If I Started a Painting Business in 2026, I’d Do This First

If I had to grow a painting business to $500K from scratch today, here's what I'd do. Brandon Pierpont from Painter Marketing Pros and I walk through the money side and the marketing side of that first stage. We talk about fixing your sales process before you go chase more leads, and pricing your jobs correctly. We also cover where to find your first jobs when you don't have money for ads, and keeping two months of overhead in the bank so a slow winter or a broken-down truck doesn't sink you. 💼 Resources & Working Together: • Free Episode Resource Mentioned → https://profitablepaintercpa.com/pmp-... • Free Profit Checkup for Painting Contractors: → https://profitablepaintercpa.com/vsl?... • Free Copy of my Book - "Profitable Painter" (Just Cover Shipping): → https://profitablepaintercpa.com/book... 📌 Chapters: 0:00 - If I Started a Painting Business Today 1:25 - The Marketing You Should Always Be Doing 4:25 - Fix Your Sales Process Before You Chase More Leads 8:28 - Production Rates: How Long Each Surface Takes to Paint 10:17 - Marking Up Labor and Materials 11:56 - Checking Your Job Numbers Every Week + Pricing for Risk 16:00 - Where to Get Leads When You're Starting Out 20:54 - When It Makes Sense to Pay for Leads 22:35 - Why the Same Lead Is Worth More to Some Painters 24:07 - Staying Compliant + Two Months of Cash in the Bank 26:20 - How Much You Should Be Paying Yourself 27:47 - What We'd Do Differently Starting Over 31:00 - The Numbers to Hit Before You Scale Every video on this channel is made for painting business owners. Subscribe so the next one shows up in your feed. About us - Profitable Painter CPA: We help painting business owners understand their numbers, reduce taxes, and build sustainable wealth. About our guest - Painter Marketing Pros: Brandon runs Painter Marketing Pros, a marketing agency that only works with painting contractors. #PaintingBusiness #PaintingContractor #StartAPaintingBusiness