{"product_id":"paint-profit-repeat-scott-christensen-9798187157990","title":"Paint, Profit, Repeat: How to start, run, and profit from your own home painting business","description":"What if you could build a six-figure painting business - without ever picking up a brush?\u003cp\u003eIn 1990, J.C. Nichols started a painting company out of necessity, working out of a beat-up 1976 Ford LTD with virtually no money and no plan. Thirty-five years later, he runs a thriving residential painting operation with multiple crews, three salespeople, and a business that practically runs itself - all from a spare bedroom in his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has never owned a ladder. He has never climbed one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaint, Profit, Repeat\u003c\/b\u003e is the no-nonsense field guide he wishes he'd had on day one. Written in plain language by someone who actually built the business - not a consultant, not a coach, not someone who read about it - this book gives you the exact systems, scripts, and strategies that turned a side hustle into a career.\u003c\/p\u003eInside, you'll learn: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to find and keep reliable paint crews\u003c\/b\u003e - who to look for, where to find them, how to pay them, and exactly when to let them go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to bid any job with confidence\u003c\/b\u003e - a dead-simple method that protects your profit margin on every single estimate, plus the art of the \"high bid\" for customers you don't actually want\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to market your business on a shoestring\u003c\/b\u003e - the door-flyer strategy that has filled J.C.'s calendar for three decades, which advertising to skip entirely, and how to use Google reviews and social media to dominate your local market\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to run everything from home\u003c\/b\u003e - keep overhead at zero, protect your privacy, manage your schedule, and never let the business consume your life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow to hire salespeople who sell while you sleep\u003c\/b\u003e - one of J.C.'s part-time salespeople earns $35,000-$40,000 a year working from home; another retired teacher nets $30,000 as a hobby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe financial mindset that separates owners who thrive from those who fail\u003c\/b\u003e - including the Five Stages of a Business Owner and why success is the most dangerous moment in any entrepreneur's career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReal forms, scripts, and templates\u003c\/b\u003e - bid sheets, paint ordering forms, warranty language, thank-you note templates, and customer comment sheets you can use immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis business works because it's simple.\u003cp\u003eLow startup costs. No storefront. No expensive equipment. No employees on payroll. Just you, a phone, a clean car, and the proven systems in this book. Whether you're looking to escape a job you hate, build a second income stream, or create something you can pass on, the painting business offers one of the most accessible paths to self-employment available - if you know how to run it right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.C. Nichols has been running it right since 1990. Now it's your turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Our quality will not be undersold.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Christensen,J. C. Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187157990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Scott Christensen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002320134399,"sku":"9798187157990","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paint-profit-repeat-scott-christensen-9798187157990","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}