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Category: Misc.The news items published under this category are as follows.
| Misc.: Getting New Clients NOW !! |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by PaulDouglas |
 Alright, here is a plan of action for everyone who needs new clients now.
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| Misc.: Moving Our Industry Forward |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by MarkStanley |
 It seems like every month or so, there is a new and better performing cleaning agent that enters into the "arena". Furthermore, every year or so, there is a new cleaning system that comes along touting its user-benefits and cleaning ability. Adjectives such as: deeper, brighter, quick drying, safer, earth-friendlier, hypo-allergenic, nonresidual, brittle-drying, etc. are constantly being thrown about, describing them. Have you also noticed this trend?
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| Misc.: Super Companies |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by BillScheuneman |
Every industry has them: “Super Companies”. They seem to do everything right and grow faster and out of proportion to their industry and competitors.
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| Misc.: Carpet Cleaning Method Myths And Carpet Warranties |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by LynnHassel |
 I have been in the carpet cleaning business for over 24 years.
I started in this business using the standard rotary shampoo method of cleaning carpet with a janitorial firm I worked for.
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| Misc.: How Clean Is Clean? |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by BruceDeLoatch |
I do not look at my clothing, plates, bed linens, or CARPET with a microscope. Neither does anyone that I know. They call that
"obsessive compulsive" and they have medications to help control it.
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| Misc.: Building On Customer Needs |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by LonnieMcDonald |
My goal is to encourage cleaners to be experts in providing customers with optional services to better meet their maintenance needs and, in the process, to create a win-win situation for both the customer and the cleaning professional.
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| Misc.: Where Does All The Dirt Go? |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by MarkStanley |
 It seems I get asked this question quite frequently. And not just by new clients or prospective ones either. Sometimes, even "long term" customers, who've never shown much interest before in exactly how I get their carpet so clean, will suddenly show great interest in "the mechanics" of my VLM (very low moisture) carpet cleaning system. That's when I get "put on the spot", as it were. Because of this, I have created what I consider to be a "consumer digestible" explanation of how my particular VLM carpet cleaning system works.
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| Misc.: In The Eye Of... |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by HarveyFish |
 In The Eye Of...
[ Editor's Note: This article holds great relevance for anyone (especially, any cleaning professional) in today's "post 9-11 world". ]
Imagine yourself in your favorite restaurant. You are there with your wife and kids having a very agreeable lunch. It is noisy with the sound of children enjoying their school vacation.
... Inside of a second, the entire scene changes completely.
An enormous explosion totally swallows every other sound and sucks the very air out of the room. The scene is now one of complete chaos. Lying strewn around the restaurant are the bodies of men, women, and children who lay dead, dying, or horrendously injured. Pieces of metal or nails that have been intentionally imbedded in the bomb are now imbedded in human beings.
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| Misc.: Follow A Routine For Success |
| Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted by BillScheuneman |
Many times, we are asked: "How do we establish a good repeat and referral customer base to keep business growing year after year?" Every professional cleaner in his or her heart believes they offer the best services, but truthfully it is your customers who will determine that fact. Over 30 years ago, I decided I must motivate myself and my customers to help me succeed in this fantastic business. I began writing down a step-by-step daily routine that we still use today to generate an on-going customer base that has greatly added to our success..
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