We know that last year California had signed into an information sharing agreement with the IRS regarding worker classification audits. California was one of the first states to enter into one of these sharing agreements, for that matter they are also one of the only states to have two agreements with the IRS. The two agreements they signed into are for the Franchise Tax Board and the Employment Development Department, which deals with unemployment benefits. Earlier this month, California signed its third agreement, this time for a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Labor (DOL). This understanding goes beyond…

California’s new labor law, that took effect in October, designed to punish employers for misclassifying workers has vague language that could impact insurance and brokers that deliberately advise clients on their employee classification ultimately for thousands of dollars per misclassification. As of January, the new legislation too effect adding monetary fines and expanded the state’s labor code. Under labor code 2763, the law authorizes the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency to determine civil penalties on, and take disciplinary actions against persons or employers violating the new prohibitions. The bill says “that a person who, for money or other valuable…

No instruction: Independent contractors are not required to follow or take any instructions on how to accomplish a job. Firms are only allowed to provide them with specifications of the job. No Training: Independent contractors do not usually receive training by the firm they were hired by. They usually use their own procedures to complete the work. Services don’t have to be finished personally: Independent contractors are hired to complete a job, but they have the right to hire others to do the actual work. Work is not essential to the hiring firm: A business’s success or continuation should…

In recent times the use of independent contractors has become more and more common. There are benefits to working as an independent contractor and also benefits for the employer who hires independent contractors. There are many different factors for both the independent contractor and the employer for determining to be and to use independent contractors. Here are some of the factors: Being able to have mobility with their work. Working from home, work off-site or being able to work from anywhere. Flexibility and work/life balance. People want to be able to make their own hours and schedules, so that it…

With IRS employment audits on the rise since the new law being passed employers need to be careful on how they classify, whether their independent contractor or employee. Congress passed section 530 of the Revenue Act of 1978, which prohibited the IRS from releasing any guidelines of defining who was an employee. Section 530 also created a loop hole that set out four safe havens to protect businesses that were audited from having independent contractors reclassify as employees. The four safe havens of section 530 that created this loop hole are: Over the course of hire the business did not…

As we reach the end of the first month of 2012, it is critical that employers have the proper classification for their independent contractors. You might be wondering why we are always writing about the importance of properly classifying independent contractor; well, this past year there has been a ton of legislative activity on the importance and the penalties for employers who misclassify independent contractors. For those employers who are still misclassifying your workers beware of the cost of misclassifying, it could hurt your business substantially. The new laws that took effect on January 1st have raised concerns for businesses…

There is an abundance of independent contractors out there, whether they are just starting out or have been around for over 20 years, and every one of them needs a strategy. Creating a strategy helps you, as an independent contractor, reach those goals that you had set for your business and depending on certain factors, such as the economy, your strategy needs to adjust to better fit the time. When you come up with your strategy for your business, you want to monitor those decisions and based off your outcome, you can either make changes accordingly or stick with what…

There are plenty of employers out there trying to save money on taxes and avoid liability under employment laws by getting employees to sign Independent Contractors Agreements. Independent contracting has its advantages but most of people labeled as independent contractors are in fact employees. There are facts that you need to know before (or if you already signed then after) signing an Independent Contractor Agreement: Intellectual property: This only pertains if you are creating art, written work, computer programs or other creative works but this could be an advantage to you as an independent contractor. Normally, you own the rights…

At Myindependentcontractor.com we have a vast amount of independent contractors that take advantage of our service nationwide. We take pride in providing free websites to all independent contractors who are trying to market themselves but we also understand that right now its harder than ever to find jobs. Even those independent contractors with tons of experience under their belt are having a hard time but instead of sitting back and waiting for something to happen, you have to go out market yourself in other ways to get noticed. As an independent contractor you are essentially running your own business, and just…

The ownership of the copyright with the work accomplished that a business pays for can often be vital for successful commercialization of that product. Unfortunately, the U.S. copyright contains obscure provisions that will often produce a counterintuitive result, which leaves the full copyright ownership with the contractor. You might be wondering how? Well, businesses and advisors need to be aware of the obscure laws that apply to copyright. When employees create copyrightable work, the employer can take ownership of that work in one of two ways: either by qualifying as a work made for hire as defined in Section…

