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winter season

Surviving winter’s challenges!

by Steve Toburen

The logistics of working in snow, ice and freezing temperatures can be miserable! Yet you got to pay the bills. These tools will make it easier.

Categories quickTIPS Tags booties, cleaning equipment, cleaning methods, cold weather, employees, survival, technical cleaning skills, truck mount, truck work crew, winter season Leave a comment

How to protect your truck mount from freezing

by Steve Toburen
keep your van warm

Stop worrying this winter. Steve shares a great tip to keep your van warm and avoid down time and costly repairs.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning equipment, cold weather, crisis management, production, winter season Leave a comment

Implement winter ‘comfort procedures’ for your customers

by Steve Toburen

Take the FEAR out of your customers winter cleaning when you follow these winter safety procedures.

Categories quickTIPS Tags cleaning equipment, cleaning methods, customer eyeglasses, fear, technical cleaning skills, telephone formats, winter season Leave a comment

Winter safety reminders BEFORE the snow hits!

by Steve Toburen
ready winter

Always give priority to winter safety! No matter how busy your cleaning schedule you still must work safely and efficiently.

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning van, cleaning equipment, common courtesy, liability, planning, portable versus truck mount, safety, systems, technical cleaning skills, winter season Leave a comment

Book winter work now to stay busy all year round

by Steve Toburen

Don’t do just one thing- use Massive Action by doing many different strategies all at the same time to stay busy all year round!

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, commercial, maintenance contract commercial cleaning, maintenance contract residential cleaning, package pricing, phone script, sales, selling commercial cleaning, slow season, winter season 2 Comments

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

Help your commercial accounts save on their 2018 taxes…

by Steve Toburen
customer savings tax season

This tip is a great ‘excuse to reach out’ to commercial customers you haven’t heard from in a while.

Categories quickTIPS Tags commercial cleaning business resource, selling commercial cleaning, slow season, winter season Leave a comment

“What happens IF…?”

by Steve Toburen

The single most important “working safety” rule is a simple one-size-fits-all question…

Categories quickTIPS Tags accountability, cleaning methods, company policy, family safety, insurance, liability, personal development for carpet cleaners, production, safety, security, systems, technical cleaning skills, truck work crew, winter season Leave a comment

How to put real estate agents and mortgage brokers to work for you!

by Steve Toburen
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Use a gift card to offer a flexible way to gain new customers while motivating strategic partners to refer your services. Everybody wins!

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, discounts, gift cards, real estate agent, realtors, value conscious cleaning customers, winter season Leave a comment

Get the jump NOW on winter challenges!

by Steve Toburen

A proactive cleaning and restoration contractor can beat winter challenges with these key steps!

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, customer eyeglasses, marketing, moment of truth, procrastination, slow season, traffic laws, winter season Leave a comment

Use a ‘Winter-time-excuse’ to ‘reach out’ to your clients.

by Steve Toburen

Need work fast? Grab previous customers attention (and money!) without appearing “desperate”.

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, FREE Lifetime Spotter, increase sales, marketing, phone sales, production, slow season, Spot and Spill warranty, Spot-Out, telephone formats, winter season Leave a comment

Surviving the upcoming “Dark Days” of winter!

by Steve Toburen

Show appreciation to your commercial clients by making them look good to their employees AND give yourself a “burst of business” in your slow residential months of January, February and March.

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning marketing, increase sales, maintenance contract commercial cleaning, residential carpet cleaning, sales, slow season, winter season 10 Comments

Don’t let cold weather whip you!

by Steve Toburen

How can your company stay safe (and productive!) when working in cold weather’? With one simple business phrase that actually applies 365 days a year…

Categories quickTIPS Tags cold weather, planning, safety, vehicle, winter season Leave a comment

Analyzing your wins… and your losses

by Steve Toburen

What lessons can be extracted by analyzing your “fails” over the last 12 months?

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning business growth, cash flow, hiring, leadership, systems, winter season Leave a comment

What to do NOW to save your company this winter!

by Steve Toburen

WINTER strikes terror in the heart of most in our industry. Should you be worried? Not if you make these winter preparations.

Categories quickTIPS Tags carpet cleaning financials, carpet cleaning techncian, cash flow, forward scheduling, maintenance contract residential cleaning, production, sales, slow season, winter season Leave a comment
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