Welcome to the February edition of the Network News!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are managing well with the cold, along with wishing for an early spring.

During this time of year it is easy to let the winter blahs get you down. On that note, why not soak into this month’s featured article on Whirlpool Baths! Also to keep you warmed up, have a look at the article on Identifying Commercial Heating Systems. We hope you find the helpful hints and educational articles valuable to your business.

With Valentines Day approaching, we should be thinking of those that we love and what we are going to do to show them how much they mean to us. To show our appreciation this month, we are offering the Technical Reference Guide at a special price, so you can impress your clients with valuable information on their home heating system.

During the winter as we fight to combat coughs and colds, we recommend laughter as the best medicine! We would like to thank Calvin McCafferty from Caltech Consulting Limited in Kingston, Nova Scotia for his humorous contribution to this month’s photo contest.

Congratulations are also in order to Robert MacArthur of RGM Home Inspections, in Charlottetown P.E.I, for winning the Word Scramble from the January issue. All of you that answered: Hearth, Anode and Scupper were correct!! Thank you to all of you who sent in your entries.

I hope that all of you are keeping safe and warm while pressing through to the spring!

As always, we’re happy to hear from you, and I can be reached at 1-800-268-7070 ext 232 or by email at carrieann@carsondunlop.com.

Sincerely,

Carrie-Ann Methe
Customer Service Coordinator
Carson Dunlop & Associates
800-268-7070
carrieann@carsondunlop.com

Business Building Workshop by Seneca College!

It’s my pleasure to announce that Carson Dunlop and Seneca College have partnered up to offer a workshop geared towards building your success in home inspection. The two-day Business Development and Report Writing Workshop will cover such topics as business growth strategies, customer service and sales, marketing concepts, resolving complaints, and report writing techniques that focus on clear communication, and minimizing your liability.

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Technical Articles

Technical Article #1 - Identifying Commercial Heating Systems – A Primer
by CDW Engineering

When describing the heating systems in a building, there are a number of variables to consider, including:

• The type of fuel used.
• The medium used for heating (air, water, steam).
• Open vs. closed flame.
• Direct vs. indirect fired.
• Convection vs. radiant.
• Fuel Type

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Technical Article #2 - Whirlpool Baths

Whirlpool baths are also called jetted bathtubs, hydromassage bathtubs and hydromassage therapeutic bathtubs. We think of a whirlpool bath as an ordinary bathtub with some fancy accessories. Incidentally, most makers of whirlpool baths also make their tubs without the whirlpool features. They call these ordinary tubs soakers. Read more...

Building Your Business

Yellow Page Advertising – A necessary evil!

This month we will discuss the relative merits of advertising your home inspection company in the yellow pages. While our experience suggests that this advertising medium will not result in a meaningful increase in business, we have some suggestions that will allow you to take advantage of this consumer focused advertising channel without having a major impact on your marketing budget.

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To learn more on other advertising strategies and methods, please refer to “Building Your Home Inspection Business – A guide to marketing, sales, advertising, and public relations.”

To order this book, call us at 1-800-268-7070 ext 251 or email us at education@carsondunlop.com.

Special offer - Save 25% on The Technical Reference Guide in February!

This month the Technical Reference Guide is available only to our Report Writing community at $59 ($79 retail). The Technical Reference Guide will enrich understanding, save you time in the field, and deliver added value to your customers!

This guide will allow you to date, size, and understand critical issues with heating and cooling systems. There are over 200 manufacturers, which also include relevant dates and contact information.

Email or call Carrie-Ann at 1-800-268-7070 ext. 232 to order.