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		<title>&#8220;Marketing decisions are so much easier when we have hard numbers&#8221;- Meg&#8217;s Story (Part 7)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/5034/reviews/success-stories/marketing-decisions-are-easier-when-we-have-hard-numbers-megs-story-part-7</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meg and John Burdick find that making emotionally detached decisions can be difficult when you have built relationships with your vendors. Find out what carpet cleaning marketing strategies they decided to keep after analyzing their performance over time.]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on making things happen &#8230; Meg&#8217;s Story (Part 6)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 13:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meg Burdick is back with her latest installment from the front lines! While the Strategies for Success program is great for getting you all revved up and excited to start doing things different ... the reality of daily business soon sets in. Meg shares her game plan.]]></description>
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		<title>The Burdicks build for their future by looking beyond truck mounts, RX-20&#8217;s and chemicals in &#8220;Meg&#8217;s Story&#8221; (Part 5)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4324/blog/the-burdicks-build-their-carpet-cleaning-business-by-looking-beyond-truck-mounts-and-chemicals-megs-story-part-5</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best industrial cleaning equipment, supplies and truck mounts are not enough. Even with the services of a local business consultant Meg and John Burdick are learning that growing a small cleaning business requires lots of hard work and planning ...]]></description>
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		<title>How I promoted my carpet cleaning business at my BNI group by ripping Steve Toburen&#8217;s stuff off!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They say "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery".  If so, SFS member Dave Pastor very "sincerely" likes our SFS Director of Training.  Read how Dave blew away his local BNI group by sharing a few key SFS ideas.  Then learn how you can use these same concepts in your company.  (Even without attending SFS!)]]></description>
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		<title>Even carpet cleaners have to &#8220;start with the end in mind&#8221; &#8230; Meg&#8217;s Story (Part 4)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3973/blog/even-carpet-cleaners-have-to-start-with-the-end-in-mind-megs-story-part-4</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/3973/blog/even-carpet-cleaners-have-to-start-with-the-end-in-mind-megs-story-part-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully you still feel becoming a professional carpet cleaner was a great career decision!  Very probably you are making more money now than you ever believed possible.  Congratulations!  BUT far too many carpet cleaning entrepreneurs forget that eventually "everyone leaves".  In this installment of "Meg's Story" the Burdicks start focusing on their "exit strategy" ...]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring a business consultant for her carpet cleaning business Meg&#8217;s Story (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4045/blog/hiring-a-business-consultant-for-her-carpet-cleaning-business-megs-story-part-3</link>
		<comments>http://sfs.jondon.com/4045/blog/hiring-a-business-consultant-for-her-carpet-cleaning-business-megs-story-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meg and John Burdick have already built an exceptional business.  Now they are looking to the future and recognize they need more outside help.  So they are taking a scary step of bringing in a local consultant.  Read on and ask if you too need more outside help and/or accountability in your life ...]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Lamunyon transforms his restoration company with SFS/VAST!</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3868/reviews/success-stories/mike-lamunyon-transformed-restoration-company-with-strategies-for-success-and-value-added-service-technicians</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[27 year industry veteran Mike Lamunyon has transformed his company with Value Added Service concepts.  Every single one of his 20 plus employees are on board with the Value Added Service techniques taught by the Strategies for Success (SFS) seminar and Jon-Don's one day "Valued Added Service for Technicians" (VAST) class.  Check out what these programs could do for your company ...]]></description>
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		<title>New vs. Repeat Carpet Cleaning Clients in &#8220;Meg&#8217;s Story&#8221; (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4018/blog/finding-new-customers-and-keeping-old-ones-in-carpet-cleaning</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The road to success in building any successful carpet cleaning business has its share of bombshells.  Meg Burdick shares some surprising insights from her numbers on repeat customers.  Read on for this thought provoking installment of "Meg's Story" ...]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Meg&#8217;s Story&#8221; (Part 1)- Real world dispatches from a &#8220;front lines&#8221; professional carpet cleaner.</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/4004/blog/carpet-and-upholstery-cleaning-service-starts-search-engine-optimization-campaign</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone gains from attending Jon-Don's Strategies for Success seminar.  Many students excel and a few actually transform their lives with the "SFS vision". (This is not to say that their "journey to success " is without challenges!)  Read on and see why Meg and John Burdick are proving to be in this very select group of dynamic entrepreneurs ...]]></description>
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		<title>A 17 year carpet cleaning veteran with a multi-truck fleet transforms his company after attending SFS!</title>
		<link>http://sfs.jondon.com/3857/reviews/success-stories/17-year-carpet-cleaning-veteran-with-a-multi-truck-fleet-can-learn-from-sfs</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See what one of Atlanta’s largest carpet cleaning operators took away from Strategies for Success.  Now if a seasoned expert like Greg Cole could perform an "extreme business makeover" on his company using SFS concepts just think what it could do for your business ...]]></description>
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