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March 2016 March & April Classes Offered 120 Hour Courses Baltimore, MD - Mar 7- 18 Columbus, OH - Mar 7- 18 Des Plaines, IL - Mar 7- 18 St. Louis, MO - Mar 7- 18 Lakewood, CO - Mar 28 - Apr 8 Leesburg, VA - Apr 4- 15 Cumming, GA - Apr 18- 29 Tampa, FL - Apr 18-29 Cincinnati, OH - Apr 25 - May 6 16 Hour Residential Radon Measurement Course Live Webinar - Apr 4-5 US DoE Cordially Invites ASHI ACI's and Inspectors to a Free Webinar Learn how to use the Home Energy Score and how it can add value to your business. Enhance Your Home Inspection Business with the Home Energy Score Wouldn't your customers like to know how their homes stack up in terms of energy efficiency? Now, using the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) free Home Energy Score, you can provide a miles-per-gallon type rating along with your home inspections. Better yet, by offering the rating and accompanying recommendations for efficiency improvements, you can help your clients become eligible for mortgage incentives from FHA. To learn more about how to score homes, please join us for one of the following webinars sponsored by DOE. Joan Glickman,
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March2016
March&April
ClassesOffered
120HourCoursesBaltimore,MD-Mar7-18Columbus,OH-Mar7-18DesPlaines,IL-Mar7-18St.Louis,MO-Mar7-18Lakewood,CO-Mar28-Apr8Leesburg,VA-Apr4-15Cumming,GA-Apr18-29Tampa,FL-Apr18-29Cincinnati,OH-Apr25-May6
16HourResidentialRadon
MeasurementCourse
LiveWebinar-Apr4-5
USDoE
CordiallyInvitesASHI
ACI'sandInspectorstoaFreeWebinarLearnhowtousetheHomeEnergyScoreandhowitcanaddvaluetoyourbusiness.
EnhanceYourHomeInspectionBusinesswiththeHomeEnergyScore
Wouldn'tyourcustomersliketoknowhowtheirhomesstackupintermsofenergy
efficiency?
Now,usingtheU.S.DepartmentofEnergy's(DOE)freeHomeEnergyScore,youcanprovideamiles-per-gallontyperatingalongwithyourhomeinspections.Betteryet,byofferingtheratingandaccompanyingrecommendationsforefficiencyimprovements,youcanhelpyourclientsbecomeeligibleformortgageincentivesfromFHA.Tolearnmoreabouthowtoscorehomes,pleasejoinusforoneofthefollowingwebinarssponsoredbyDOE.JoanGlickman,
16-hrResidential
RadonMeasurement
Webinar
Webringtheclassroomintoyourhomeoroffice.....andsaveyou
money!
April4-5,2016
coursetaughtby:
DOE'sHomeEnergyScoreProgramManager,willdescribethebasicsoftheHomeEnergyScore,howitcanaddvaluetoyourbusiness,andwhatyouneedtodotoaccessthetrainingandtool.
Wednesday,March9that2pmETThursday,March17that8pmET
Registernowbyselectingatimeaboveandlearnhowtobeamongthefirsthomeinspectorstoofferthisvalue-addedservice!
23IWSanDiegoTitlesAddedtoASHIOnlineLearningCenterViewtheseonlinemodulesonyourcomputer,iOSorAndroidphoneortablet.
Convenientforviewingathomeoronthego,checkoutthewidevarietyoftopicsinbasicandadvancedtechnicaltopics,environmental,specialty/diversificationandbusinessmanagement.
FREE&EASYTOEARN-2ASHICEs:
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Tolog-In,usethefollowing:Username:MembernumberPassword:istheword"password"
SearchlistsofpastIWpresentationsunder"EducationalContent"
What'sgoingonwithyour
chapter?Gotaneventcomingup?Somethinginterestinghappenatyourlastmeeting?Whatdidyoulearnabout?Wewanttoknowandwe'[email protected]
Here'swhat'sgoingoninachapternearyou...
