Having success in the cleaning business is not terribly hard to do. After all, it's a pretty straightforward business to operate. But if I had to pick one thing that's kind of important to your overall success, it would be making a great first impression. This is because if you make a poor first impression, you will need to work TWICE as hard to win the customer over and get … [Read more...] about How to make a great “first impression”
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What’s the secret to becoming successful?
I get asked this question quite a bit via email, so I thought I would tackle it today with a post on the topic. Becoming successful is a combination of many different things, but two things stick out to me more than anything else. Ready for the first big secret? This will probably come as no surprise, but “working hard” is secret number one! This one was really a no brainer, … [Read more...] about What’s the secret to becoming successful?
7 Tips for your business Facebook page
Getting people to "like" your business on Facebook is one thing, engaging them and keeping them as fans is another. The best way of course is through your content. It needs to be interesting and diverse enough to grab peoples attention. Ideally you want to try to illicit responses and feedback to what you are offering, and that is what I'll discuss briefly in this post. Here … [Read more...] about 7 Tips for your business Facebook page
Stop worrying about all the “competition” out there (you’ll save your nails in the process).
I get a lot of email from folks looking to start a cleaning service, and one of the biggest fears many people have relate to the "competition". Their concerns usually go something like this... "Tom, I would love to start a cleaning service but there is just so many companies to compete against". To the newcomer this would seem to be a big problem. But fortunately things are … [Read more...] about Stop worrying about all the “competition” out there (you’ll save your nails in the process).
Are you stuck in neutral?
Ever had your car stuck in neutral? It's no fun is it? You are not getting anywhere and you know it's gonna cost you some bucks to fix. Well from time to time the same thing happens in business. Your progress in either starting your cleaning business or growing it larger may seem to come to a crawl. Being in neutral also translates into lost opportunity. This means lost … [Read more...] about Are you stuck in neutral?