VAST Instructor Jeff Cutshall

SFS Instructors- Chuck Violand, Bill Yeadon and Steve Toburen

All the SFS Instructor’s Blog posts in order of appearance:

• Foursquare for Cleaners & Restorers: Getting Started May 16, 2013
• What is a true "Landing Page"? (And why should I care?) May 13, 2013
• Stop “flogging” your best employees (Part 2) May 9, 2013
• Yelp for Cleaners & Restorers: Getting Started May 3, 2013
• Is a "texted" authorization legal? April 28, 2013
• Are you "flogging" your best employees? (Part 1) April 26, 2013
• Strength in numbers? April 19, 2013
• Avoiding "Swarm Management" with a "good fit"- Part IV April 12, 2013
• 3 Big Mistakes Cleaners Make With Google Adwords April 4, 2013
• How to avoid "Swarm Management" - Part III March 28, 2013
• Who's going to pay for this emergency water damage job? March 18, 2013
• The causes of "Swarm Management"- Part II March 14, 2013
• The dangers of "Swarm Management" February 28, 2013
• What message do you "telegraph" to your employees? February 17, 2013
• The "I say ... they do" myth (Part 2) February 4, 2013
• Creating a mobile website using WordPress January 31, 2013
• The "I say .. they do" myth (Part 1) January 21, 2013
• Tips for making a mobile version of your website January 18, 2013
• Shipwrecked by complacency? January 13, 2013
• The context of "free" January 7, 2013
• Do I really need a mobile website? January 3, 2013
• “Success starts in your head” (Part 3) December 22, 2012
• How can you create a "Shared Vision"? December 19, 2012
• How to Get a Better Ranking on Google+ Local December 14, 2012
• Can you "Build your Business" with the new 2013 SFS? December 9, 2012
• "Success starts in your head" (Part 2) December 7, 2012
• "Success starts in your head" (Part 1) November 22, 2012
• So what will the all-new-for-2013 SFS do for you? November 17, 2012
• What is the difference between Google Plus Local and Google Places? November 12, 2012
• Build morale with "Date Night" certificates! November 6, 2012
• Solid decisions- NOT "wishful thinking" (Part 4) November 1, 2012
• An all-new-for-2013 SFS! October 31, 2012
• Checklist: Does your cleaning website include these 5 features? October 26, 2012
• Dump the guilt ... setup your Facebook page in 5 easy steps October 20, 2012
• Solid decisions- NOT "wishful thinking" (Part 3) October 19, 2012
• Solid decisions - NOT "wishful thinking" (Part 2) October 8, 2012
• Finding the best content for your restoration and cleaning website October 5, 2012
• Solid decisions-not "wishful thinking"(Part 1) September 24, 2012
• Google+ for Cleaners & Restorers: Small Business Benefits September 14, 2012
• Google+ for Cleaners & Restorers: A Primer September 12, 2012
• Jon-Don's Nick Paolella honored at Connections September 10, 2012
• Love, hate and commercial cleaning September 1, 2012
• An often overlooked Google reminder! August 31, 2012
• Painting Your Success- Part 4 August 29, 2012
• The Three A's - Part 3: Affability August 25, 2012
• Painting Your Success- Part 3 August 23, 2012
• Painting Your Success- Part 2 August 15, 2012
• The Three A's - Part 2: Accessibility August 13, 2012
• Painting Your Success- Part 1 August 9, 2012
• The Three "A's" - #1 Ability July 26, 2012
• The Real "Secret" to Marketing July 14, 2012
• "Hiring blind" can be a good thing July 12, 2012
• Are you "naturally curious"? July 6, 2012
• The Story of Smith and Jones June 30, 2012
• Don't disrespect "followership"- Part 2 June 18, 2012
• Don't disrespect "followership"- Part 1 June 2, 2012
• I STILL don't have a web site- HELP! May 24, 2012
• Management lessons from the USS Benfold May 21, 2012
• “Batting lessons” for business owners- Part 2 May 3, 2012
• "Batting lessons" for business owners- Part 1 April 26, 2012
• Do you PLAN your marketing? April 19, 2012
• Hey Business Owner: "Who's your boss?" April 12, 2012
• Want to diversify into concrete floor prep? April 9, 2012
• Skills to be a better business owner (Part III) April 5, 2012
• 3 more "required skills" for entrepreneurs - Part II March 23, 2012
• Why can't customer service always be this easy? March 17, 2012
• So what "Success Skills" are you lacking? (Part I) March 10, 2012
