Why (and how) you should use an employee profile
Use an Employee Profile to introduce your workers to the customer in advance. Include the following to start building a relationship …
first impression
Don’t “take the money and run”!
So (hopefully) your phone is ringing of the hook, your days are crammed full and you are making BIG money. GREAT! And yet…
Your most valuable tool is … ?
Your customer has feelings and that should interest you. This tip will help you gain new appreciation for the impression you make.
Steve’s “TOP TEN” Good Manners List
Do you (and your employees) follow this “respectful” Good Manners Checklist?
Carpet Cleaning Pre-Inspections That Sell!
Getting your foot in the door can be tough. Making the sale can be even tougher. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a step by step guide on how to inspect your customer’s home and sell your services efficiently on a regular basis. We present the latest SFS Special Report: Carpet Cleaning Inspections That Sell!
12 Secrets to Success in Carpet Cleaning
This information has been tested and refined over the last thirty years. First by me and now for the last ten-plus years by our over 2,000 SFS members.
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!)
Punctuality implies not being too “early”…
It can be ohhh so tempting to be over zealous in jamming one more job into the morning or afternoon. Even if it means sacrificing true “punctuality”.
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.
What’s on your phone?
Check these 3 things on your mobile phone right away to avoid alienating customers.
The Employee Profile Page helps break the ice! (Part Two)
Use an Employee Profile Page to introduce your employees before they even knock on the customer’s door. Steve offers key elements to include.
Breaking the ice! (Part One)
Steve provides a carpet cleaning preparation checklist to make things go smooth for the home owner and the carpet cleaning technician on production day.
Get your staff up-to-speed on Insureds NOW!
IF your techs treat a devastated home the same as they do a normal residential cleaning then they will create “a disaster for your company”!
“Clearly defined expectations”= less problems!
By “pre-communicating” both you and your client 1) avoid ugly surprises and 2) develop a mutually respectful professional relationship.
Words are so very powerful!
The phrases you (and your employees) use with the client can define you as a true professional.