How can I reward productive employees?
Careful, calculated compensation plans can reward productive employees. Steve offers practical considerations for residential cleaners before diving in.
Steve Toburen
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 …
Help out a local kid while you save time, money AND irritation!
A wise businessperson knows which fights are worth fighting. Your highly trained service technicians specialty should be making the Cheerleader for future cleaning sales. Support your crews (and avoid headaches) with this System.
Keeping your equipment shiny and pristine!
You want to take the dirt OUT of your client’s home, not bring more IN! This week’s QuickTIP shares how to always keep your equipment clean …
How to avoid getting hung out to dry on commercial carpet cleaning without a key …
Have you been stuck waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting for your contact to show up and lock up after you finish a commercial carpet cleaning account? Nothing is more irritating and frustrating. If it has happened to you then you will “feel his pain” as a Salt Lake city carpet cleaner shares the typical “key boondoggle” …
Intimidated by residential carpet cleaning! What to do?
A Big Sky country janitorial business owner gets cold feet over his carpet cleaning endeavor. Steve reminisces on his days getting started in the carpet cleaning industry and points to light at the end of the tunnel. We all had our first cleaning job, didn’t we?
Do you follow a 5-Step introduction sequence?
Help your technicians start off on the right foot with these simple introduction pointers.
Maintenance plans for steady income
Steve gets a surprise (and a lesson) in his Credit Card statement.
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”.
So should we wear shorts?
Steve’s take on wearing shorts during the summer. Three factors to consider.
How your carpet cleaning or restoration company can not only survive but prosper with “Situational Awareness”!
Complacency, routine and arrogance have destroyed companies much bigger and (at one time) more successful than your cleaning or restoration operation. So how can you survive and even prosper in today’s extremely challenging business environment? Steve shares the concept of “S/A” …
How can I “step away” from my business?
This SFS graduate from Florida needs to get away from the day to day grind of his business. Is selling the company the only answer?
Should I change over and pay commission?
Steve analyzes when a change in compensation may be indicated. Is salary or commission necessarily better? Which way should you lean?
HOW (and WHY) to raise your prices!
You like most cleaning and restoration business owners are probably terrified to raise your prices! But don’t let another day go by. Here’s how to do it.
Can you be ‘too busy’?
Steve gives 4 solid reasons to leave some flexibility in your schedule and 2 simple ways to make it happen.