Personal hygiene wins Cheerleaders
Make your employee’s first impression on the homeowner a positive one.
Make your employee’s first impression on the homeowner a positive one.
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 …
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”.
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?
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 …
Make Cheerleaders in residential carpet cleaning before you even turn on your truckmount. How? Give your customer “the Illusion of Control”.
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”.
Listen carefully to your voice mail message through your prospective customer’s ears.
Take the FEAR out of your customers winter cleaning when you follow these winter safety procedures.
No matter what your personal ‘COVID opinion’ is you should be ‘pandemic proactive’ and include your ‘health protocols’ in your Phone Format(s).
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?
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 …
Even the best new recruits need training. Steve provides tools to train your new employees and get them started right!
Negative moments of truth kill word of mouth marketing. Start creating cheerleaders today by avoiding these mistakes.
There will always be unsolvable problems in your customer’s home or business. How can you avoid endless callbacks to “fix the unfixable”? Here’s a simple reminder …