PAPER BOAT MEDIA / PROJECTS & CONNECTIONS
Good connections start with a real person.
Choose the project you have in mind. Each guide helps you understand the decisions, gather the useful details and tell me what you are looking for.
I’m Rob Urban. My work as a writer and business advisor puts me in conversation with people across many fields. These guides bring that practical perspective to the decisions you are making.
Start with what you need
Get your bearings
Read the guide for your project or decision.
Make the details useful
Use the planning prompts before seeking a proposal.
Tell me
Your request comes to Rob Urban at Paper Boat Media.
A name behind the introduction
My reputation is attached to the introductions I make. You can see who is behind Paper Boat Media and bring your request to me directly. I’ll review the details and contact you about the next step; before your information goes to another business, I’ll explain who would receive it and ask your permission.
Paper Boat Media is my marketing, advisory and publishing business. These guides help people prepare purchases and projects; the businesses they engage provide their own assessments, quotes and service agreements.
Make home work better
Concrete Driveway Projects: Measure the Scope Before Comparing the Price
New driveway, replacement or widening? Get the demolition, drainage, access and finished surface into one scope.
An Outdoor Kitchen That Fits the Way You Actually Cook
Work out the cooking layout and the handoff between appliances, cabinetry and trades.
Roof Replacement Quotes: What Is Actually Included?
Find the allowances and omissions that make roofing proposals difficult to compare.
Before the Pool Rendering: Decide How You Want to Use the Water
Bring the yard, construction access, surrounding spaces and future upkeep into the pool conversation.
Backup Power Starts with What You Need to Keep Running
Organize outage priorities for an installer without guessing at generator size.
A Smart Home Should Still Make Sense to the Person Holding the Light Switch
Decide what the house should do, what must work without the internet and what you need at handover.
Tell the Designer How the Room Needs to Live
Clarify the rooms, retained pieces, purchasing responsibilities and decisions you want a designer to handle.
Go somewhere. Bring people together.
Plan a Luxury Vacation Around the Days You Want to Have
Choose the pace and experiences that matter before adding another destination to the itinerary.
Choose the Retreat Venue After You Know What the Team Needs to Do
Turn the team’s purpose, room nights and meeting requirements into a venue request.
The Microphone Is Only One Line in the Event Production Brief
Give the production crew a program, access schedule and clear cue handoff.
Commission skill and craft
Before You Hire a Video Crew, Write the Brief They Can Actually Price
Specify the finished films and versions, including revisions, usage and handover.
A Better Salon Consultation Starts Before the Reference Photo
Go beyond the reference photo to discuss your starting point, appointments and upkeep.
Before the Car Comes Apart, Agree on What It Is Becoming
Define the restoration goal, authorization of discoveries and records you expect when the car comes home.
Harley-Davidson repair
Independent Harley-Davidson repair in Central Florida
Describe the motorcycle, symptoms and location through the existing independent-repair introduction page. This is the established page for that request.
For other unusual projects, explore Florida Connections & Special Projects. Business owners looking for marketing or advisory help can use my main contact page.