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
One really simple way to make your business card STAND OUT (and it doesn’t cost that much)
A business card is a staple of almost every single business that gets started. They are inexpensive and should be given out whenever possible. Distributing them gives you the chance to spread the word about what you do. Done right they are an invaluable tool for getting new business via word of mouth. When we were getting our business off the ground we gave them out just … [Read more...] about One really simple way to make your business card STAND OUT (and it doesn’t cost that much)
Bargain dust mops for your cleaning business
Dust mops are a staple of just about every cleaning business. Whether you clean homes or businesses they come in handy. I can't tell you how many I had in my business, but it certainly was quite a few. I settled on Rubbermaid for my needs, but many others are good too. Anyway, I scanned the pages over at Amazon to come up with a few highly rated dust mops that are worthy of … [Read more...] about Bargain dust mops for your cleaning business