• Is Marketing Getting Harder? March 8, 2012
• You just never know who is calling ... March 1, 2012
• Staying the course-Heads Up vs. Heads Down! February 25, 2012
• So how is your retirement funding coming along? February 23, 2012
• Groupon 2012: Is it for carpet cleaners? February 6, 2012
• To solve problems: "Less can be more" January 21, 2012
• PROFITABLE property management accounts- guaranteed! January 12, 2012
• 2011's TOP SIX articles! January 7, 2012
• You deserve a "working vacation"! December 26, 2011
• The advantages of an "on-site" VAST seminar December 19, 2011
• How cleaners/restorers can avoid the "Mercedes Benz Syndrome" December 16, 2011
• The best way to train techs in customer service December 1, 2011
• Focusing on the "right" cleaning business goals (Part 2) November 25, 2011
• Focusing on the "right" cleaning business goals (Part 1) November 11, 2011
• Great managers keep great employees November 9, 2011
• Want to grow your cleaning business into something great? November 2, 2011
• Jon-Don's new Denver Super Store is now open! October 30, 2011
• Communicating your marketing message with emotions October 24, 2011
• Having problems? Don't follow the lead of Corporate America October 21, 2011
• Strategies for Success Seminar- October, 2011 (Jon-Don Chicago, IL) October 15, 2011
• Strategies for Success Seminar- September, 2011 (Jon-Don St. Louis, MO) October 8, 2011
• How to reverse "Owner Arrogance" October 7, 2011
• The destructive results of "Owner Arrogance" September 23, 2011
• The "Lone Ranger" Rides No More (Part II) September 9, 2011
• The "Lone Ranger" Rides No More (Part I) August 26, 2011
• Give your cleaning and restoration clients the "Royal Treatment"! August 12, 2011
• "The 20 Foot Rule": Improving relationships. July 29, 2011
• A carpet cleaning industry break through? July 18, 2011
• WARNING! Nothing "Recedes Like Success" July 15, 2011
• As a carpet cleaner do you have a personal "Disaster Plan"? July 9, 2011
• Lessons in Enchantment from Guy Kawasaki June 30, 2011
• How to get plumber water damage referrals- FREE! (Part II) June 27, 2011
• Treat the 3 symptoms of an ADHDM manager! June 17, 2011
• Bringing order out of chaos for carpet cleaners June 5, 2011
• Are you STILL "just cleaning carpets"? May 25, 2011
• Solutions for an ADHD owner or manager! May 20, 2011
• Are carpet cleaners their "own worst enemies"? May 5, 2011
• "Down in the trenches" at Mikefest 2011 March 25, 2011
• Does your service "Rival" your competitors? March 24, 2011
• Add fresh, valuable content to your website March 8, 2011
• How to get plumber water damage referrals- FREE! March 4, 2011
• The importance of "trust" for carpet cleaners and restoration contractors! February 18, 2011
• The "Law of Leverage" brings plumber referrals! February 16, 2011
• Increase your carpet cleaning website "conversions" February 14, 2011
• The importance of SEO February 4, 2011
• How to liberate yourself from your email Inbox! February 2, 2011
• Carpet Cleaner "Pinching Pennies 101": Office software January 24, 2011
• Talk about Emotional Marketing! January 19, 2011
• The difference in "saving" vs. "investing" your time January 14, 2011
• The best business books from 2010- Pick one. January 12, 2011
• Oh no! It is New Year's Resolutions time! January 1, 2011
• Mobile credit card processing for a carpet cleaner? December 31, 2010
• Facebook's founder is TIME's Person of the Year! December 16, 2010
• Is your cleaning business a "leaky bucket"? December 10, 2010
• The Baker vs. the Carpet Cleaner- Is there a difference? December 1, 2010
• Don't be a "Chief Problem Solver"- Part II November 29, 2010
• Avoiding the "Chief Problem Solver" trap- Part I November 12, 2010
• What can a carpet cleaner learn from the "Three Stooges?" November 1, 2010
• When to jump from my part-time "job" to a "real" cleaning business? October 27, 2010
• How NOT to hire carpet cleaning techs! October 15, 2010
• Ricko the Rhino Gets Some New Pals October 9, 2010
• The Customer Comes Second! October 1, 2010
• What can carpet cleaners learn from Honda? October 1, 2010
• Don't expect success if you are a "Master of the Excuse"! September 17, 2010