Owning and running a business alone is demanding, especially without any help. Finding help for your business can come in forms of employees or independent contractors. It’s your choice but whatever your choice is it will have an impact on what expense you can write off in your tax declaration from come tax filing time. Independent Contractors As business starts picking up and you need help you should want to use an independent contractor to help you out. Making payments to independent contractors for their work is completely deductible. All you have to do is make your claim for the…

If you are a business owner who uses independent contractors, it is critical for you to be aware of the differences between an independent contractor and an employee in terms of how the IRS defines them. Classifying workers as independent contractors has tax benefits rather than hiring employees, but you have to be very careful making sure that you keep a strict independent contractor relationship. If you don’t have a true independent contractor relationship then you run the risk of incurring IRS penalties. The IRS has lost billions of dollars in lost tax revenue, which is why they are cracking…

As you may know (if you have been reading our blog), Governor Jerry Brown recently signed California Senate Bill 459. This was a bill similar to the one that former Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed and also deemed it the “Job Killer Act”, which will be effective January 1, 2012 and soon be known as “Small Business Killer Act.” The bill imposes costly penalties on those employers who willfully misclassify employees. This is from recent growing efforts from federal and state levels to identify, reclassify, and prevent misclassifications of independent contractors, discouraging employers from doing so with significant penalties. What is the…

As I discussed in recently post, the IRS new amnesty program to change independent contractors to employees. The program is called the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program or VCSP, which allows you to potentially reclassify independent contractors as employees. To be eligible for the program, you must:   Consistently treated the workers as independent contractors. Have filed all required Forms 1099 for the workers for the previous three years. Not currently being audited by the IRS. Not currently being audited by the Department of Labor or a state government agency concerning worker classification. If you were previously audited by the IRS…

There has been a lot of controversy during these past few years over misclassification of employees as independent contractors and California has been the focal point for enforcement. The state agencies have intensified their audit efforts trying to reclassify independent contractors as employees to try and recuperate the funds that would have been made to the state for unemployment insurance and other taxes and penalties. Recently, Senate Bill 459 was passed by the Governor that expanded the adverse consequences for misclassifying an independent contractor who should be an employee. This law makes it unlawful for any “person” to knowingly misclassify…

There are a few circumstances whether or not independent contractors can deduct meal expenses. In 2010 the IRS regarded independent contractors as self employed and their earning are subject to self-employment tax. As a self-employed independent contractor you are now granted in the same business expense deductions as any other business. To be classified as an independent contractor under the IRS guidelines would depend on certain circumstances and each case is different. If you are classified as an independent contractor your employer has the right to control or direct only the result of your work. Nevertheless, if the employer controls…

If your business has been classifying workers as independent contractors when they really met the requirements of employees, well there is a new program: The Internal Revenue Service is offering a program that will allow you to reclassify workers and pay just a small amount to cover past payroll taxes, instead of having to pay the heavy fines that misclassification usually carries. The program is called the Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program, which is part of a larger program called “Fresh Start” that aims to help taxpayers and businesses address their tax responsibilities. Businesses that take part in the program…

With the Employee Misclassification Prevention Act not passing last year employers shouldn’t feel as they have a free pass when it comes to classifying workers as independent contractors. Employers remain uncertain about taking on the expense of hiring full-time employees and have turned to hiring independent contractors while the economy is. The reasons of for doing this is straightforward: independent contractors cost less than hiring employees because there is no requirement to pay minimum wage or overtime hours in excess of 40 hrs per week; employers do not have to match withheld social security and Medicare taxes; and no payments…

An independent contractor has many more tax considerations to take into account than a person who is solely an employee. Here is some tax advice to help independent contractors stay on top of tax issues. Our goal is to maintain your independent contractors status. If you primarily work for one client the IRS might rule that you are actually an employee rather than an independent contractor. This could very well be true especially of you are working on the client’s premises, with their equipment and under their direction. If they rule that you are an employee you will lose the…

Recently, myindependentcontractor.com has been releasing articles about how to succeed as an independent contractor over the past months. Now, that we provided some extra marketing tips and information needed for independent contractors, we want know if your business has been successful. Myindependentcontractor.com has been giving contractors the edge over competition, which the Free website allows you to display your work and information about your business that other contractors don’t have. Myindependentcontractor.com is a tool that any contractor should have in their toolbox. It has the ability to increase your business exposure to new clients as well as give new clients…

At some point of your small business life you might face a dilemma of your business growing. The business is growing with more projects but you need more help, so you need to expand more. Adding to your human resources can result in added revenue and less chaos in your business. Now it’s your decision whether to hire a new employee or an independent contractor. Hiring an independent contractor or new employee is an important business decision that you need to make for your business. To help you make the best possible decision, consider the pros and cons of hiring…

We want to hear about your success using myindependentcontractor.com. Give us a little background from where you started to where you are now. And how myindependentcontractor.com has helped with your marketing efforts and helped you generate more projects for your business. Lets us know how you feel about myindependentcontractor.com.

