Quick question... Can the tags we create be autosorted so they're in alphabetical order?

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Edit: Here's today's recording!

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What’s up everyone. I just wanted to check in to see how y’all were doing?! Now that summer is coming to an end and the cooler weather sets in, any intentions for the next season??

Mine is to take my annual holiday coming up and when I return, be more present and less scrambly as life is always super hectic in the summer time.

What does everyone’s daily routing look like? I’m up at 4:15am, admin, gym, editing, work, work, work until sometimes late into the night. Making lunches and dinner can seem daunting with a crazy (self inflicted) schedule. Yet I can’t stop doing this to myself. Ever since opening my company it’s been the same. Do you have a job that you’re not able to just drop belt at 4:30pm and head home? Plumbing is challenging as you often have someone’s heat or water off so there’s no bouncing til your done. Time management is definitely not my greatest skill, how the hell does one survive?! Or fix this insanity?! I’m tired! But, I do holiday a lot for extended periods as I have to remove myself from home to actually decompress so theirs is a light at the end of the tunnel at least.

Something I've been thinking about a lot lately. When I follow someone, its because I'm interesting in their content. Maybe its funny, or educational, or I just really like the person after meeting them IRL (talking about you @the_ladyplumber)

My question is this, when do you unfollow? Lately I've noticed that many of those I follow post commentary or repost political content. I don't use the plaforms for any of that. Do you just mute them? Unfollow them?

I don't have the time to wade through to the usefull content.

@SlimBrick @RavinBuilders @the_ladyplumber are crushing on social but I know they aren't the only ones who have had success. Share your best insights or ask some questions!

Every contractor has a “first time” story. First time using CompanyCam that is!

Where did you first hear about CompanyCam?

Vote below—and bonus points if you tell us the story in the comments

In cutting some clips from the Good Contractor Podcast, it never ceases to amaze me how every few episodes we get on the "you're not charging enough" conversation.

I put an example from Paul Jamison below when he first started his business (see below for the clip).

Some have shared with me during interviews over the past few years that it sometimes came down to being afraid to have "the price conversation" with customers.

How often do you look at what you're charging? Are you changing prices each year? More often? Less often?

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I always save email threads because it’s happened where I’ve had to go back and remind a client of what we communicated about. Right now I’m just copy and pasting them to my Jobber notes in each job.

I don’t like the disorganized nature of it. There isn’t a keyword search in the notes in Jobber, so you do have to read through the whole thread to find it.

Is there a better way? Is there a CompanyCam spot that would log it into Jobber?

I'll let it speak for itself.

Luke and I chatted about this on a recent episode of the Good Contractor Podcast, but Associated Builders and Contractors estimates the United States will need nearly half a million people to be new workers in the construction industry to meet demand next year (2026).

On Fridays, I'll drop some great content that may help YOU or your business that came out each week. Whether it's a blog, webinar or podcast, I'll try to highlight several items to check out that could be of interest. I'll likely miss something, so if you want to see ALL of the content, hit up the Resource Hub and dig in.

Protect Your Business with Daily Logs: What to Record in Case of a Dispute

How to Protect Your Business from Liability on the Job Site

Class: How to Deliver an Elite Customer Experience (Part 1)

CompanyCam How-To: How to Create an AI Summary Page

CompanyCam How-To: How to Create a Daily Log

CompanyCam How To: How to Create a Progress Recap

Everyone's got one—that moment where everything went sideways and you learned a lesson the hard way.

I got to thinking about this when I heard Jarod Coffman's story about his first time leading a 20-person crew and what happened on day one (see the video below)

What's yours? What's a day or a moment you'll never forget?

Drop it below. Someone's gonna learn from your pain.

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We've redone the home screen!

But we want it to work the best for YOU.

Tell us what you think (and join the beta)

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What questions do you have after today's class?

Note: I'll upload the recording and Q&A here shortly.

Is there a way to push a reminder to the team to complete their checklists by a certain day or time?

For example, we do lots of work around the country with Mon-Thu timeframes and we would like to stress the importance of a Thursday checkout before traveling back home. Today, we had an entire crew who failed to do their checkout update. Their response was that no one asked them to complete it.

For perspective, this is the third week of usage for this team, and last week we honestly didn't need an update because the construction manager for the client was on-site and didn't need a briefing, and work couldn't progress the way we intended.

Just getting going with CompanyCam and not sure how to use the Before & After feature?

Well, we've got you covered!

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This clip from back in Season 1 of the Good Contractor Podcast got me thinking about posing the question on the community…

What’s the funniest “rookie mistake” or “rookie confusion” you made or had when you were just starting out?

In the clip, Desmond Tse (The Siding Guy) shared how he thought he was getting paid per square foot at a certain rate (when it was by a square)

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...the walkthrough note onto the camera screen so you can capture the entire plan while you're on the job.

That way your crew and clients know everything that you know. Trust isn't just about you. Your clients need to trust your whole team. And your team needs to trust that you know what you're talking about.

Check out the full video

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Every contractor has that one client who made or continues to make every part of the job smooth and rewarding.

Whatever the reason as to why they were awesome, share your best “dream client” story: What made them so great to work with?

Was it about communication, trust, on-time payments, or something totally unexpected?

Let’s celebrate the awesome clients here!

Now we have a spot for you to talk about running a business, hiring and things entrepreneurs would love to discuss with one another https://community.companycam.com/forums/business-hiring.11/

We created a space to show off your Before & After work https://community.companycam.com/forums/show-your-work-before-after.9/

We'll drop CompanyCam Class Notes in the "Using CompanyCam" forum ... a spot to discuss tips, tricks and how best to USE CompanyCam https://community.companycam.com/forums/using-companycam.10/

Check out updates on the App Redesign: https://community.companycam.com/forums/app-redesign.6/

All things Good Contractor Podcast https://community.companycam.com/forums/the-good-contractor-podcast-room.12/

You can see the ENTIRE LIST OF ACTIVE FORUMS at any time, by going to the Forum List.

Thanks for joining us in the Community.

Have any questions about the features we covered today? Drop them below and we'll get them answered!

FYI, I'll add today's class recording and a copy of the Q&A shortly. While you wait for those, feel free to Introduce Yourself or check out any of the other threads.