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Trading Up Consulting Installing window treatments can be frustrating.

At Trading Up Consulting, we offer extensive installation training that provides confidence to help your installers thrive!

10/14/2026

Twenty years ago I signed up for a night class at a local high school just to learn QuickBooks. The teacher could tell I was green, and after class he asked me one question: “Have you heard of BNI?”

I had no clue. I joined anyway. It taught me how to talk to people, how to stand in front of a client, and how to build trust before asking for anything.

Eighteen years later I moved to Florida without knowing a single person, and I rejoined. I didn’t need the business as much as I needed the network.

BNI isn’t a place where you show up and collect referrals. You build trust first, and the referrals follow.

🎙️ Full episode with Dave from Get Your Outdoor Oasis on No Strings Attached. Link in the comments.

09/30/2026

What if the things going “wrong” in your business are actually going exactly right? 🌀

We spend so much time as entrepreneurs mapping out the perfect plan. We plan the growth, the launches, the timeline.
But after 20 years in business, if there’s one thing I’ve learned... it’s that the real plan is often hidden in the detours.
When my house caught fire, it changed my timeline. When I got fired, it forced me to start my own company. When a hurricane hit my new home in Tampa, it flipped everything upside down.
None of it was “the plan.” But every single detour led to a bigger door opening.
Don’t get upset when the road gets rough. Sometimes the terrain has to change to get you to your rainbow.
💬 What’s a “wrong turn” in your career that ended up being the best thing that ever happened to you? Let me know below!

07/09/2026

The $13 finishing trick nobody teaches you 🔩

That silver screw head against a white bracket? Clients notice it. Every time.

You nailed the install — level, tight, clean. But those shiny screw heads scream “handyman,” not “professional.”

The fix: matching nail polish. White bracket, white polish. Bronze hardware, bronze polish. Dab, dry, done. Two coats if you want it flawless.

Suddenly the whole install looks intentional — like the hardware was made to blend in.

Nobody’s ever going to compliment you on a screw they can’t see. But they’ll remember the job just felt clean.

That’s the difference between fine and finished.

06/24/2026

Leveling brackets across a wide window used to mean a ladder, a pencil, and a lot of hoping. Clamp a self-leveling laser to an extension pole, raise it to your bracket line, and let it throw a perfectly level line across the whole opening. Every bracket lands on the same mark — first time. Small move, cleaner install.

How do you keep your brackets level on the wide ones? Tell me below 👇

06/17/2026

Quick tip for cleaner roller shade installs 👇

Obstacles win when you ignore them. Cranks, sill tile, door handles, alarm contacts — they don’t care how nice your fabric is.

So before you order: spot the obstacle, measure to it, and build the deduction into your width. A small clearance now beats a callback later.

The pros aren’t the ones with perfect windows. They’re the ones who plan for the messy ones.

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