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October 6, 2026

How Much to Charge for Roofing Jobs in 2026

Industry data today shows that the average roofing business racks in a net profit of around 2.8%, which means around half of them are making less than that.

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October 5, 2026

How Google Ads Work for Plumbing Businesses

Plumbers can and should use a variety of marketing strategies to increase their clientele and gain more market visibility.

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October 4, 2026

How to Price Window Cleaning Services in 2026

A piece of industry data shows that around 64% of window cleaning services earn under $100K annually.

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October 3, 2026

How to Price Home Cleaning Services in 2026

Starting a home cleaning business is hard enough, but knowing when (and by how much) to raise your prices can be even trickier. 

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October 2, 2026

How to Start a House Cleaning Business – 10 Steps

BLS data shows that 1 in 4 businesses in the cleaning field fail within their first year. This gives you roughly a 75% success rate if you plan to kickstart your own home cleaning business.

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October 1, 2026

2026 Marketing Guide for Roofers

Roofing businesses have a lot of tools at their disposal to help with their growth, including smarter cashflow management, improved work quality, and even integrating AI into their system.

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July 11, 2026

Blue Collar Builders Episode 10: Garbage Man Turns Pest Control CEO and Software Developer with the Help of AI

Dalton Mills co-founder, Todd Saunders, meets up with Jeff King in today’s episode of Blue Collar Builders to discuss his journey from garbage man to CEO of a pest control company bringing in nearly $5 million in yearly revenue.

June 30, 2026

Blue Collar Builders Episode 9: Restoration Company CEO Builds His Own Multi-Functional Software with No Coding Experience

Todd Saunders, co-founder of Dalton Mills, meets Justin Donate, CEO of True North Restoration, to discuss how Justin went from carpet cleaning to owning 25 restoration locations and franchises and planning to expand to over 80 within the next year.

June 26, 2026

Blue Collar Builders Episode 8: Professional Landscaper Builds an AI Voice Quoting Agent for His Business

Today’s episode of Blue Collar Builders welcomes Todd Saunders, co-founder of Dalton Mills, and Quinten O’Dea, founder of Q&A Landscaping, in a discussion about business management and AI automation. Quinten goes through it all: how he managed to integrate AI into his business’s workflow, why his current CRM software doesn’t live up to his expectations, and where he plans to take his AI collaboration.