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How to perform “triage” in major water damage events

by Steve Toburen

When you have many losses to choose from you should pick your most profitable “sweet spot” losses using these questions.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning pricing profit, cold weather, emergency water damage, fire and water damage restoration business resource, insurance loss, sense of urgency, water damage restoration, water loss Leave a comment

Surviving winter’s challenges!

by Steve Toburen

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.

Categories quickTIPS Tags booties, cleaning equipment, cleaning methods, cold weather, employees, survival, technical cleaning skills, truck mount, truck work crew, winter season Leave a comment

How to protect your truck mount from freezing

by Steve Toburen
keep your van warm

Stop worrying this winter. Steve shares a great tip to keep your van warm and avoid down time and costly repairs.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning equipment, cold weather, crisis management, production, winter season Leave a comment

The life you save may be your own! (Or your customer’s life!)

by Steve Toburen
carbon monoxide

Any death is a tragedy. But when people are killed from blowing off basic safety rules it is just so maddeningly senseless. Avoid this dangerous gas …

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags carbon monoxide, cleaning methods, cleaning procedures, cold weather, employee development, employee retention, employees, family safety, health, safety, systems, technical cleaning skills, truck work crew Leave a comment

Surviving service vehicle winter driving

by Steve Toburen

Your toughest winter problem? Driving on snow packed and icy roads! So pay attention to these safe winter driving for service vehicles reminders.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, common courtesy, motivating carpet cleaning technicians, parking service vehicle, technical cleaning skills, time management, traffic laws, vehicle, winter season Leave a comment

Get the jump NOW on winter challenges!

by Steve Toburen

A proactive cleaning and restoration contractor can beat winter challenges with these key steps!

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, customer eyeglasses, marketing, moment of truth, procrastination, slow season, traffic laws, winter season Leave a comment

Don’t let cold weather whip you!

by Steve Toburen

How can your company stay safe (and productive!) when working in cold weather’? With one simple business phrase that actually applies 365 days a year…

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, planning, safety, vehicle, winter season Leave a comment

“Prevention” is a great winter time tool!

by Steve Toburen
chapped hands

Head off winter health issues before they happen. Check out these economical and easy solutions.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning equipment, cold weather, health and carpet cleaning, winter season Leave a comment

Avoid dangerous carbon monoxide poisoning

by Steve Toburen

Develop a solid and consistent work routine that avoids carbon monoxide.

Categories quickFIXs Tags carbon monoxide, cold weather, employee development, employee retention, employees, family safety, safety, truck work crew Leave a comment

Frozen pipes = Big money IF you “do it right”!

by Steve Toburen

Steve hands out four key principles for making more money in water damage restoration. Check out the Four “C’s” here.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, emergency water damage, fire and water damage restoration business resource, insurance adjusters, insurance loss, Strategic Partnership, water damage restoration, water damage restoration expansion, water loss, winter season Leave a comment

Cold weather survival tools (Video)

by Steve Toburen

Steve Toburen shares some “winter survival tools” that will let you not only survive but prosper with snow, ice and cold.

Categories videoTIPS Tags carpet cleaning technician, cleaning equipment, cold weather, employees, low cost marketing, slow season, truck mount, video clip, winter season Leave a comment

Dealing “up front” with winter’s woes

by Steve Toburen

When rainy/snowy/generally nasty weather arrives the residential cleaning cancellations start rolling in. Here is a “preemptive strike” to stop the madness.

Categories quickTIPS Tags bath mats, cancellations, carpet cleaning marketing, carpet cleaning sales, cold weather, customer eyeglasses, door guard, emotions, forward scheduling, sales, shoes, slow season, winter season Leave a comment

You deserve a “working vacation”!

by Steve Toburen

There is no sin in enjoying yourself while learning great stuff. Steve reminds us that we can revel in warm beaches AND learn from the best in the industry. All one month from now in the sunny Tampa Bay area …

Categories SFS Instructor’s Blog Tags Angela Buege, Bill Yeadon, Chuck Violand, cold weather, education, Nick Paolella, SFS, Steve Toburen, Strategies for Success Seminar, Tampa Bay, winter season 3 Comments

Keeping carpet cleaning safe in the winter cold!

by Steve Toburen

Avoid negative and even dangerous Moments of Truth in the winter with this great little reminder! (Plus your back will thank you too!)

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning equipment, cleaning methods, cold weather, Negative Moment of Truth, production, technical cleaning skills 2 Comments

It’s getting cold outside

by Steve Toburen

Regardless of your preferred season of the year, we can all agree that Winter offers it’s challenges to working in the Customer’s home. Try this technique to keep your productivity up …

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning equipment, cleaning methods, cold weather, production, slow season, technical cleaning skills 2 Comments

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