Many independent contractors have their own ideas how to market themselves but we are going explore other local marketing possibilities. Marketing should be everywhere you can go but its good focus locally and find areas that would be the most effective. Your neighborhood is a great place to start your marketing efforts, especially if you are business, it can provide sufficient leads to jobs. There are a few things you want to focus on when marketing within your community. First stay local, try and only focus your marketing efforts towards the areas your business is within. Secondly stay involved, you want…

There are a lot of independent contractors out there searching for jobs using traditional advertising coming up with little to no luck. Independent contractors need to distinguish themselves from their competition, something that gives them the upper hand in receiving a job. Nowadays, customers are using the Internet to find independent contractors for their projects but where do independent contractors advertise online. For starters, if you are new to advertising for jobs online head to Myindependentcontractor.com and sign up for your FREE website that allows you to display your work. It will only take you a few minutes and you…

There are a lot of independent contractors out there fighting for the same jobs but some times it’s the subtle differences that determines who receives the job. For independent contractors the little things can be the deciding factor between marketing and sales success. There are a few things that you should do to improve customer perception and get more projects. The key differentiator between you and the other independent contractor is professionalism. You need to embrace professionalism in all the work and everything you do. The little things, like keeping neat and tidy jobsite, showing up on time to the…

A contractor’s license can be critical for an independent contractor to posses in order to keep their projects running smoothly. If a contractor doesn’t have a license and keeps going with their projects, they have the possibility of getting shut down and fined or if they finished a job and the person didn’t pay the contractor has no right to sue without a license. Depending which state the contractor works in the license requirements are different for each state, so make sure to check out your own state that you work in. We are going to go over some questions…

We put a list together of the five most important things for homeowners to consider when hiring a contractor to avoid contractors who aren’t qualified for the job. Homeowners should feel confident about the contractor they are hiring for the job, and not worrying about if the contractor can do the job properly or if you are going to get stuck getting work done that isn’t to your standard. Now that you are ready to start your renovations make sure that you have done your research first before jumping straight into the work. Here are a few things that you…

There are always homeowners out there always trying to improve their homes whether it’s a minor or major project they need to find a contractor to finish the project how they imagined it to look. As a homeowner looking for a contractor to finish a project, where might be the first place you go to look for a contractor? Most people might answer the yellow pages or through word of mouth but now there is a better way to try and find a contractor that does quality work and does the type of work you want done. Finding a random…

There are hundreds of independent contractors in your area looking for work just as you are but what sets you apart from those other contractors who do the same work as you? You might say, well I advertise by putting my ad in pennysaver or I put my sign out in front of my job or by word of mouth, but that won’t give you the edge that you need over the others because they are probably doing the same thing. If you want that competitive edge over other independent contractors in your area the way to advertise and get…

Myindependentcontractor.com has many benefits for those contractors who are looking to receive more exposure for their business or service. If you are independent contractor you know how hard it is to advertise and get the word out about your business and have a steady flow of work coming in. Word of mouth is huge for contractors but we want to give contractors more opportunities to spread and expand their cliental and business. Myindependentcontractor.com is free opportunity for contractors to acquire a free website so that contractors can advertise by posting on Craigslist.com and show people the type of work that…

  Myindependentcontractor.com has been carving and paving a path for contractors to showcase their abilities in order to increase exposure to homeowners, meaning more chances to acquire jobs.     Before myindependentcontractor.com came about contractors had to post advertisements in free magazines in the home improvement stores, putting signs outside their jobs, handing out business cards and posting to Craigslist and other websites that allowed you to post your services but no one had a website of their own that displayed their work with description, pictures, and testimonials about their service. These are all good ways of advertising for your…

Myindependentcontractor.com is a unique website that allows independent contractors to build a website with a web address for free enabling them to showcase their work to gain exposure for their business or services. How myindependentcontractor.com came about The creator of my independent contractor was remolding his master bathroom and the contractor he had hired was very impressive. The contractor took pride in his work doing a great tile job and made sure he cleaned up after he was done with his work. After talking to the contractor about how he promotes himself to be able to get more work, the…

