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Creating carpet cleaning Cheerleaders through courteous driving …

Creating carpet cleaning Cheerleaders through courteous driving …

Today, right now thousands of negative Moments of Truth are being created by thoughtless carpet cleaning technicians recklessly speeding on the way to their next job! Don’t let your people be among them …

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Poker chips create positive “Moments of Truth” in a carpet cleaning pre-inspection.

Poker chips create positive “Moments of Truth” in a carpet cleaning pre-inspection.

Home owners blossom when they see your technician paying attention to what they say. The very best way to show you are really listening? Take “Immediate Action”! Read on for a simple but highly effective “Moment of Truth” when “pre-inspecting” before the carpet cleaning …

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Can I build a “Honda/Accura” carpet cleaning business model?

Can I build a “Honda/Accura” carpet cleaning business model?

A premium Georgia carpet cleaner looks to expand into the budget cleaning market with a “parallel operation” operated with his existing staff and building. Steve isn’t real positive but would like other cleaner’s thoughts. Read and chime in …

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Give your fire and water damage restoration customers a tasty way to remember you …

Give your fire and water damage restoration customers a tasty way to remember you …

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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A phone not answered is money lost!

A phone not answered is money lost!

Does panic strike your cleaning company when the phone rings? Or even worse, have you lost your “sense of urgency” on the phone? Read how one multi-truck SFS graduate deals with the phone …

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Can I charge a premium for after hours commercial cleaning work?

Can I charge a premium for after hours commercial cleaning work?

One timid carpet cleaner asks Steve if he can “charge more” for those last minute and late night commercial jobs. Steve replies, “Well, it all depends …”

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Hiring outside your “Comfort Zone”- Part 1

Hiring outside your “Comfort Zone”- Part 1

It is a no-brainer you must pick the “best” for your front line workers . How to define the best? The answers Chuck Violand provides might surprise you …

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Procedure- Initial Value Added Service Pre-Training

Procedure- Initial Value Added Service Pre-Training

Everyone TALKS about giving “good customer service.” But few people actually DO anything about it! Change this destructive habit with this great “employee orientation” procedure. Even better, the download is FREE!

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