How To Start a Home Builder Business (10 Steps to Success)

A runner stands at the start line, illustrating a builder starting a homebuilder business.

Launching your business can feel daunting, especially in the early days. If you want to build a thriving business as a home builder or contractor, it’s critical that you take the time to think through your plans and establish the steps you need to achieve success. If you’re wondering how to start a home builder […]

Home Builder Signage – How To Do It Right in 2023 & 2024

Billboard on city street shows the effectiveness of homebuilder signage.

Time marches on. And as 2023 comes to a close, many home builders are looking for practical advertising opportunities. Whether you’re a marketing director trying to make the most of a use-it-or-lose-it ad budget or a small business owner looking for vital tax deductions for marketing after a prosperous summer, this is the perfect time […]

7 Ways To Nail Home Builder Branding

A chalkboard drawing of the components of branding shows what’s involved in homebuilder branding.

The image your customer sees and the impression they get after every interaction with your homebuilding business must be compelling and exciting. Otherwise, they will quickly move to a competitor. Branding encompasses practices aimed at creating the needed positive perception of a company. Home Builder branding allows them to communicate their high-quality services and gives […]

A Beginner’s Guide to Home Builder Email Marketing

Homebuyers receive email through homebuilder email marketing campaign to assist them in their buyer’s journey.

Email marketing has been around for a few decades. Even so, it’s still one of the most central elements of digital marketing. In fact, it would be difficult to ignore a tactic that brings in an average ROI of $36 for every dollar you spend. Home Builder email marketing is a particularly important tactic. Given […]

Top 10 Home Builder Technology Trends in 2023

A tablet shows a mocked up kitchen based on blueprints, illustrating the selling potential of homebuilder technology.

In the midst of an increasingly competitive market, home builders have to find new ways to stand out and attract potential buyers to their properties. As demand begins to slow, profit margins will likely decrease as well—at least for home builders who cannot successfully build relationships with their potential customers. In that quest, home builder […]

7 Types of Homebuilder Marketing Automation [That Save You Time]

A potential homebuyer gets personalized messages to her phone through homebuilder marketing automation.

Modern digital marketing is complex and almost impossible to run successfully without at least some type of automation. Fortunately, marketing automation has become increasingly commonplace and accessible for homebuilders, with nearly 85% of marketers adopting some version. Done right, studies show that marketing automation drives a 14.5% increase in sales productivity alongside a 12.2% reduction […]

A Simple (But Complete) Guide to Home Builder SEO

A potential homebuyer searches on her tablet for a builder, finding one through effective homebuilder SEO.

To grow your home-building business, you need potential homebuyers to find you. And, more likely than not, that process will start with a Google search. After all, it remains the most popular website in the world by a significant margin. The good news: with the right strategy, you can ensure that your content will be […]

The Basics of Home Builder AI, and How to Leverage It For Your Business

A sales rep uses homebuilder AI to show potential buyers designs of their new home.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly making inroads in every industry. A compound annual growth rate of nearly 40% is only possible because industries like homebuilding benefit from its nuances. Generally speaking, home builder AI is a complicated topic to discuss because it touches everything from demand planning to construction and sales. But precisely because of this […]

7 Ways To Improve the Home Builder Customer Experience

A couple meets with their builder outside a home under construction, for a superior homebuilder customer experience.

As a home builder, you pride yourself on building great houses for potential customers. But long before they move in, it pays to wow them with a superior home builder customer experience. A customer experience (CX) priority matters in every industry. Treat your prospective and current customers right, and your revenue has the potential to […]

How Residential Builders Are Helping Address Home-Buying Affordability

A residential builder stands in a home under construction consulting with homebuyers about affordability.

On the heels of the pandemic, the housing market experienced unprecedented twists and turns. Even now, it is still experiencing an uptick in home prices, low inventory rates, and rising mortgage interest rates at a pace not seen since the 1980s. Unfortunately, the increasing mortgage payments are reducing consumers’ spending power. As a result, home […]