Tips to Draw Plans Faster - Thursday, November 20, 2008 Chief, like any other software program, is easy to get into. It's even easier if you know and understand the many time saving tips and techniques hidden in the program. In this class, you'll learn some of the top techniques that will allow you to draw more detailed plans, faster. . . . keep reading Construction Estimating Strategies - Seminar Recording An accurate estimate is the first step in selling and building a profitable job. Construction estimating isn't easy, and knowing how to estimate a construction job is critical for any remodeling contractor, new home builder, or specialty contractor. . . . keep reading How to Get More Business Referrals - Seminar Recording This Seminar is for Everyone in the Construction Industry who Wants to Generate More Sales. Join us as David Frey one of the top Business Marketing Coaches available today will show us Referral Marketing Tips that you can implement Immediately . . . keep reading Chief Architect Online Training Seminars Join us for all of the live, interactive online training classes. learn how to get the most out of your investment in in Chief and how to maximize your time. ChiefExperts.com members enjoy full access to all of the seminars. Non-members may purchase classes individually. . . . keep reading Chief Architect Promo Video from 1995 Sometimes it's kind of fun to look back and see just how far we've come. This is a promo video that I produced with 2 of my friends for V3 of Chief. Check out how simple the program was back then. In this clip you'll see I was using a Pen Laptop. Way cool! . . . keep reading Free On-Line Seminars for Everyone Join us for free on-line meetings to discuss Chief Architect, Marketing, Business Management, Financial Matters and Much More. Each live session is free, easy and informative. Drop us a line and let us know what you're interested in. . . . keep reading Your Surveys We have some short surveys that we would really appreciate if you could take. They are very simple surveys, but the information will be invaluable. . . . keep reading Login to Recorded Webinar Workshop Access the Recorded Webinar Workshops. Log-in using your Name and Email. Contruction specific on-line workshops for Marketing, Business, Chief Architect, Design, Sales, Production and more. . . . keep reading More

10 Mistakes Users Make with Chief Architect - #4 Believing the Automatic Roof Tool is Something Magical Chief Architect is a wonderful CAD program with many features. One feature that is often over rated and misunderstood is the Automatic Roof function. In this short tutorial Dan will explain exactly what this tool does. 4.5 Minutes . . . keep reading Discover the Right Way to Add Roofs to Your Plans - Parts 1 and 2 This 2 part class focuses on an area of Chief that many users find to be challenging, Roofs - the Automatic Roof Generator and the Manual Roof Tools. Part 1, 1 Hour 26 Minutes, Part 2, 1 Hour 28 Minutes . . . keep reading Selling and Profiting from your Design Services One of the best ways to get and keep total control of a project from sales through completion, is to offer design services for your clients. In this seminar, we discuss the pros and cons of offering design services and how you can turn your design effort into a profit center. 1 Hour 14 Minutes . . . keep reading 10 Mistakes Users Make with Chief Architect - #3 Thinking Through the Planning Process Taking a few minutes before you get started will help you take the right steps as you are doing your plan to eliminate mistakes. 8 Minutes . . . keep reading Adding Graphics to Items in Your Plan Using Chiefs Capture tool you can easily grab any item off your computer screen and make it into a Backdrop, Image, Material or Picture. Find out how easy it is to do in this video. 3 Minutes 55 Seconds . . . keep reading 10 Mistakes Users Make with Chief Architect - #2 Default Settings When you start a new plan you should stop for a minute and think about the project and what Default Settings you could set up for this project. Taking this step at the beginning of the plan will save you time and frustration in the long run. 7.36 Minutes . . . keep reading 10 Mistakes Users Make with Chief Architect - #1 Preferences One item that is overlooked by many Chief users is the preference settings. If you take a few minutes to set up some of the features in this dialog you can easily and quickly customize Chief Architect to work more the way you like. 7.13 Minutes . . . keep reading Chief Architect Advanced Roofs - Thursday, December 11, 2008 Join us as Dan Baumann takes you where the previous Roof Class left off. He will use real-life roof examples to help you learn what you can do with tricky roof situations. This fast-paced class is for the Chief user that really wants to explore the Manual Roof Tool. . . . keep reading

Construction Estimating Strategies - Seminar Recording An accurate estimate is the first step in selling and building a profitable job. Construction estimating isn't easy, and knowing how to estimate a construction job is critical for any remodeling contractor, new home builder, or specialty contractor. . . . keep reading How to Get More Business Referrals - Seminar Recording This Seminar is for Everyone in the Construction Industry who Wants to Generate More Sales. Join us as David Frey one of the top Business Marketing Coaches available today will show us Referral Marketing Tips that you can implement Immediately . . . keep reading Wordpress.com Blog, blog, blog. Enough talking about it, let's start doing it. It's an easy way to keep in contact with your clients, educate your clients, and market your services on the internet. Check out a few blogs other contractors are doing . . . keep reading Turn Your Design Efforts Into a Profit Center Do you find yourself giving away your design services in hope to close the contract? Not anymore - join Dan Baumann and Michael Stone in this seminar on the subject of design and how it can make money for your business. . . . keep reading Setting Budgets for the Most Effective Advertising Advertising is key to getting your phone to ring - if you don't advertise, they won't know you are able and willing to do their work. But how can you know where to spend your advertising dollars and how much should you spend? 1 Hour 21 Minutes . . . keep reading The Shift in Marketing Strategy and Website Philosopy, Techniques and Review This webinar addressed the new world of marketing and how critical websites are to your marketing efforts. Dan led the discussion on marketing as it evolves from the traditional 4P's to the new world of social marketing and the 4R's. He also discussed all the mental triggers that your marketing efforts, especially your website, should address. Dan and Michael Stone also reviewed some websites and highlighted areas that can be enhanced. 1 hour 26 minutes . . . keep reading Marketing Ideas for Contractors Marketing Ideas that you can use now. This informal class is full of ideas to get the phone to ring. Use technology to get the word out. 1 Hour 5 Minutes . . . keep reading Cash Flow Problems & What Causes Them Join Michael Stone as he walks you through some of the main causes of Cash Flow problems in a construction business. 1 Hour 11 Minutes . . . keep reading