JOB'S JOB'S JOB'S... The Government is promising them but www.MyIC.com is providing them.   We have heard from a large number of Contractors on www.MyIC.com that they are getting Job's from either having a website with us or from using our other FREE services such as posting their website and or website address on Craigslist and other sites.   If you are a Contractor that has received a Job or Job's from using the services from My Independent Contractor, we would like to hear from you via an email...Please let us know.   As you should all know, www.MyIC.com…

www.MyIC.com has provided FREE HTML code so that Contractors can post their unique Websites on other FREE Directories that allow HTML...Although some may not allow HTML.   FREE Directories: www.Craigslist.org www.Backpage.com www.Oodle.com www.Ebayclassifieds.com   After a Contractor has created an account and a Website with www.MyIC.com they get FREE HTML code under the "Contractor Services" tab when they log in.  The HTML is entitled "Craigslist HTML" but it can also be used on www.Backpage.com and others.  MyIC.com has also provided a simple video entitled "Craigslist Export" which shows you how to copy and paste the HTML code.   Other FREE…

www.MyIC.com is now 100% FREE for Contractors.   Contractors can now:   1.  Create and Edit their own Website for FREE! 2.  Receive FREE website address & create a unique web address...FREE! 3.  Have Website automatically enrolled in our Contractor Search Directory...FREE! 4.  Use our craigslist HTML code to post their website on Craigslist...FREE! 5.  Create their own unique business cards...FREE!   Let Homeowners and others "SEE" what you can do...FOR FREE...   R. Scott Hatfield Founder & CEO

www.MyIC.com is now 100% FREE.  Contractors can now:   1.  Create and Edit their own Website for FREE! 2.  Receive FREE website address & create a unique web address...FREE! 3.  Have Website automatically enrolled in our Contractor Search Directory...FREE! 4.  Use our craigslist HTML code to post their website on Craigslist...FREE! 5.  Create their own unique business cards...FREE!   Let Homeowners and others "SEE" what you can do...FOR FREE...   R. Scott Hatfield Founder & CEO

By definition, a directory is an approach to organizing information, the most familiar example being a telephone directory. And while there is no getting around the fact that online advertising is essential to your contracting business, if you want the full scope of advertising to work in your favor, you need to go offline as well. Some people even call this “old fashioned” advertising. People may spend a lot of time online looking for contracting services, but not all their time. The print media is still very large and still a good resource to use for advertising your contracting business…

We are all looking for ways to get more sales, that’s why we’re in business. And whether it’s offline or online, there are quite a few proven methods on how this can be achieved. We’ll go though a few of them here, but by no means is this list complete. And whether you’re new in business, or an old hand, these methods will help you along the way to increasing your bottom line. 1. Increase you Connections Working with others in industries complementary to your own [home design, flooring, furnishings, and color consultants] is a good way to keep your…

"Free" is a word that grabs peoples‘attention. In marketing, sometimes "free" is too good to be true, but in some instances, free is good. A lot of contractors want to know how to market their Contracting business on a limited budget. Well, it can be done, and here are 10 things you can do to get started with it today. Write a press release on a new product or service and send it to a couple of free press release distribution sites. Follow their guidelines for submission so you don't waste your time editing and re-doing work. A few good…

 Articles and advice on how to market your contracting business are very important. But just as important is advice on what not to do. You can follow the tips that people give you on how to market, but they won’t do you much good if you go about it in the wrong way. Here are 3 good examples of the most common marketing mistakes that contractors make. 1. Not focusing on your specific market - To be successful in today’s competitive marketplace, you must focus your marketing solely in the Contracting Business field. And this is especially true if you’re…

 The economic outlook for the Contractor industry in 2011 is not that bad, but it’s not as good as we’d like it either. Economists tend to keep an eye on construction equipment sales as an indicator of the business sector as a whole. Exports play a minor role in this analysis as they will not represent growth in this country, but rather abroad.. Construction equipment bought “in-house” if you will is a much better gauge to work with. In this article, we’ll take a look at what the experts are seeing and, as a result, predicting. According to Reed Construction…

First of all, it is much easier to land more work from a current client than it is trying to drum up a new client, almost everyone is aware of this. Recognizing this is one thing - taking advantage of it is completely another. This article is going to show you a couple of easy ways to increase sales from your current clients.  Several contractors have used one or more of these methods to dramatically increase their sales, so there is no reason why one or more of these methods can’t work for you. Offering additional services is a proven…