March4-6,2016OhioASHIInspectorsExpoDoubleTreeHiltonWorthingtonColumbus,OH
March4-6,2016OAHI/CAHPI-ON2016EducationalConferenceHolidayInnBurlingtonHotelandConferenceCenterBurlington,Ontario
Selectfromalargevarietyoftopics
Viewthe2-hourmoduleandpasstheexamYourrecordsarehousedonsite.Printoutcertificates.ContactMicheleGeorgewithanyquestionsatmicheleg@ashi.org.
Wefoundthisgreatarticleposted
byASHImember,JohnCordelle,
intherecentOhioJournalof
ProfessionalHomeInspection:
"Thechapter'sgreateremphasis
onmarketingactivitieswillbethe
responsibilityofthechapter's
RealtorRelationsandPublicRelationscommittees.Like
yourbusiness,thesuccessofthosecommitteeswillhighly
dependontheresourcesprovidedandtheeffortapplied.
Plansbasedsolelyonhopesanddreamswillcertainlyfail.
Theessentialresourcesarebothtimeandtalent."
Asachapter,itisessentialtoprovidequalityeducational
opportunitiesforyourmembers.AsevidencedbytheOHIO
ASHIchapter,theyaregoingastepbeyondandarelooking
toaddvaluebyplacingmoreemphasisonexternal
marketingprogramsthatwillmoredirectlycontributeto
thefinancialsuccessofyourbusiness.
CALLFORPRESENTATIONS2017
March5,2016ASHICentralPAChapterEducationEventParkInnbyRadisson(HarrisburgWest)Mechanicsburg,PA8ASHICEsMarch10,2016ASHIGardenStateChapterEducationalSeminarTheWestwoodGarwood,NJ
March12,2016ArizonaASHIChapterEducationEventBlackCanyonConferenceCenterPhoenix,AZ6ASHICEs
March15,2016PRO-ASHIFieldTripPittsburghWater&SewageAuthority2ASHICEs
March19,2016ASHIWesternWashingtonSpringSeminarHolidayInnDowntownEverett,WA7ASHICEs
March19,2016SouthCarolinaASHIEducationalEventHolidayInnColumbia,SC6ASHICEs
March26,2016NOVAASHIChapterSpringSeminarBestWesternFairfaxFairfax,VA7ASHICEs
April30,2016PROASHIEducationalEventMurrysvilleCommunityCenterMurrysville,PA
May6-7,2016ASHISuncoastSuntechConfernceHamptonInnOldsmar
We'renowacceptingsubmissionsforInspectionWorld2017LasVegas.
PleaseclickheretodownloadaCallfor
Presentations2017form.
InspectionWorldwillbeheldatBally'sLasVegas,January
22-25,2017.
InspectionWorldprovidesaforumforattendeestolearnthe
profession'sbestpracticesandtoexpandtheirknowledge
toimprovetheirprofessionalskillsandexploreemerging
issuesrelevanttotheprofession.
Wewelcomeyourapplication.TheIWEducationCommittee
willreviewallapplicationsandwillselecttheprogramsin
earlyMay2016.
QuickTip#29:Patch
theHoleBehindtheDoorSothekidshadalittleshoving
match,knockingagainstthe
bedroomdoor,andthe
doorknobsmashedaholein
thedrywall.Theyhaddonethisbeforebutneverpunctured
completelythroughthedrywall.Thosepreviousdentscould
beignored,butthenewholeneedstobefixed.
Yourexperiencewithpatchingdrywallhastaughtyouthere
isonlyonewaytoachieveaperfectpatch–hirea
professional.Sure,youcanspreadsomespackling
compoundordrywallcompoundoverasmallhole,butthe
texturenevermatches.Worseyet,thesandingcreatesa
hugemessandmakesthepatchlookevenlargerasthe
textureisremoved.
