Sometimes you will be asked to do high quality work yet be told that price is important. A true dilemma if I ever saw one. Learn more about one of my experiences dealing with this scenario.
It never hurts to have some money set aside. Learn why in this valuable podcast.
Creating invoices and keeping track of what is owed you is covered today.
You'll make mistakes bidding your cleaning contracts. I have made them, EVERYONE makes them. In fact, this podcast shares a story of one of my past mistakes bidding a doctors office.
Discover a few quotes that are worthy of being framed and put on your office wall.
Check out these stats about closing sales. Amazing!
Discover what the principle of reciprocity is and how to supercharge it to your advantage.
If you don't take care of the customer you can kiss their money goodbye FOREVER.
Color can make a HUGE difference depending on HOW you use it. Tune in to discover what colors convey trust, importance, stability and endurance.
Doing what EVERYONE ELSE DOES will get you what EVERYONE ELSE HAS. You need to think outside the box at times!
Not all days will be a walk in the park when you are a business owner. Some days things just won't go your way, but that's OK, as you just need to roll with the punches as they say.
When you have a "sense of urgency" you will tend to get more jobs (and the money that comes with them).
Not all cleaning bids are created the same. Discover my approach to pricing those "oddball" ones.
Learning how the greats of the business world THINK is very important. It clues you in to why success smiled upon them. Today we dicuss the steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie.
You sell others on why they should hire you, why they should work for you and why they should buy in to your company culture. So it goes without saying, selling is is skill you need!
Learn some wisdom from the master motivator himself, Zig Ziglar.
Business is full of ups and downs. One moment a door slams shut and the next moment one opens wide. Knowing this in advance will be of great help to you!
Being productive is a LOT EASIER when you get the "frog" out of the way first!
You need to market like the big credit card companies do. They mail and mail you special offers until you give in!
Cleaning rental units such as homes and condos can make for great supplemental income. Learn about one recent job I just landed and how you can get this type of work too!
Success in the cleaning business is a lot easier when you have good communication with your customers and employees.
Having a customer call a meeting about your service is like getting called into the principals office. The only difference is there is no detention, only extra work or expulsion!
If you want to have success... YOU GOTTA BELIEVE!
When you pass out flyers for your business you need to know who it is you are speaking to, as that makes all the difference in the world.
One time jobs you perform for the customer DON'T HAVE TO BE one time jobs! Discover the one simple question to ask the customer that will make you money for years to come.
I did a LOT of thing wrong when I first started my business, but luckily I did these four things RIGHT.
This podcast shares a very good question to ask the customer, one that may save you quite a bit of time down the road.
Magnetic business cards are another way to stand out from the crowd.
Two different customers called me asking for a price cut. I said yes to one and no to the other. Tune in to discover my thought process!
Some day's it will seem like the universe is conspiring against you, but that's not really the case. You just need to fight through the adversity from time to time!
