Parking your truck safely and efficiently
How you park your truck can make for faster work or expose you to real dangers. Steve shares a few tips to keep you safe, effective and healthy …
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Keep your trucks clean and organized
Boost efficiency with clean and organized trucks/ techs. Here Steve offers 5 tips to make a difference right now!
Silently remind your client about buying protector
Many of your long time customers may not even KNOW you offer carpet protection. Routinely remind them about ScotchGard and you’ll Make More Money!
Cleaning carpets in winter- YUCK!
Winter is on the way! So how can you keep those residential jobs coming in even during the most foul weather? By displaying care and concern for your client’s home …
Give your customer multiple ‘reminder options’
A huge problem for any service provider is clients forgetting/ blowing off appointments. Schedule these tasks for your office staff …
How are you going to motivate yourself for success in carpet cleaning?
Everyone wants success but few ever find it. Bill goes down deep into the human psyche with some soul searching questions about what motivates you as a business owner. Fortunately for all of us there are answers to be found inside us …
Can you impress your client with a flashlight?
Home owners decide if you have done a good job or a bad job based on how they FEEL about you. So the more “care and concern” you show for their home the better. Steve shares a neat little “prop” that helps you create Customer Cheerleaders!
Efficiency and safety through labels
Put your Customer’s Eyeglasses on for this gem of how to improve your Technicians efficiency and the impression your customer takes away…
Beware of “Heightened Awareness Syndrome”
It drove me absolutely nuts when my company was blamed for the customer’s pre-existing problem(s)! However usually they (and I) were innocent victims of a weird psychological phenomenon I’ve dubbed … “Heightened Awareness Syndrome”! (HAS)
Just starting and a bit scared …
Let’s see if we can help a “new boy” in Reno. He started out on the right track by picking a great industry IF he “does it right” …
How can I help? Should I?
The homeowner/ carpet retailer relationship is a difficult and thorny one. Then along comes an unsuspecting carpet cleaner who just wants everyone to get along …
New cotton “towels”! Carpet cleaners should never use (or say the word) “rags” on the job!
The condition of your equipment represents the image of your company. Here is one example of how to always make the best impression by “double-dipping” …
Surviving winter’s challenges!
The logistics of working in snow, ice and freezing temperatures can be miserable! Yet you got to pay the bills. These tools will make it easier.
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 …