Tag Archive | "telephone formats"

Using a Telephone Format

Using a Telephone Format

The dreaded question of “how much?” meets it’s match in this Special Report.

Read the full story

Posted in Special ReportsComments (0)

Help me, Steve! I’m striking out with your SFS carpet cleaning phone script!

Help me, Steve! I’m striking out with your SFS carpet cleaning phone script!

Any phone script needs tweaking now and then… Steve Toburen’s SFS carpet cleaning phone script is due for a little fine tuning of its own. With these modifications you now have the option of giving a price over the phone and STILL book the job!

Read the full story

Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice ColumnComments (0)

How should a carpet cleaning company answer the phone?

How should a carpet cleaning company answer the phone?

A Baltimore carpet cleaner has a new toy! A very sophisticated phone system with all the bells and whistles. But Steve reminds him that the basics still count …

Read the full story

Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice ColumnComments (0)

The Great Carpet Cleaning “Pricing Debate”- Part I

The Great Carpet Cleaning “Pricing Debate”- Part I

Outside of arguing about the best truck mount (which invariably is owned by the person talking) there is nothing that causes more disagreement among carpet cleaners than “how to price” the job. My take? They all work! Let me explain why …

Read the full story

Posted in SFS Instructor’s BlogComments (0)

Do we need to personally call back every single carpet cleaning job?

Do we need to personally call back every single carpet cleaning job?

An experienced Omaha area carpet cleaner is in danger of letting his quest for “time efficiency” threaten the all important personal relationship with his cleaning customers he has worked so hard to develop. Steve searches for the productive middle ground …

Read the full story

Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice ColumnComments (0)

Avoiding problems with multiple carpet cleaning price promotions …

Avoiding problems with multiple carpet cleaning price promotions …

Nobody likes misunderstandings or arguments and especially with a testy customer who feels like she has been “betrayed” on her carpet cleaning pricing. Here is a very simple way to keep all your advertised price promotions straight and heading off ugly confrontations before they start …

Read the full story

Posted in quickTIPSComments (0)

How can I “work” my 70 year data base of installed carpets?

How can I “work” my 70 year data base of installed carpets?

A 70 year old Texas carpet store is expanding into carpet cleaning. So how can they turn their thousands of long-term retail clients into carpet cleaning customers? Steve shares tips on how to win them now … or win them later.

Read the full story

Posted in Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice ColumnComments (0)

Communicating despite challenges over the phone …

Communicating despite challenges over the phone …

Can your home-based or small cleaning and/or restoration business compete with the big boys? A lot depends on your telephone skills. Here is a tip to make sure future customers AND potential cheerleaders don’t fall through the cracks!

Read the full story

Posted in quickTIPSComments (4)