Commercial carpet cleaning confusion?
A Phoenix carpet cleaner needs to get commercial work FAST! Steve shares six points that will get things moving IF he has the “fire in the belly”!
A Phoenix carpet cleaner needs to get commercial work FAST! Steve shares six points that will get things moving IF he has the “fire in the belly”!
A San Diego carpet cleaner has some equipment but lacks experience. Even more importantly he doesn’t have any JOBS! Steve shares how to sell commercial contract carpet cleaning …
A St. Louis cleaner wonders just how her competition can actually clean carpets at such a low cents per foot rate and still stay in business.
A Nebraska carpet cleaner needs advice on drafting commercial contracts. Steve is happy to help but with a reminder on the need for legal advice …
California Dreamin’? This young carpet cleaner is focused on retiring young by dominating his commercial sector. We share some great SFS site resources and a few cautions along the way …
Time to get serious about making production. No need for controversy, each of these rotary wands specializes in its respective field. Invest your precious funds in the solution that best fits your cleaning business goals.
A California carpet cleaner is “drowning in the details” of a commercial cleaning bid. How should a carpet cleaner calculate a really large commercial job? Steve helps him rescue what may be a “golden opportunity”.
A Tampa carpet cleaner agonizes over whether to charge less for encapsulation instead of HWE with his truck mount. What factors should be weighed? Steve dives in with his favorite dentist analogy …
Unsuspecting new carpet cleaners are still wasting time and money attending “sleazy snake-oil seminars”. (Sadly, the old “bait and switch” game doesn’t just happen in people’s homes!) So Steve gets nailed with the totally valid question, “What is SFS?” every day. He unloads right back in this passionate post. Steve also unveils the new “SFS Curriculum” page which supports his claims. See it for yourself in the top menu under “About SFS”.
Preparation is key to any sales presentation. What tools are required for making the big sale in commercial carpet cleaning? What should be avoided? Bill Yeadon offers his insights to closing the BIG sale.
A Los Angeles Building Service Contractor is sick and tired of getting blamed for every unlocked door. Steve says he only has three options …
VAST instructor, Jeff Cutshall, not only will dramatically improve your technician’s attitudes and actions in the customer’s home- he also runs his own commercial carpet cleaning business. Jeff shares how his company has cleaned up big time with “encapsulation” and just why you should get on board …
Regular cash flow, your very own production schedule, a steadily appreciating asset and best of all … less interaction with an at times difficult and demanding residential customer. So what’s not to like? Will this carpet cleaner’s dreams of profit in commercial maintenance work be fulfilled? Steve Toburen gives his prognosis …
Are you enjoying the lifestyle benefits of living in the countryside? GREAT! This small town carpet cleaner asks, “Can I build a ‘real business’ in a market base of only 30,000 people?” Steve shares how he did it …
Chuck Violand shows that we can learn a lot from the efficiency found in a pride of lions roaming the African Serengeti. However, many times new accounts take much longer to bring down than a plump gazelle. So you should just maybe check out Chuck’s warning admonition …