With a new year, comes new trends for you to stay on the lookout for and the window treatment installation industry is no different!
Each year, we see certain window covering styles become highly requested, certain colors over others, etc. Here...
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Did you know we have two facebook groups for window treatment professionals?
Our Free Speech group allows for window treatment professionals to speak freely about their work, their challenges and ask for advice! (only window treatment...
And the only impressions your installer should leave for your client are good ones.
Being professional, detail oriented and careful are the top three impressions an installer should lead with...
In case you’ve never heard of it before, KAIZEN, the Japanese word for constant improvement, is a concept referring to business activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the assembly...
Did you know that your van setup can help you MAXIMIZE your profits?
As an installer, time is money and when you can save time, you can increase profits!
I have rounded up some of the best van setups from window treatment professionals all over...
You shouldn't learn how to install automatic shades if you...
1. Don't want to increase your revenue $$$
2. Don't want to add more clients/leads to your schedule
3. Don't want to keep up with the trends
Truth is, motorized shades are here to stay and...
At Trading Up Academy, we are training window treatment installers to become TOP NOTCH through education, networking and hands on experience.
Here are a few mottos we follow to ensure our installers are on their way to becoming the BEST!
1. Always...
Just starting out in the window treatment industry? Then this blog is for you (Head over to our Instagram and you can save these tips for future!)
Here are just a few ways you can get experience if you are trying to break into this great...
Unless you are trying to avoid being discovered by the FBI or by the IRS, your name should be all over the place.
Confused? Don’t be. I will explain in detail what I mean by that in today's newsletter below.
This week I received a very...
In a world where everything changes so rapidly, you and I can get old really fast. I love to use the car analogy to compare the fast changes we are seeing nowadays.
In a car, the windshield is much bigger than the rearview mirror because the...
I attended the International Window Coverings Expo a few weeks ago where I got a chance to speak with a lot of industry professionals.
Professionals who are interior designers, manufacturers, fabricators and more!
Do you want to know...