• Do you have a really killer guarantee? September 15, 2010
• Technical cleaning help now available at SFS.JonDon.com! September 13, 2010
• Woody Allen- the next carpet cleaning industry guru? September 3, 2010
• The two BIG responsibilities of a good leader ... August 20, 2010
• How to put a price on your cleaning business - step by step! August 19, 2010
• So what the %&?$#@* is this thing called "SFS"? August 12, 2010
• Finally- A sneak preview of the 2011 Strategies for Success schedule! August 10, 2010
• So how many more "carpet cleaning months" do you have left? August 6, 2010
• True leaders are willing to take the hit. Are you? July 30, 2010
• Feeding your carpet cleaning troops ... July 23, 2010
• What if you could do your cleaning career "all over again"? July 9, 2010
• How commercial "encapsulation" cleaning transformed my company! July 3, 2010
• "Baking bread" by developing your cleaning/restoration business managers OR maybe just yourself! June 25, 2010
• So can a carpet cleaner "cash out" at a young enough age to actually ENJOY retirement? June 24, 2010
• How can carpet cleaners "differentiate" themselves from their competition? June 23, 2010
• The deadly trap of "assuming" when hiring carpet cleaning/restoration managers ... June 21, 2010
• What can carpet cleaners learn from Disney? June 18, 2010
• Facebook can get you more carpet cleaning jobs June 14, 2010
• The Great Carpet Cleaning Pricing Debate- Part II June 11, 2010
• The Great Carpet Cleaning "Pricing Debate"- Part I June 2, 2010
• The dangers of "carcass feeding" in your cleaning/restoration business May 27, 2010
• Reflections on making things happen ... Meg's Story (Part 6) May 21, 2010
• Bill's Pop Quiz Answers May 20, 2010
• Do college graduates make good carpet cleaning employees? May 19, 2010
• Social Media for over 35 (and counting) carpet cleaners! May 12, 2010
• Restoration and carpet cleaning business owners are headed to Atlanta, GA this week May 7, 2010
• Why carpet cleaners should ask "stupid questions" ... May 6, 2010
• A few thoughts on successfully skippering your carpet cleaning venture ... April 30, 2010
• Developing Contract Commercial Carpet Maintenance Programs April 27, 2010
• Steve's "Cry for Help"- Keeping tabs on your employees with GPS van tracking April 27, 2010
• Are your carpet cleaning competitors "dummies"? Now let's talk about you! April 26, 2010
• 3 hints on how to safely "captain" a larger cleaning/restoration business ... April 23, 2010
• How your carpet cleaning or restoration company can not only survive but prosper with "Situational Awareness"! April 19, 2010
• How to develop and manage your carpet cleaning/restoration business "crew". April 16, 2010
• "Toto, I don't think we're cleaning carpet in Kansas anymore!" April 15, 2010
• So what type of crew members do you want to employ on your carpet cleaning "sail boat"? April 9, 2010
• Restoration and carpet cleaning professionals will be flocking to Philadelphia, PA next week April 7, 2010
• Words to live by and not just for carpet cleaners either!!! April 5, 2010
• The Burdicks build for their future by looking beyond truck mounts, RX-20's and chemicals in "Meg's Story" (Part 5) April 2, 2010
• How I promoted my carpet cleaning business at my BNI group by ripping Steve Toburen's stuff off! March 29, 2010
• Even carpet cleaners have to "start with the end in mind" ... Meg's Story (Part 4) March 26, 2010
• The need to keep your carpet cleaning business "sailing forward" with sales! March 19, 2010
• Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg's Story (Part 3) March 17, 2010
• Are you "sailing against the cash-flow wind" as a professional carpet cleaner? March 12, 2010
• New vs. Repeat Carpet Cleaning Clients in "Meg's Story" (Part 2) March 11, 2010
• "Meg's Story" (Part 1)- Real world dispatches from a "front lines" professional carpet cleaner. March 5, 2010
• Did you know your carpet cleaning technicians are "addicts"? February 26, 2010
• Which type of carpet cleaning business "boat" will you choose to sail on? February 19, 2010
• Never doubt the power of a Negative Cheerleader in your carpet cleaning business! February 10, 2010