Contractors, like everyone, have felt the pinch of the recent recession(s) in the past ten years. Seasoned contractors know how to ride the valleys and dips that occur inside of a recessing economy. They also know how to recognize a recovering economy. It's been no secret that the housing market has seen several downturns, and that this has hurt contractors. The recovering housing market offers opportunities to contractors who know where to look to rebound and recover. In any housing recovery, business and residential property owners decide to build, remodel or deal with repairs that have been put off for…

 Internet marketing for contractors is not difficult, but it does require a willingness to meet the internet halfway.   An important thing for contractors to remember is that they need a mix of general advertising on general sites, and targeted advertising on targeted sites. A website is a critical internet marketing tool. Because of this, successful contractors must always have one. Customers will click through your advertising or value added content (a type of marketing that customers do not perceive as advertising) to find more information about your services, location and contact information. Without a website to provide this information…

When you're used to working with your hands you probably don't want to be inside working on the computer. Rest assured, a proper use of the keyboard will bring you closer to the tools of your trade by bringing you more customers. One of the best ways for a contractor to reach potential clients is through social media. Used poorly, social media can drive customers away. Used correctly, it can increase your customer base, and enhance your professional reputation. Do you, as a contractor rather than web guru, know what social media is? Social media is the word for online…

Every good Independent Building Contractor needs to be marketed. Word needs to spread like wildfire about the services you provide and every aspect of your business that affects the customer. Just as the customer needs tools to find you, you need different avenues of approach to find your potential customers. If you’re new to the business, there’s a little more involved than meets the eye. If you’ve been in the business for years and are looking to expand, media outlets for marketing purposes change from year to year, and you may need to be updated on the changes. Building contractors…

You’ve got your business up and running, you’ve got your website on-line and now you think that you are finally ready to go. Now you have to figure out how to get the local population to your website so you can have maximum traffic to increase your business. Consider this your pre-advertising campaign. Advertising your advertisement if you will. Logic will dictate that to advertise something that is online, you need to go online. But there is more than just 1 form of social media out there that you can utilize. There are the offline methods of course that are…

Taking a business online allows business owners to market to customers outside their geographical locale. Growing a contracting business online can bring clientele to a contracting business it may not have been able to reach via conventional marketing methods. However, recognize that the World Wide Web levels the playing ground when it comes to competition. The smallest contracting business can look like a big company with a great web site. While a successful offline company can come across poorly online. There are a few steps every contracting business should take to grow their business online to ensure their expertise presents the…

 Anyone who has every attempted to remodel part of their home on their own fully understands the reason why all the smart ones hire a contractor instead of giving themselves the headache that can come along with a home project, big or small. There are just some jobs that you cannot do on your own and the more drama a change, the harder it is on your stress levels and your budget. When you want a way to keep your startup costs down if you are new to the housing market, just starting up your own company and want to…

Have you noticed that each and every month that passes you by your might be wondering where all the work is going to? In this day and age almost everyone has a website, why are you the last one to get on the band wagon and setup one yourself? Professionals of all types have websites dedicated to the business they are in, why are you any different? If you like not having a larger audience to reach out to for the skills you specialize in that is fine, stop reading now. However if you want to make sure you are…

Imagine you are in the contracting industry; it’s not live on the World Wide Web yet but now what? How do you get to where you need to be in order to make sure your name is out there on the WWW and others can find you? How are you going to promote your website in order to make sure you get the leads you need? More importantly, is your website with MyIC.com? Did you know there is a company directly structured to help independent contractors be found quickly and easily online without the need of hard work from your end? How…

 Have you ever wondered how to get the best contractors in the business? What about getting the leads that your client wants for their job? Do you only need an amazing contractor for one project? It could be a household project or even for your business and either way you need to know that you are in good hands and able to hire the right professional for the job. Pre-screening before hiring someone is a must in the search for a contractor who can do the work you need, when you need it and how you need it completed.  …

 You do the job right and take pride in your work, so where are the new customers? Well, this isn’t the best economy. Maybe they’re hard to find.   Or maybe you need them to find you.   You’ve heard the buzzwords: Web 2.0, social networking, social media, e-tail. But most independent contractors are exactly what computer guys mean when they talk about “brick-and-mortar” businesses. You’re not selling books on the Internet – you’re pouring foundations, or installing home security systems, or tacking down carpet. What does internet marketing have to do with you?   Answer: These days, “word-of-mouth” includes…