Fortheholecreatedbythedoorknob,wehaveaquickfix:
coveritwithacircularpatch/bumper.Thebumperwillbe
slightlyraisedfromthedrywallsurface,butitwilllooklike
itwasdesignedtobethere.Thebumperwillbelargerthan
Oldsmar,FL16ASHICEs
May14,2016MACASHIChapterEducationEventJohnsHopkinsUniversityRockville,MD8ASHICEs
24yearoldFranchiseforSaleinSunny/warmSouthFlorida(PalmBeachCounty-somecities-BocaRaton,DelrayBeach,BoyntonBeach,HighlandBeach,Manalapan)
Doyouknowofanyonethatwantsasuccessfulfranchisetoinspectwhereit’sniceandwarmwithNOSNOW,mosthousesarebetween10and35yearsoldwithalotofnewercommunities
thehole,creatingasturdysupportbase,anditcanbeheld
inplacewithconstructionadhesive.
Afterthebumperpatchisinplace,youcanpaintitto
matchthewallcolor.
Asapreventivemeasurefortherestofyourhouse,make
surealldoorshaveaworkingdoorstoporabumperto
preventdoorknobsfromstrikingdrywall.
ByTomFeiza,Mr.Fix-It
(c)Copyright2009byTomFeiza,Mr.Fix-It,Inc.|misterfix-
it.com|htoyh.com
Helpingyouoperateandmaintainyourhome
LearnHowTo
DramaticallyIncreaseYourSalesByGeneratingMoreReferralsFromRealEstateAgents
Areyouinterestedingettingmorereferralsfrom
realestateagentsinyourarea?PreferredSystemsishostingafree30minutewebinaronThursday,March3rdat7:30PMCSTtorevealauniquestrategythatotherhomeinspectorsacrossthecountryareusingtogrowtheirhomeinspectionbusinesses.
Clickheretoregister.
TakingCareofBusinessPlanningfortheUnexpected
bySherylHuston
Weallknowthatthereisalmostnothingintheworldthatis
100%failsafe.Ifanybusinessproductclaimstobeso,most
ofusgetsuspicious.Certainly,anexcellentproductor
businessmodelisnearlyfailsafe.
Takinggoodcareofyourinspectionbusinessincludes
(15yearsorlessold),quiteafewcondominiuminspections(interioronly)andalotofthemareoceanfront,withanawesomereputationsince1992?WeneedtobewithmyDadfairlyquicklyandareofferingareally"sweetdeal/bargain"forsomeonetopurchasesowecanbewithhim.Ifyouknowofanyone,pleasecallEdwinPenaat754-368-5192.
TargetProfessional
Programs
GuardianFinancial
HomeOwnersNetwork
Quill.com
LegalShield
Porch.com
MoverThankYou.com
HomeAdvisor
OneSourceSolutions
LibertyMutualInsurance
InspectionContracts.com
GEMMarketing
(ASHIstore.com)
BuildFax
ASHI@Home
thinkingaboutthingslikeliabilityinsuranceandpre-
inspectionagreements.Youkeepabreastoflegalissues
andconnecttootherinspectorssothatyou’reawareof
howyoucanproactivelypreventclaimssituations.Andof
coursethere’scustomerservice–knowinghowtoanswer
questionsandaddressconcernsinawaythateliminates
unnecessaryrisktoyourbusiness.YourASHImembership
isanimportantpartofyourongoingeducationand
planningforyourinspectionbusiness.
Thentherearethenutsandboltsofwhatit’sallabout:
writingthendeliveringtheinspectionreporttoyourclient.
Yourreportiswhereyoushineintermsofusingyour
expertiseandexperiencetocommunicateanddocument
yourfindingsinaprofessionalandorganizedway.It’s
importanttomanagethewayyouwriteanddeliverreports,
andtoprotectthecontenttherein.READMORE
PEX,alsoknownas,
cross-linkedpolyethlenePlumbersaredoingmostof
theirrepairstodaywithPEX
andbuildersareusingPEX
moreandmoreonnewhomes.IthasbeenusedinEurope
foranumberofyearsandperformedwell.
Insomeareasofthecountry,buyersmayhaveheard
abouthomesintheareathathavehadpinholeleaksinthe
copper,possiblydotoachemicalcompositionchangein
thewaterbecausetheofthelocalwatercompany.Inthese
casebuyersmaybewonderingifthehomehasbeenpiped
orre-pipedwithPEXpiping.
