One of the fastest ways to drum up business for your cleaning business is through networking (that's why we spend so much time writing about it). Networking gets you in front of more people who either need your service or know someone who does. In other words it creates sales opportunities. However many people make a variety of mistakes during the networking process that … [Read more...] about 10 Networking Mistakes (and how to correct them)
Archives for October 2010
10 Thought Provoking Quotes
Every now and again we all get a little down and need a pick me up. Today's pick me up comes in the form of some wise words of wisdom. I have stumbled across a few quotes recently that have moved me, and I would like to share them with you. I have no idea who is behind these quotes or when they were uttered, but they sure do make sense (not to mention they tend to correct me … [Read more...] about 10 Thought Provoking Quotes
Do you offer discounts to get cleaning accounts?
When you advertise your cleaning business do you offer discounts of any kind? If not, why not? When you pick up any newspaper or view advertisements on TV what do you see? "Special Offers", "Discounts" or other incentives for getting an order of some kind right? If you are sending out a direct marketing piece to help jump start or increase your cleaning business, you should … [Read more...] about Do you offer discounts to get cleaning accounts?
More Tidbits About How “Perception” Affects Your Cleaning Business
In a past blog Tom talked about the power of perception (the importance of how you look, act and other random issues with appearance). In this blog I want to expand on that a bit because perception is just so important. To put this is perspective for you, if people "perceive" you are neat and clean, they see you as someone who does a good job. But if they "perceive" you as … [Read more...] about More Tidbits About How “Perception” Affects Your Cleaning Business
Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Selling Cleaning Services To Customers
When your just starting out in the cleaning business, you are going to make some mistakes. There is nothing really wrong with that because that is the only way to learn most of the time. As in life, business is a lot of trial and error. You learn from your mistakes and make adjustments along the way. I know that I've made more mistakes than most anyone I know. Yet despite all … [Read more...] about Top 10 Mistakes People Make When Selling Cleaning Services To Customers