We get it. Your repair shop is your palace. Whether you’re repairing cars, computers or appliances—There is always a certain satisfaction in being surrounded by the tools of the trade and the guts of your projects. However, it’s always important to keep in mind how this presentation may be affecting your walk-in customers. The […]
How to Communicate Boundaries With Your Cleaning Clients
It is easy to get swept up (pun intended) in trying to please your customer when you run a cleaning business. Creating boundaries in any workplace is essential, but especially when it comes to cleaning homes and offices. It is too easy for “just one small thing” to be added to your list of duties. […]
Cleaning Services: Is Now the Time to Go Green?
This question goes out to many of the professionals that make up our audience. It’s becoming a pressing issue for anyone who runs a maid service, window cleaning business, or any business that uses chemicals on the job. For many business owners, it’s a tough question. More Customers are demanding “green” cleaning agents (an already […]
Pool Service: Milking the Off-Season
Pool service is a particularly-seasonal field, so it’s necessary to be as competitive as possible the rest of the year round. Some pool service owners have secondary businesses to run in the winter, but not everyone has that luxury. The best thing to do to keep everything in the black all year long is to […]
The Hard Lessons We've Learned in the Trenches of Social Media
There seems to be some kind of collective fantasy about what social media means to the modern business, especially the ones that are still call their work labor. Everyone is told to have a social media presence, and told how to engage their customers with friendly call outs, fun tips and the occasional joke that’s […]