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Carpet cleaning technician pay- commission vs. hourly?  What to do?

Carpet cleaning technician pay- commission vs. hourly? What to do?

It is just one of the cleaning industry’s “eternal questions”. Where is the “sweet spot” in compensating my employees? What is the simplest and most cost effective way to motivate technicians while still letting the company make a profit? Steve shares a few thoughts with a Richmond, VA carpet cleaner …

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Adding this “Extra Services Check List” will promote carpet cleaning up-sells!

Adding this “Extra Services Check List” will promote carpet cleaning up-sells!

Sometimes the best quickTIPS focus on the little things. For example, how much money are you “leaving on the table” simply because your client doesn’t know everything that your company offers?

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Up-Selling Scotchgard on the Home Front

Up-Selling Scotchgard on the Home Front

This freshly revised Special Report lays the roadway towards new and repeat add-on sales of Scotchgard and other high-profit services. Are you getting the full profit potential out of each carpet cleaning job? Would you like to transform your carpet cleaning technicians into motivated yet subtle salespeople? The answers are inside …

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Is “massive discounting” a sign of panic or just smart business?

Is “massive discounting” a sign of panic or just smart business?

Is massive discounting the answer for your carpet cleaning company in this challenging economy? Isn’t it better to take in cheap work than to have no work at all? Let’s take a lesson from the Border’s book chain …

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Where is the REAL (and easy) money?

An Australian carpet cleaner wants to make more money while he is already in the home. So what other services can he offer? Steve weighs in …

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Never “oversell” the Scotchgard application to your residential carpet cleaning customers

Never “oversell” the Scotchgard application to your residential carpet cleaning customers

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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How can I get my carpet cleaning techs to upsell?

How can I get my carpet cleaning techs to upsell?

An Oklahoma business owner wants to do right by his employees but is frustrated by their apathy and fear in selling carpet protector. Steve shares 7 steps that he used to super-charge his Scotchgard carpet protector sales …

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Seeing is Believing

Seeing is Believing

Your employees can be wonderful Cheerleaders for your company and services. Here is one idea to help them become more vocal in advocating add-on sales.

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