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Technical cleaning help now available at SFS.JonDon.com!

You may know the Jon-Don “Bobbsey Twins”- Steve Toburen and “Big Billy Yeadon”- as two of the leading management/marketing experts in the Cleaning & Restoration Industry. But Steve and Bill have also pushed around their share of buffers and cleaning heads in their time. In this new “Clean Talk” column Bill shares the technical wisdom of his years (which are considerable!) and Steve chimes in …

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Weekly Financial Flash Report

In the “good ole days” (pre-recession) you could get by with casually checking the nice big number at the end of your monthly Profit and Loss statement and then pop a cold one! Not anymore. You now need to focus like a hawk on your WEEKLY financials. This Flash Report form will help …

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RX-20 vs. DriMaster- Which is the better power wand?

Time to get serious about making production. No need for controversy, each of these rotary wands specializes in its respective field. Invest your precious funds in the solution that best fits your cleaning business goals.

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Simple tricks to make more money- RIGHT NOW!

Implement these “little details” to save time and money. Plus send in your “production ideas” to win great prizes!

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Watch out for “hidden rupture” hose bibs this spring!

Don’t let “the customer’s problem become your problem”. Implement this little QuickTIP before your spring rush and avoid doing an “unpaid water damage loss” for a very ticked off and wet client!

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Avoiding the “broken machine with the client watching” nightmare!

NOTHING is worse than a non-working truck mount with the customer impatiently waiting! Here are two quick tips to keep your machine humming along and your blood pressure under control …

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Place your Air Movers correctly to get more residential carpet cleaning work

Make Cheerleaders in residential carpet cleaning before you even turn on your truckmount. How? Give your customer “the Illusion of Control”.

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Should I go with a “one stop package” carpet cleaning “business opportunity”?

When entering a new industry it can be an oh-so-very-overwhelming journey. So it is tempting to go the pre-packaged equipment route, especially if the company offers you a “protected territory” for your carpet cleaning business. But Steve says to be very, very careful. After all, you are putting one more link in the “supplier chain” …

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