“Small” decisions can determine your fate as a owner operator in the cleaning/restoration industry.
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Don’t just ‘shoot ’em a price’! Share your ‘recommendations’!
7 simple steps to provide a commercial proposal instead of just a one time cleaning price.
My business adventure is very rewarding
Thank you Jon-Don and Steve Toburen for being my ‘partner for success’! Before starting my own business I worked for a large company. The stress and endless hours sitting at my desk were destroying my health. I was burnt out with the corporate culture. I knew I needed a change so I took the leap […]
Take action now to make your receivables easier!
It is YOUR money! So stop feeling guilty about asking for it. Steve shares a key technique to stay on top of your receivables!
Commercial production is all about “efficiency”!
It is a simple equation. Faster, more efficient commercial production = more profit!
How to convert wild guessing into an accurate commercial bid
Steve offers techniques for using a “test cleaning” to prepare an accurate bid.
How can I speed up production?
Steve offers 8 tips to increase efficiency and speed up production for maximum profits. (Without creating negative moments of truth.)
Carpet Cleaning Pre-Inspections That Sell!
Getting your foot in the door can be tough. Making the sale can be even tougher. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a step by step guide on how to inspect your customer’s home and sell your services efficiently on a regular basis. We present the latest SFS Special Report: Carpet Cleaning Inspections That […]
Using a Telephone Format
The dreaded question of “how much?” meets it’s match in this Special Report.
Winning Over the “Price Shopper” (Without losing your shirt!)
Cleaning your carpets on the cheap is definitely “in”. Thanks to the economic downturn (and Groupon!) even well off carpet cleaning clients are negotiating for a better price. So what’s a poor cleaner to do?
How to Sell Residential “Additional Service Options”
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 …
The pre-paid “Stay Beautiful” maintenance program for residential carpet cleaning
Are you tired of being beat up by the “Great Recession”? Are your customers increasing their times between cleanings and/or having less done when they do call you? Many of our SFS members have implemented the “Stay Beautiful” residential “service contract” which guarantees your customer beautiful carpets forever AND they report great results. Download this […]
Price commercial work better
Steve Toburen provides seven guidelines to price commercial work.
How to Transform Your Restoration Business
Steve shares how to “transform” your company by focusing on the “Emotional Dynamics” of the home owner’s loss. (Even if you don’t offer restoration now many of the same principles apply in carpet cleaning too!)
Pet Problems: I Smell Money!
Big Billy Yeadon shares how to increase your share of a $41,000,000,000.00 (that’s a whole lot of zeros!) market that many other cleaners are missing out on … the lucrative world of pet care.
