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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 6 MIN

Profitable Outbound Marketing

from Profitable Painter Podcast · host Daniel Honan, CPA

Send us Fan MailWe show how painting business owners can add outbound marketing without crushing gross profit and turning growth into stress. We use simple GP to CAC ratios to decide when paid leads make sense and when they just buy busyness. • defining inbound marketing through reviews, SEO, referrals, and repeat customers • defining outbound marketing through direct mail, Facebook ads, door-to-door, and lead services • explaining why outbound usually costs more as audiences get colder • using the inbound GP to CAC minimum of 4.5:1 before expanding outbound • setting the outbound GP to CAC target of 3:1 to keep growth profitable • avoiding the trap of launching multiple outbound channels at once • layering outbound on top of a strong inbound engine instead of replacing it • tracking weekly numbers like cost per lead, set rate, close rate, average job size, and gross profit If information like this is helpful, check out my book, Profitable Painter. Click the link in the description to grab a free copy, just cover the shipping. This episode was originally recorded as a video for YouTube.If you hear me say things like “in this video” or reference visuals, don’t worry — the content still works perfectly in audio form.And if you ever want to watch the video version, you can find it on the Profitable Painter YouTube channel.https://www.youtube.com/@BookkeepingForPainters

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