Building Contractor Networks
Job management is key to being a successful contractor these days. And contractors know that today, technology is key to effective work order management.
Gone are the days when your best hope of finding customers is to put up posters at the grocery store, or take an ad in the Yellow Pages. Job management invokes the power of the Internet to enable you as a contractor to control every aspect of your work order management online.
Centah is a network company that helps contractors do this seamlessly. Centah’s Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions let contractors use the most up-to-date work order management software. From your office, your work site or your truck, your job management is fast, effective and straightforward. The technology is working for you, not the other way around.
Controlling your work flow management online is also important because the companies that contractors work for are also online, connected through companies like Centah. Software property management tools have dropped dramatically in price and increased exponentially in speed and efficiency. Your customers will reach you through the network, and the network is the best place for you to keep track of your work order management (orders coming in), your work flow management (how the work is progressing) and your overall job management (whether the work is done and paid for).
In both the United States and Canada, two-thirds of adults now have broadband access, so it makes sense that more and more companies are moving their own work order management online.
The advantages of software online are readily apparent:
- Connectivity – Through web-based software on networks like Centah’s, contractors are always connected to the property and facilities maintenance managers who will hire them.
- Efficiency – Work order management software takes the guesswork out of your job management. You’re always on top of what needs to be done, how much new work you can take on and when.
- Reputation – Putting your work order management online helps you build your brand in many ways. New customers can reach you through the network, existing ones can provide references, and having you or your firm listed on a network such as Centah’s is a way of verifying your quality and level of service.
Tips for contractors on what to look for when setting out work order management online:
- Work order management software should be flexible. Centah will offer the latest upgrades, which you can obtain through one click. You don’t have to wait for the next, faster, simpler job management solution – it will be there when you need it, with accessibility to real time updates.
- Work order management online should be simple and easy. It should work for you—not the other way around. Web-based management solutions should be easy to use, available on mobile phones and tablets and should not require long tutorial sessions to figure out.
- Your web-based company will support you and answer your questions all the time, no matter how difficult the question.
- Software property management tools should be available through a wide network. More and more companies, contractors and individuals who use Software property management tools are joining the network all the time too. A bigger network means more leads, more opportunities… and more work.
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