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time management

Give your customer multiple ‘reminder options’

by Steve Toburen

A huge problem for any service provider is clients forgetting/ blowing off appointments. Schedule these tasks for your office staff …

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning methods, communication, efficiency, email marketing, forward scheduling, office staff, technical cleaning skills, telephone formats, texting, time management Leave a comment

Dump your “Fear of Rejection”!

by Steve Toburen

How can you dump the F.O.R. bugaboo? Learn from my mother! Mom always told me… “It costs nothing to ask!”

Categories quickTIPS Tags attitude, carpet cleaning marketing, dedicated sales morning, elevator speech, emotions, fear, increase sales, rejection, sales, success, time management Leave a comment

Grab those “BF’s” and “PUD’s”

by Steve Toburen

The power of your subconscious is huge. In fact, just temporarily putting off taking action has given me some of my very best ideas. The challenge is recording your idea once you have it. Steve gives some suggestions.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cell phones, digital photos, efficiency, google, office, personal success, photo journal, procrastination, technical cleaning skills, technology, time management Leave a comment

Always be “on time”!

by Steve Toburen

It is the little details (what we call positive “Moments of Truth” in SFS) that add-up when starting a business relationship.

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, first impression, inspections, marketing, marketing to women, moment of truth, punctuality, time management Leave a comment

Your greatest business challenge? ‘Displacement Activities’!

by Steve Toburen

As an entrepreneur your most valuable business resource is your time … are you using it effectively? Steve helps you break down what this means.

Categories quickTIPS Tags budget conscious cleaning customers, cleaning pricing profit, competition, entrepreneurs, late night cleaning work, owner/operator, price shoppers, production, sense of urgency, time management Leave a comment

How to achieve ‘Balanced Efficiency’ on a residential job

by Steve Toburen

How to increase efficiency on the job while still delivering ‘Value Added Service’!

Categories quickTIPS Tags increased efficiency procedures, insurance loss, production, time management, two technicians on truck, vehicle Leave a comment

Fewer jobs… more money?

by Steve Toburen
man filling work calendar

Discover the benefits of booking less jobs per techncian every week.

Categories quickTIPS Tags additional cleaning services, emergency water damage, forward scheduling, niche marketing, time management, upselling Leave a comment

Always Ask a ‘Courtesy Question’

by Steve Toburen

Stop ‘barging in’ on people on the phone without ‘knocking’! instead, use this ‘Courtesy Question’ to get permission first!

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, common courtesy, moment of truth, personal space, phone sales, respect, sales, telephone, telephone formats, time management Leave a comment

Success means being EXACTLY ‘on time’!

by Steve Toburen

A great way to be different from your competition (and create an incredible Moment of Truth) is to knock on their door EXACTLY ON TIME!

Categories quickTIPS Tags first impression, parking service vehicle, punctuality, time management Leave a comment

Tuning up your ‘Front Door Routine’

by Steve Toburen

So you’ve arrived on time, introduced yourself and you’re even wearing your photo I.D. badge. Now what?

Categories quickTIPS Tags bath mats, carpet cleaning marketing, communication, door-to-door, ID badge, in the home script, personal space, production, shoes, stage play, time management Leave a comment

Surviving service vehicle winter driving

by Steve Toburen

Your toughest winter problem? Driving on snow packed and icy roads! So pay attention to these safe winter driving for service vehicles reminders.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, common courtesy, motivating carpet cleaning technicians, parking service vehicle, technical cleaning skills, time management, traffic laws, vehicle, winter season Leave a comment

Less trips out to the van = more efficiency/money in your pocket!

by Steve Toburen

“Save time and energy”. Countless gadgets and tools promise this now. This TIP uses a simple backpack to boost your work efficiency.

Categories quickTIPS Tags backpack, bath mats, cleaning methods, efficiency, FREE Lifetime Spotter, increased efficiency procedures, inspection tools, technical cleaning skills, time management 1 Comment

How to be more productive in commercial cleaning setup

by Steve Toburen

This Commercial “Set-up List” organizes each trip out to the truck while still focusing on security and keeping a low profile.

Categories quickFIXs Tags commercial, commercial cleaning business resource, efficiency, procedures, production, systems, time management Leave a comment

How can I speed up production?

by Steve Toburen
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Steve offers 8 tips to increase efficiency and speed up production for maximum profits. (Without creating negative moments of truth.)

Categories Steve's "Bleeding Hearts" Advice Column Tags cleaning pricing profit, efficiency, owner/operator, production, starting carpet cleaning, time management Leave a comment

Punctuality implies not being too “early”…

by Steve Toburen
puntuality in residential cleaning

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”.

Categories quickTIPS Tags first impression, in the home script, Negative Moment of Truth, punctuality, residential carpet cleaning, time management 2 Comments
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