Give away “booties” and make a Cheerleader!
Lots of carpet cleaners wear surgical type shoe covers (“booties”) in the home. But very few WOW their client by offering the home owner their very own booties!
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‘Pre-introduce’ your techs to your client BEFORE they arrive!
Improve the relationship with the customer by focusing on calming the typical fears a home owner has about a new, unknown (and possibly very strange) carpet cleaning technician walking into their home. Read and IMPLEMENT this quickTIP …. please!
Personal hygiene wins Cheerleaders
Make your employee’s first impression on the homeowner a positive one.
Laugh more, enjoy each day AND your great carpet cleaning career!
Life is too short for a cleaning professional to pass his or her day down in the dumps. Plus any attitude (good or bad) is highly “contagious”. Here is one tip to keep a sour viewpoint from creeping up on you …
Use foam block ‘bumpers’ for moving furniture with ‘care and concern’
While carpet cleaning can be physically demanding work, there is no need to be a brute about it. Thinking ahead to avoid unnecessary damage can save time, save money and most importantly impress your customers. See how these principles are applied to moving “large dressers”.
How can I calm a frazzled customer with a water damaged home?
An Oregon water loss carpet expert struggles with being completely up front with the homeowner of a water damaged home versus the customer’s desire for “Immediate Action”. Guess who wins with Steve?
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 …
Place your Air Movers correctly to get more residential carpet cleaning work
Make Cheerleaders in residential carpet cleaning before you even turn on your truckmount. How? Give your customer “the Illusion of Control”.
So is the “Principle of Reciprocity” manipulative?
So how can you create a positive Moment of Truth out of the customer thanking you? And should you subtly encourage them to refer you to others? (Even online?) But more importantly- should you? Bill Yeadon gives both sides of the “Great Debate”.
What’s on YOUR phone?
Listen carefully to your voice mail message through your prospective customer’s ears.
Implement winter ‘comfort procedures’ for your customers
Take the FEAR out of your customers winter cleaning when you follow these winter safety procedures.
Adjusting your Phone Format(s) for the Pandemic
No matter what your personal ‘COVID opinion’ is you should be ‘pandemic proactive’ and include your ‘health protocols’ in your Phone Format(s).
How to ‘convert’ an angry client into a Cheerleader!
Fixing a complaint just gets you “even” with your client. Why not invest a few minutes more and create a “Turbo Cheerleader” while you are there anyway?
The WHY and HOW of fixing a complaint QUICKLY and CHEERFULLY!
Fixing complaints is more about good communication than it is about your technical cleaning skills. To turn a bad situation into a positive Moment of Truth you need to do more than just remove the spot. Here’s how to fix the REAL issue …
Training new employee(s) in the age of COVID-19…
Even the best new recruits need training. Steve provides tools to train your new employees and get them started right!