The SFS / VAST team of Jeff Cutshall, Chuck Violand, Bill Yeadon and Steve Toburen share their insights into the best business practices and how you can make it alone in the Cleaning and Restoration Industry.
Veteran restorer Ivan Turner has plumbers lined up to be his “Strategic Partners” AND they cheerfully refer his drying services- without getting paid a kickback! Why? Ivan’s “Plumber’s Law of Leverage”! Read on …
Home owners are desperately searching for a carpet cleaner they can “trust”. So build their confidence by consistently reminding them that you are “trustworthy”!
Get plumbers to refer your water damage restoration services AND without paying them a penny!
See a variety of ideas on how to improve your online marketing.
Your email inbox: A harsh taskmaster and yet you can’t live without it! Steve shares some ideas on finding “e-mail balance”.
Five solid free software tools to make your cleaning business more productive. Did we mention they are all FREE?
As the rock and roll song goes “the best things in life are free.” And when it comes to marketing, good PR is “priceless.” Add human pathos and emotional content to the PR and you have reached the mountaintop!
All cleaners; technicians, managers and owner-operators can benefit from better time management. Chuck suggests cleaning professionals stop focusing on HOW to “save” time and concentrate more on WHERE they “invest” time.
Remember in 2011 you were going to read more than the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition? Well guess what? No more excuses! If you walk into Borders you will be overwhelmed by choices so let us help!
Do these New Year’s Resolutions sound familiar- healthier food, more exercise, drink less, sending your SFS QuickTips to that slave driver Toburen? Well the Heath brothers, authors of “Switch” share 5 short tips that will make 2011 different for YOU!
The facts are in- your customers will buy more when they can pay with a credit card. Plus you get virtually instant payment instead of having to bill the client. But how can you process credit cards without a fixed terminal? Steve borrows some great resources from an old friend …
The “social” aspect of sharing “likes” in Facebook is just a hi-tech, instant version of the “Customer Cheerleader” concept that SFS has been preaching for the last 14 years! So is your business tapped into the power of social media?
Is your carpet cleaning/restoration company constantly “leaking”? The first road to patching the leaks is to recognize the problem … and its cause. Chuck Violand points where to look for lost energy, profits, … you get the idea.
Bill Yeadon finds insights into the entrepreneurial psyche by focusing on this parable of a talented Baker’s path to financial success and personal fulfillment.
