ANSWER YOUR PHONE!
Like it or not, your phone is your “Business Life Line”. Don’t take it for granted, answer your phone!
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How to make your ‘moving billboards’ memorable!
Investing in a quality business vehicle wrap will help ‘build your brand’ every single day! Here’s 5 tips to get your money’s worth.
Is your website “up to snuff”?
Your website should be the target that all of your synergistic marketing should lead back to. This checklist will get you started.
Building Encapsulation Routes- Part 2 (Production)
It’s time to “make production”! Part 2 of this series on Encapsulation Route cleaning gives you step-by-step procedures plus logistics insights to make your encapsulation routes run on autopilot.
Apple is entering the local search marketplace!
How you decide to care for your online marketing needs is up to you. Just don’t put up your website and then go on “auto-pilot” and ignore big changes.
SEO Made Easy by Evan Bailyn
Even if you hire your SEO work out you still need to have enough knowledge to a) consult with a SEO expert and b) hold their feet to the fire!
The “Do’s & Dont’s” of business cards
Don’t be boring. Instead, design a biz card that people want to keep. Your card is your first introduction to everyone so make it count. Here’s how to do it…
Creating a mobile website using WordPress
Many restoration and cleaning businesses run their websites on WordPress. Here we present simple solutions for scaling your WordPress site down to mobile view.
Finding the best content for your restoration and cleaning website
Finding the time (and the motivation) to sit down and crank out sales copy is tough for most business owners. That blank page can really drive you crazy unless you follow these simple tips.
How can I get my very own “domain name”?
SFS guest blogger, Jim Tome, explains how you can claim your own domain name and start using it right away. (Even if you aren’t ready to launch a website!)
Do I need my very own “domain name”?
Just what is a domain name and why are they important for cleaners and restorers? Steve calls in an expert to break down the basics of domain names and how to pick one for your cleaning company.
I STILL don’t have a web site- HELP!
A veteran successful Sacramento cleaner confesses that he still hasn’t jumped on the Internet marketing band wagon. Steve suggests he keep on doing what he does best- and let the experts do their job!
Avoiding the “broken machine with the client watching” nightmare!
NOTHING is worse than a non-working truck mount with the customer impatiently waiting! Here are two quick tips to keep your machine humming along and your blood pressure under control …
Do we need to personally call back every single carpet cleaning job?
An experienced Omaha area carpet cleaner is in danger of letting his quest for “time efficiency” threaten the all important personal relationship with his cleaning customers he has worked so hard to develop. Steve searches for the productive middle ground …
“Information age” to the “conceptual age”- where do I fit in?
You may be “just a carpet cleaner” but have you ever been accused of being “a blue-sky person”? Do you recall information better when it is explained in story form? Have you noticed that one of your child’s favorite sayings is “Mommy, read me a story?” If your head is nodding up and down, you are going to love this book.