Recapping the 2024 InVision Home Inspection Conference One of our favorite memories from 2024 was definitely the InVision conference! Annually, we gather in Omaha from throughout the US and Canada to talk shop, reconnect with old friends, and celebrate the new milestones and accomplishments from the previous year. December 3, 2024 By Melisa Rana Franchise business growth, entrepreneur, inspection industry, small business 0 0 Comment Read More »
Building Confidence as a New Home Inspector Acclimating to the home inspection industry doesn’t always have to be a painful experience, however, as there are a few ways to navigate the learning curve with a bit more efficiency. To learn a bit more about building confidence and hit the ground running, here are a few things to consider! October 22, 2024 By Melisa Rana Inspection Tips, Marketing client satisfaction, inspection industry, networking, training 0 0 Comment Read More »
Using Thermal Imaging for Property Inspections: Context is Key With the right training, inspectors can use their infrared cameras to add valuable insights to their reports, and avoid the common misinterpretations and misdiagnoses that untrained home inspectors make all the time. If you haven’t invested in an infrared camera yet, or you haven’t pursued thermography training yet, here are a few reasons why you should. October 8, 2024 By Melisa Rana Inspection Tips inspection industry, training 0 0 Comment Read More »
Daily Videos: Leveraging Instagram and TikTok to Reach Tomorrow’s Homebuyers To get ahead of the trend, let’s discuss how inspectors can utilize short-form video content creation on social media to boost their presence in a way that’s realistic and won’t overwhelm their busy schedules. September 24, 2024 By Melisa Rana Marketing, Social Media Digital Marketing, Facebook, inspection industry, LinkedIn, time management, YouTube 0 0 Comment Read More »
Responsiveness: The Traits of a Successful Property Inspector Being responsive is a valuable quality in any professional industry, but we’ve found that property inspectors who prioritize this trait separate themselves from their competition and set themselves up to leave a lasting first impression. Today, let’s discuss just how important being responsive is and what this looks like as a home inspector. September 10, 2024 By Melisa Rana Business Tips, Marketing, Social Media client satisfaction, Facebook, Google, inspection industry, time management 0 0 Comment Read More »
Viewing a Hire as an Asset, Not an Expense It costs time and money to find the right candidate. They may require specialized training, and they’ll need to acclimate to the way that your business operates. Plus, another set of tools and a mode of transportation certainly doesn’t come cheap. But that investment will lead to increased income and more time with the family down the road. Hiring and expanding the team should still be every business owner’s ultimate goal. August 27, 2024 By Melisa Rana Business Tips, Marketing business growth, hiring, inspection industry, training 0 0 Comment Read More »
Inspection Insights: How to Stand Out with Sample Reports If you’d like to start using sample reports on your website but you’re not entirely sold on the concept yet, let’s review a few of the benefits and discuss some of the concerns. August 13, 2024 By Melisa Rana Business Tips, Inspection Tips, Marketing business website, client satisfaction, inspection industry 0 0 Comment Read More »
Expanding Your Audience by Becoming a Bilingual Business Owners who learn a second language or hire employees with language skills may be able to grow their business, but that’s only the start of the story. If you’re wondering what it would look like to start marketing in a second language as a small business, here are a few of the considerations to take into account first. July 30, 2024 By Melisa Rana Business Tips, Marketing, Social Media business growth, client satisfaction, hiring, inspection industry 0 0 Comment Read More »
Family-Owned Business: How to Work With and Manage Family Employees If you’re thinking about starting or expanding your business with a family member, here are some things to consider so that you can manage that partnership to its full potential! April 23, 2024 By Melisa Rana Business Tips business growth, hiring, inspection industry, small business, training 0 0 Comment Read More »
Do Women Make Good Home Inspectors? Insights From Females in the Industry March is International Women’s Month, and we’re taking a moment to celebrate a few of our amazing female inspectors who are helping transform the industry April 9, 2024 By Melisa Rana Inspection Tips client satisfaction, hiring, inspection industry, motivation, networking, training 0 0 Comment Read More »