Likeeverything,thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesAdvantages:lessexpensiveandeasiertoinstall,less
skilledlaborneededtoinstallit,fastertoinstallthan
copperandPEXdoesn’tcorrodelikecopperandstandsup
tocoldorfreezingtemperaturesbetterthancopper.
Disadvantages:Rodentscananddochewthoughthe
MillionaireInspector
Community
GOLDAFFILIATES
3DInspectionSystems
BusinessRiskPartners
CitadelInsurance
HomeInspectorPro
HomeGauge
InspectITReporting
Software
KaplanHomeInspection
Education
MaxMarketing
McKissock
HowToOperateYour
Home
Palm-Tech
Pro-Lab
ReportHost
SILVERAFFILIATES
CarsonDunlop
HolmesApprovedHomes
SimpsonStrong-Tie
BRONZEAFFILIATES
AccuStarLabs
AllenInsurance
AllergyZone
AlliedSchools
America'sCallCenter
AmeriSpec
BNKInsurance
BostonEnvironmental
CompleteAppliance
Protection
EliteMGA
pipeattimes,PEXcan’tberecycledaseasilyascopper,
notgoodforexterioruse,andmayproducetoxicsmoke
whenitburns.
Tip:IfyouhavePEXpiping,haveahighlevelrodent
controlplan.
BottomLinePEXisgenerallyconsideredagoodproductandifyouneed
torepairorreplaceyourcopperorgalvanizedwaterlines,
thenPEXwouldbeagoodchoice.
Formorearticleslikethis,pleasevisit
www.buyersask.com.
Word-of-MouthMarketingStatisticsto
HelpYouMarketYourBusinessBetterForcenturies,peoplehavemadebigdecisionsand
developedeverydaypreferencesusingthesimpleyet
resoundingpowerofword-of-mouth.It’snocoincidence
thatyouandyourbestfriendshareafewofthesame
favoritethings.Whodoesn’tlovehearingaboutagreat
productorservicefromatrustworthysource?
Asmorebrandsworktoboosttheirleadacquisitionprocess
usingorganicnetworks,there’smuchtogainfrom
developingakillerword-of-mouthmarketingstrategy.But
beforeyoustartusinganewreferralmarketingstrategyto
upyourrevenueusingtheremarkablepowerof
recommendationsandreferrals,youneedtofullygrasp
whyword-of-mouthisvaluableandhowyourbrandcan
influenceit.Here’sacomprehensivelistofword-of-mouth
marketingstatisticstohelpyougetstarted.
84%ofconsumerssaytheyeithercompletelyor
somewhattrustrecommendationsfromfamily,colleagues,
andfriendsaboutproducts–makingthese
recommendationstheinformationsourcerankedhighest
EZHomeInspection
Software
GlobalTestSupply
GlobeSpec
HolmesApprovedHomes
HomeHubZone
HomeTeam
Imfuna
InspectionCertification
Associates
InspectorServicesGroup
JoeFerry,LLC
KritterCaps
LiftMaster
LivingInPlaceInstitute
MetropolitanSolutions
USA
NationalInstituteof
BuildingInspectors
OREP
Perma-Boot
PHII
PRISMAnalytical
RAdata,Inc.
ReportItQuick
RTCA
USInspect
WagnerMeters
ZAITrust
fortrustworthiness.[Nielsen]
74%ofconsumersidentifyword-of-mouthasakey
influencerintheirpurchasingdecision.[Ogilvy/Google/TNS]
68%trustonlineopinionsfromotherconsumers,whichis
up7%from2007andplacesonlineopinionsasthethird
mosttrustedsourceofproductinformation.[Nielsen]
88%ofpeopletrustonlinereviewswrittenbyother
consumersasmuchastheytrustrecommendationsfrom
personalcontacts.[BrightLocal]
72%sayreadingapositivecustomerreviewsincrease
theirtrustinabusiness;ittakes,onaverage,2-6reviews
toget56%ofthemtothispoint.[BrightLocal]
Onsocialmedia,58%ofconsumerssharetheirpositive
experienceswithacompany,andaskfamily,colleagues,
andfriendsfortheiropinionsaboutbrands.[SDL]
91%ofB2Bbuyersareinfluencedbyword-of-mouth
whenmakingtheirbuyingdecision.[USM]
56%ofB2Bpurchaserslooktoofflineword-of-mouthasa
sourceofinformationandadvice,andthisnumberjumpsto
88%whenonlineword-of-mouthsourcesareincluded.
