The Contractor Fight with Tom Reber
Stop stressing out about your contracting business and take back control. The Contractor Fight is bringing respect and dignity back to the trades one contractor at a time. Discover how to market, sell, and consistently produce your projects at a profit with industry expert and powerful motivator Tom Reber. Stop stealing from your family. Earn what you're worth. Build a business that serves you.
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Stop Letting Marketing Companies Rob You Blind
<p>Join us in Colorado: https://go.thecontractorfight.com/forge</p><p>In this episode of The Contractor Fight Podcast, Tom Reber sits down with Josh Osborne for a straight-up conversation about contractor marketing, business ownership, and the mindset it takes to stop getting pushed around by bad vendors, bad habits, and bad thinking.</p><p>Josh is Tom’s partner at No Excuses Media, a marketing company built specifically for contractors who are tired of wasting money on agencies that don’t understand the trades. Together, Tom and Josh pull back the curtain on why so many contractors get burn...
One Phrase...$35,000
<p>Check out BATTLEGROUND: https://thecontractorfight.com/battleground</p><p>Tim and Derek get into the real numbers behind running a profitable contracting business, why most owners have no idea what their overhead actually costs them, and how that blind spot kills their confidence at the table.</p><p>They share the $5,000 retainer move that locked in a $35,000 job, why scheduling for profit beats scheduling by calendar, and the uncomfortable client conversation that turned a $7,000 mistake into a $23,000 opportunity.</p><p>If you don't know your numbers, you're not running a business. You're guessing.</p><p>Ready to grow to...
Exactly What to Say When You Hear: "You're Too Expensive."
<p>Checkout The Command: https://thecontractorfight.com/command</p><p>Contractor sales training for handling price objections. If you've ever heard "you're too expensive," this video shows exactly what to say, how to uncover the real objection, and how to close more contractor jobs without discounting your price.</p><p>Every contractor hears it. </p><p>You spend time building rapport, inspecting the project, and putting together a professional proposal—only to hear: "You're too expensive." </p><p>Most contractors immediately start defending themselves, explaining their materials, experience, reviews, and warranties. That's usually the fastest way to lose profit and lo...
Contractor Sales Has Changed. Have You?
<h2>Contractor Sales Has Changed. Have You?</h2><p>The way homeowners buy today is different than it was just a few years ago.</p><p>They're researching more. Comparing more options. Taking longer to make decisions. Visiting your website multiple times before they ever reach out. And when they do reach out, many aren't ready to buy—they're gathering information.</p><p>Unfortunately, many contractors are still selling like it's 2014.</p><p>In this episode, Derek and Tim discuss the real-world changes they're seeing in today's market and what contractors must do to adapt. From follow-up systems and video co...
AI Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Contractors
<p>Watch This: https://youtu.be/C8Me5SpjcPY?si=CSMLN4e7FNfSvXMC</p><p>Everyone is talking about how AI is going to replace jobs.</p><p>Lawyers are worried.</p><p>Writers are worried.</p><p>Marketers are worried.</p><p>Accountants are worried.</p><p>Meanwhile, you're in one of the safest industries on the planet.</p><p>AI can't paint a house.</p><p>AI can't install a roof.</p><p>AI can't build a deck.</p><p>AI can't sit across from a homeowner and earn their trust.</p><p>In this episode, Tom explains...
He Broke His Leg on a Sunday. I Was at the Hospital on Monday.
<p>============================================================ WATCH THIS VIDEO: https://youtu.be/C8Me5SpjcPY?si=pgar2FOCHlNI5E2a</p><p>============================================================ When Tim's employee Zach sent him a picture of his leg at midnight, he knew something was wrong. Two broken bones, surgery scheduled, and the first thing Zach was worried about wasn't his leg. It was his job. That hit Tim hard.</p><p>In this episode, Tim and Derek are recording from a hospital library while Zach is upstairs getting steel plates and screws put in. They talk about what it really means to build a business worth having. One with the...
3 FREE Ways to Get Better Leads
<p>============================================================ WATCH THIS VIDEO: https://youtu.be/C8Me5SpjcPY?si=pgar2FOCHlNI5E2a</p><p>============================================================ </p><p>Most contractors think they need more leads. They're wrong. Because bad leads create bad clients. Bad clients create low margins. Low margins create stress. And stress follows you home every night.</p><p>In this video, Tom Reber shares 3 completely FREE things you can do right now to attract better leads, better clients, and more profitable jobs—without spending another dollar on marketing.</p><p>You'll learn:</p><p>• How to turn your Google Business Profile into a lead-generating machine</p><p>•...
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TCF1129: What Every Contractor Mistakes for a Lead Problem
<p>Stop trying to fix your sales process when your head isn't straight.</p><p>In this episode, Tim and Derek pull back the curtain on NashVegas 2026 and look at what actually happens when contractors drop the corporate ego and show up real. We don't care about polished consultant theories here. We talk about the real mental blocks, the pressure of carrying the whole operation alone, and why you keep getting trapped in the feast-or-famine cycle.</p><p>If you're tired of running a business that owns you instead of you owning it, this conversation is the gut check you...
TCF1128: The Busy-Season Sales System
<p>You spend hours tracking down leads, burning fuel in your truck, and writing detailed proposals for homeowners who were never going to buy from you at full margin. It’s a classic trap: high close rates but your debt keeps climbing every single year.</p><p>In this episode, we break down why true sales mastery isn't just reciting a script—it's about surviving under pressure. I share the story of a contractor who failed our Shin Fu black belt test seven times without making a single excuse, and why that exact level of grit is what separates the cont...
