Politicians depend on voters to get elected. A salesperson depends on people to purchase whatever they are selling. A teachers success is tied to how well students respond to the lessons. The common thread through each of those scenarios is that everyone's success hinges on getting other people to buy into their ideas. You can't have success alone, you always need others to … [Read more...] about YOUR SUCCESS is DEPENDENT on getting OTHERS TO HELP YOU. These 7 tips will help you do that!
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What comes first? Focusing on getting cleaning accounts OR hiring people to do the work?
When people first get the idea into their head that they are going to start a cleaning business it's easy to get confused about what direction to take. One good example of that is this one question I tend to get asked. It goes like this: Should I hire people first then get accounts or should I do it the other way around? That's a great question so I thought doing a post on it … [Read more...] about What comes first? Focusing on getting cleaning accounts OR hiring people to do the work?
Proper telephone etiquette for business owners
As most everyone knows, my goal is to get you to run the best cleaning business possible. Some tips I share make a big difference and some are smaller details that help you "fine tune" your business. This post deals with a smaller detail that falls under the fine tune category, but it's important nonetheless. It deals with how you approach all phone calls you make. I want to … [Read more...] about Proper telephone etiquette for business owners
What is the Pareto Principle? And what does it have to do with running a cleaning business?
Several years after starting my cleaning business I attended a seminar that revolved around growing your business the right way from day one. This seminar lasted one week and I learned a lot about a ton of different topics. Everyday we had one or two new speakers that zeroed in on a particular aspect of running your own business. For instance some speakers discussed how to … [Read more...] about What is the Pareto Principle? And what does it have to do with running a cleaning business?
Custom Embroidered Baseball Caps Will Add A Professional Image To Your Business
One of the things I did in my business was make sure the customer knew who my employees were. Basically I needed low-cost uniforms! So I had my buddy who owned a printing company make me a bunch of t-shirts, caps, sweaters and light jackets with my company name and logo plastered across them. This is important for not only for looking professional, but for branding purposes … [Read more...] about Custom Embroidered Baseball Caps Will Add A Professional Image To Your Business