“Progress Photos” Improve Restoration Customer Relations
Disaster restoration can be very adversarial. Yet it also offer the biggest potential profits out there. Use progress photos to improve communication.
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Don’t get caught in the middle between the adjuster and the property owner …
It is always a tough relationship between the policy holder and the insurance company. Your job is at least partly to keep all parties happy. One hapless Kansas mold remediation contractor got caught in the middle. Steve gives him some hints on how to stay out of this trap in the future …
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 to sell more protector from your cell phone!
Impulse purchases are just that! Your client is in the mood to buy when her carpets are stunningly beautiful right after the cleaning. But what if she isn’t home to see the results?
Hub Marketing Referrals- Breaking Down Barriers
In this SFS Special Report, Big Billy Yeadon breaks down the WHY and HOW of creating crosssover marketing opportunities for cleaning companies and/or restoration operations.
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!)
12 Secrets for a Smoother Running Restoration Business
Obviously no 12 point Report is going to cover everything you need for success in restoration, but our guess is you will find downloading “12 Secrets for a Smoother Running Restoration Business” well worth your time.
Yet another Steve’s TOP TEN List!
It has become a tradition! Steve’s end-of-the-year TOP TEN list! (And thank you for every time you clicked on one of my QuickTIPS in 2014!)
Getting paid in restoration insurance losses
What is a “valid assignment of benefits” and how does it affect payment from the insurance compnay for my fire restoration work? We get you started.
Steve’s TOP TEN QuickTIPS of 2013
Everyone else is running their “Top Ten Best” lists for 2013. So why not your faithful QuickTIPS scribe?
Is this considered breach of contract?
Just how long does an insurance company have to pay a duly processed bill? And how can a restoration contractor prevent getting hung out to dry?
How to get more disaster restoration referrals
Are your Restoration techs focused on the “Emotional Dynamics” of the loss? You’ll make more restoration referrals with this easy checklist.
What medical questions can I legally ask?
A Texas restoration contractor needs help on complying with the confusing medical documentation laws. Steve reaches out to the experts…
Mike Lamunyon: “I was ready to have a nervous breakdown before SFS!”
Mike reminisces on the growth of his restoration business and how Jon-Don and the SFS program have been his “Partners for Success”…
Creating Cheerleaders with “Magic Squares”
Let’s face it- in residential cleaning (or even more in restoration) it is all about “Putting on a show”! In this QuickTIPS we break down just why this “dog and pony show” matters so much.