I was grabbing a beer with an old friend from high school - we'll call him Tom. Tom's a general contractor now, so I started explaining MYIC. Hey, it's hard for me not to. It's what I do. He looked around the bar, casually nodded to a well-dressed customer, and asked me one question: "Can you reach that guy?"   He had pointed out a "suit": A well-dressed guy, more than likely with a thing or two he's "meaning to get to" around the house: replacing the cabinets, putting in new flooring, building a deck. Projects.    I told him…

You do What You do Well - We do the HTML.   If you're a contractor, that's all you need to know about MyIndependentContractor.com. MYIC is the one-stop shop for free, easy-to-set-up web pages for contractors.   Bottom line: If you are reading this blog, you are a few clicks away from having an online presence with MYIC, and it won't cost you a penny.   If you've struggled with building a web page - getting the text to wrap right, or getting the photos to upload, or getting all the HTML code characters to work - you know how…

Backhoe operators and interior decorators, maids and movers, glaziers and general contractors all have one thing in common: people do these jobs as independent contractors. And all independent contractors are constantly in search of one thing - customers.   But it doesn't take long to realize that all your new customers won't come looking for you. You have to go out and find them. Word of mouth is still the best advertising, but a network of friends talking to friends only goes so far. When people look for services these days, they look on the web.   Getting a Site is…

Maybe you already know how to build a house. Or wire the electric system, or fix the HVAC, or custom-landscape the grounds. You already know how to make every customer you work for happy. But how are you at building your business?   Or maybe you don't know how to do all that, but you're looking for someone that can do it. You want to know how other customers feel about their services. You want pictures of their work. You want to be able to contact them to get a quote.   At MyIndependentContractor.com., we figure that whether you're…

Have you ever wondered what separates a good contractor from a GREAT contractor? I mean, besides the obvious: skill, technique, and overall outcome of the project? Think of the last time you (not as a contractor, but as a consumer) had a project to do. As an example, we'll say it was staining your deck. Well, you didn't know anyone personally who could complete the project. You went to the internet or the yellow pages. And, if you didn't know who you were looking for, what separated the guy you found from the rest? In a short word, it was…

Everybody needs a specialty. It seems like such a simple concept, right? But, in today's world, we are all too busy. We look for double duty products that boast claims of doing the job faster and cheaper. We hire one guy to do five things, just to get it done. We sacrifice quality for quantity, and it hardly ever works to our advantage. We hire one company to do six things, and wonder why the finished product is "missing something". Everyone has something that they're good at. Independent contractors know this, and that is why we choose to work autonomously…

HTML code is very interesting to me.  It is basically a way a person via computer code can post photo's, descriptions and other images on on the internet by simply using codes like "mk-*e/=qhk>zx>-rt:/" etc.  Although you wouldn't know it unless you understood HTML coding language, those characters in there correct spot actually mean something to a computer.  Most people don't have the time to learn this type of code, but it is very important to understand what it can do. MyIndependentContractor.com is a new Website built specifically for all types of contracting services who really don't have time to…

             Steve Brown/Brown's Construction              Comments: MyIndepenentContractor has been a tremendous assest to my company in these uncertain times. I really enjoy the freedom to update and customize my website at any time. I use the craigslist Html code on a regular basis and have recieved numerous jobs because of it. My clients really appriciate being able to see my work and being able to see who's coming to their home before hand. I'm very happy with the results of being in the contractor search directory, I've bid on numerous projects from out of area clients who found me…

Getting the word out about your business can seem like a larger and more expensive task than actually performing the quality work you are trained for. Don't be daunted; embrace it as you would any other tools on your contractor's truck. The most effective online advertising can cost nothing to your bottom line. It does require a commitment to providing value for the information seeker. It is known as value added content marketing. Show and share your knowledge to consumers. Do this by: Frequenting an online DYI and contracting community, answering questions while having a business related signature. Writing blogs…

www.MyIC.com is now 100% FREE.  Contractors can now:   1.  Create and Edit their own Website for FREE! 2.  Receive FREE website address & or create unique web address...FREE 3.  Have Website automatically enrolled in our Contractor Search Directory...FREE 4.  Use our craigslist HTML code to post their website on Craigslist...FREE 5.  Create their own unique business cards...FREE   Homeowners and Others simply want to "SEE" what contractors can do before they hire them...   R. Scott Hatfield Founder & CEO