Posted on 22 December 2009.
“I solve problems. That is what I do.” How often have you thought that this mantra essentially sums up your business life as a carpet cleaner? And yet Chuck Violand shows that this constant “desperation problem solving” may actually hinder instead of help your cleaning business …
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Posted in SFS Instructor’s Blog
Posted on 25 September 2009.
Fabrics get ruined everyday but usually not by 30-year veterans. Here is a company that may cause you trouble.
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Posted in Clean Talk, SFS Instructor’s Blog
Posted on 15 June 2009.
Obviously no 12 point Report is going to cover everything you need for success in restoration, but our guess is you will find downloading “12 Secrets for a Smoother Running Restoration Business” well worth your time.
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Posted in Special Reports
Posted on 14 September 2009.
Steve shares how to “recession proof” your company by focusing on the “Emotional Dynamics” of the home owner’s loss. (Even if you don’t offer restoration now many of the same principles apply in carpet cleaning too!)
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Posted in Special Reports
Posted on 11 May 2009.
Who’s to blame? The pooch or the chemical? Only one way to find out.
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Posted in Clean Talk, Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column
Posted on 06 April 2010.
Remember the old expression, “under promise, over deliver”? In other words, IF you’ve already got the Scotchgard protector sale, it is now time to lower the no doubt unreasonably high expectations of a typical residential cleaning customer. Steve shares how to NOT oversell carpet cleaning products.
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Posted in quickTIPS
Posted on 12 July 2011.
Most cleaners invite reviews; but not everyone examines them like they should. Steve revisits the “customer comment card” with a few modern tweaks.
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Posted in quickTIPS
Posted on 23 February 2010.
It has been well said, “the way to the heart lies through the stomach.” Read how you can create a great Moment of Truth with a traumatized restoration client with some very memorable but “personalized” comfort food …
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Posted in quickTIPS
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