotney Consulting Group
Using Analytics to Drive Profits in Your Roofing Contracting Business – Part One
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. One of the most powerful ways to gain a competitive edge over your competitors is by understanding your analytics. In today's highly competitive business environment, roofing contracting contractors must constantly seek out new ways to increase profits and gain a competitive edge. One powerful tool for ...
Q&A – Where Can I Find These Concrete Tiles?
After having a hard time finding replacement concrete tiles for his roof, this California homeowner reached out to the experts for assistance. Josh, a homeowner from California, needed a few replacement concrete tiles for his roof. After struggling to find an exact match, he sent us this question: I have ...
Q&A – Should I Install Ridge Vents?
Working on reroofing a rental building he owns, this Georgia building owner wants to know if he should install ridge vents. Ralph, a building owner from Georgia, asked if he should consider adding ridgevents in his reroofing project. He asked: I will be reroofing a rental building that I own. ...
Register for the Upcoming Affinity Webinar - Content that Drives Connections!
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. PST RoofersCoffeeShop and Cotney Consulting Group team up again for their Affinity Webinar talking about how good content can help drive crucial connections for branding. Thought leadership and brand reputation should be a driving force in your messaging as home and building owners look ...
Suggestions to Combat the Roofing Labor Shortage
By Cayden Wemple. While this nationwide labor shortage has impacted the roofing industry, additional training and empowering workers can help retention. There’s no doubt that the nationwide labor shortage has been detrimental to the roofing industry, and there are some jarring numbers to back that up. John Kenney of ...
Doing Business in the Digital Age
By Anna Lockhart. Check out the recent MetalTalk RLW to learn how to use technology and marketing to grow your business as we move further into a digital-focused market! The MetalTalk Read Listen Watch (RLW) series is an incredible opportunity from MetalCoffeeShop™ for those in the metal industry to learn ...
Q&A - Using 1/2 Inch Nails on Sauna
This Ontario homeowner wants to secure shingles to a barrel sauna and wanted to know how to effectively execute this. Peter, a homeowner from Ontario, Canada, asked how to attach shingles to the roof of their barrel sauna: I am roofing a barrel sauna which only has 1/2 inch roof. ...
Q&A – My Vent Ridge Blew Off, How Can I Fix it?
After his roof’s vent ridge blew off in the wind, this Pennsylvania homeowner wanted to know the best way to repair it. Mark, a homeowner from Pennsylvania, had the vent ridge on his roof blow off in the wind and wanted to know the best way to repair it. He ...
Hand and Power Tool Safety - Part Two
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. It's important to make sure you're properly handling and caring for your power tools. John Kenney gives his best advice for tool safety. In part one of this series, we reviewed some of the most common pitfalls and misuses of hand tools and how to avoid ...
Software That is Streamlining the Estimation Process
Industry leaders say this all-in-one estimation software is a game-changer for the roofing industry. Customer relationship management (CRM) software technology is something a lot of roofing contractors use in their daily operations. But if you are using a CRM to manage your customers and another software to create estimations for ...