[BaseOne]
Word-of-mouthhasbeenshowntoimprovemarketing
effectivenessbyupto54%.[MarketShare]
84%ofconsumersreportedalwaysorsometimestaking
actionbasedonpersonalrecommendations.70%saidthey
didthesameofonlineconsumeropinions.[Nielsen]
TheaveragevalueofaFacebookfanincertainconsumer
categoriesis$174.[Syncapse]
43%ofsocialmediausersreportbuyingaproductafter
sharingorfavoritingitonFacebook,Twitter,orPinterest.
Overhalfofpurchasesinspiredbysocialmediasharing
occurwithin1weekofsharingorfavoriting,and80%of
purchasesresultingfromsocialmediasharesoccurwithin3
weeksofsharing.[VisionCritical]
Millennialsrankedword-of-mouthasthe#1influencerin
theirpurchasingdecisionsaboutclothes,packagedgoods,
big-ticketitems(liketravelandelectronics),professional
servicesandfinancialproducts.BabyBoomersalsoranked
word-of-mouthasbeingmostinfluentialintheirpurchasing
decisionsaboutbig-ticketitems,financialproductsand
professionalservices.[RadiusGlobal]
77%ofbrandconversationsonsocialmediaarepeople
lookingforadvice,information,orhelp.18%werepositive
reviewsofthebrand.[Mention]
79%ofpeoplesaytheirprimaryreasonfor"liking"a
company'sFacebookpageistogetdiscounts.81%also
saidthey'reinfluencedbywhattheirfriendsshareonsocial
media.[MarketForce]
77%ofbrandconversationsonsocialmediaarepeople
lookingforadvice,information,orhelp.18%werepositive
reviewsofthebrand.[Mention]
InspectionWorld2016San
Diegoisbarelyinthebooks
andASHIhasalreadybeen
activeatotherconferences.
Recently,ouresteemednew
President,RandySipe,has
madehiswayfromDallastoNewYorkattendingboththe3
DaysofSecretsRevealedconferencefromMillionaire
InspectorCommunityandthe7thJointSeminarbyLong
IslandASHIandtheMetropolitanAssociationofHome
Inspectors(MAHI).
3DaysofSecretsRevealedwasanothergreateventhosted
byMikeCrowandhisteamatMillionaireInspector
Community.WhiletheeventtookplaceTuesdaythrough
Thursday,February23-25,therewasabonusdayon
Monday,February22.ItwasonMondayandTuesdaythat
thebulkofexhibitorswereinattendance.FrankLesh,
ExecutiveDirectorofASHI,spokeonMondayandreiterated
theimportanceofInspectPAC.MikeCrowjumpedinand
askedtheattendeesaboutdonatingtotheirowncause-
representationonCapitolHillforallhomeinspectors.We
alsoheldadrawingforafreefullconferenceto
InspectionWorld2017inLasVegas.DanLindemanofTri-
StatePropertyInspectionsinCleveland,TN,wonthe
conferencepackage.Itwastrulyagreat,albeitcold
(temperature-wise)eventandMikeandhisteamcreateda
funthemethisyearbasedonGhostbusters-"IAin'tAfraid
ofNoGrowth".Itwasagoodevent.Wesawlotsofpeople,
signedupsomenewmembersandgaveawaysomecool
swag.WeevenheardallaboutRandy'spassionfor
motorcyclesandateourlastmealatStroker'sDallas.