• Opportunities abound everywhere for selling professional commercial carpet cleaning! February 4, 2010
• What can carpet cleaners take away from the Toyota mess? February 2, 2010
• How Carpet Cleaners Can Improve Their Natural Search Engine Rankings January 22, 2010
• 4 Reasons to Get Serious About Cleaning Commercial Carpet January 15, 2010
• I CAN write about more than just "carpet cleaning"... January 11, 2010
• 10 Questions Every Cleaning and Restoration Business Should Ask! January 8, 2010
• See how an old, washed up ex-carpet cleaner strikes back at Sprint! January 3, 2010
• The hardest phrase to utter ... January 1, 2010
• Stay Focused!!! December 22, 2009
• Unintended Consequences? December 18, 2009
• Paging Vince Lombardi December 16, 2009
• Respect? You have to earn it first! December 4, 2009
• Hiring outside your "Comfort Zone"- Part 2 November 25, 2009
• Hiring outside your "Comfort Zone"- Part 1 November 20, 2009
• How much is your cell phone "costing" you? November 13, 2009
• How to avoid the "Boiling Frog" syndrome in your company November 6, 2009
• Are you suffering from the "Boiling Frog Syndrome"? November 3, 2009
• The question every customer wants to ask! October 30, 2009
• Steve's latest Value Added Service "field trip" October 22, 2009
• A richer life by "courting" your people. October 19, 2009
• Now the "courtship" is getting serious! October 9, 2009
• The "Courting" Process Continues ... October 2, 2009
• Watch out for Problem Fabrics September 25, 2009
• Never Stop Courting September 18, 2009
• Avoiding cleaning business burn out ... September 15, 2009
• Are you burning out cleaning??? September 9, 2009
• Recession proof your restoration business September 8, 2009
• One more nail in the Yellow Pages coffin ... September 1, 2009
• When was your latest Press Release? August 28, 2009
• A sincere tribute to an industry giant (and not from one of his employees) ... August 23, 2009
• Have you ever cleaned up after a rhino? August 21, 2009
• Marketing with low AND high technology ... August 18, 2009
• Has Procter & Gamble Ever Been Wrong? August 11, 2009
• Where is their sense of urgency? Part II August 7, 2009
• Where is their "sense of urgency"? August 5, 2009
• Thanks Google! August 4, 2009
• How would you respond to this article? July 30, 2009
• Starbucks: Where's the focus? July 29, 2009
• Delegating or Shirking? You Make the Call! - Part II July 24, 2009
• Slow Economy; Should I Discount? July 22, 2009
• Which Test Won? July 18, 2009
• Why carpet is disappearing July 14, 2009
• Delegating or Shirking? You Make the Call! - Part I July 4, 2009
• Lovin' that new technology July 2, 2009
• An apology ... and a clarification. June 12, 2009
• What is the most important word? June 8, 2009
• The ongoing "Methods/ Standards War" ... June 5, 2009
• Why do I bother? Part II June 4, 2009
• Why do I bother? June 4, 2009
• Southwest & Starbucks June 3, 2009
• Door hangers: Just because they're a great "old" idea won't make them happen! May 29, 2009
• Are you the Applebees of cleaning? May 27, 2009
• No longer a "Man's World" May 22, 2009
• Show me the big, easy money ... May 15, 2009
• Just because it is old doesn't mean it is no good ... May 8, 2009
• Sometimes the hardest thing to do is ‘reach out' … May 1, 2009
• Learn while you drive April 24, 2009
• Welcome and thanks for stopping by! March 31, 2009
• SFS arrives on the Web! March 24, 2009
• Working Issues With Mom March 23, 2009
• Your biggest business problem??? March 20, 2009
• A rant for your health March 17, 2009
• Let the Experts Do the Heavy Reading March 13, 2009
• 4 smooth techniques to get your customer's email address March 10, 2009
• Jeff Cutshall finds inspiration for VAS in the sky March 6, 2009
• Spring really may be just around the corner ... March 3, 2009
• Fuel costs considerations February 16, 2009
• Lessons in Infrastructure from the 3rd world February 6, 2009
• $3,000,000.00 and they still don’t get it! February 2, 2009
• It always comes back to emotions ... January 9, 2009
• Maintenance plans for steady income January 6, 2009
• Blogging with Billy in 2009! January 1, 2009

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