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Big Jobs, More Profit, Same Work!
Last time we looked at regular jobs versus one-time jobs. Today, let’s talk about big jobs vs. small jobs. Let me tell you a story… For…
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Do You Have A 3 Hour Magnet
Next time you sit down to figure out how many cleaning hours to bid a building at, budget for and assign to a cleaner – you…
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The Winner Is The Winder
Want to hear my secret, non-scientific method, to spotting potentially great employees? Great! It starts with a story. One day, while waiting in line to get…
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Don’t Shop When You’re Hungry
This old wisdom says it all. Go shopping when you’re hungry, and you may come back with everything in the world, except what’s good for you! You…
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Too Many vs. Too Little
I’d lean towards too many – you might want to too! What in the world am I talking about? Ok, let me explain. Some strategies we suggest…
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Rules? Yep, Your Cleaning Business is Gonna Need ‘Em!
Rules. Who Needs ‘Em? We were going to be different. That’s right. When we first started, we decided we were going to be the first cleaning…
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Lawyer Is Not A Dirty Word in the Cleaning Business!
That’s right, lawyer doesn’t have to be a dirty word in the cleaning business. Ever heard the expression, ‘If you want to be successful, watch what…
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You’re Not In The Cleaning Business
That’s right, I’ll say it… You’re Not In The “Cleaning Business” ..at least, that’s not the whole truth by a long shot! Don’t get me wrong.…
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Cleaning Business Owner: If You Want It Done Right – Don’t Do It Yourself!
No you didn’t mis-read what I said – I mean it. If you want it done right, you shouldn’t do it yourself! And I know that…
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Cleaning Business Owner Confesses ‘Stop The World, I Wanna’ Get Off!’
Ever felt that way? Has the ‘stuff’ you’ve got to get done today got you spinning so fast -you feel like shutting the whole thing down…
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It Takes More Than MONEY For A Cleaning Business to Keep Good Employees!
If the key to keeping and motivating people was as easy as just throwing money at it – then paying the highest hourly wage would be…
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Help! All the New Jobs We Just Landed Want Us To Start Cleaning On the SAME Day!
We’ve all been there, haven’t we?You’ve been marketing, and measuring, and bidding, and selling, and hoping and then suddenly – the phone rings! Your dreams are…
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Cleaning Business Owner Warning: Don’t Kid Yourself!
‘Oh, we’ll be able to ‘bang out’ the cleaning in no time, probably an hour! No problem .”Oh, I know this building is really dirty and…
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Price Cleaning Jobs to Hire Locally!
Let me tell you a story…There was a time, when Tony and I weren’t getting the number of new cleaning jobs we wanted.We were getting a…
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Use Minimums To Protect Your Cleaning Business Bottom Line
All you seem to hear about is the power of – maximums. Maximum Speed! Maximum Returns! Maximum Protection! Well, I’m hear to tell you about the…
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When Did “Employee” Become A “Dirty” Word?
I don’t get it — I really don’t. I’ve been an employee. That’s right, when I was younger I worked for “the man” in businesses ranging…
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The Exponential Value of a FEW People in Your Cleaning Business
Let’s get this out of the way right out of the gates…. Everyone is important in your company – everyone.From the most part time cleaner to…
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MORE Important Than Answers
Getting answers used to be a problem. Not any more. Now, simply hop ONLINE and one can find a tidal wave of answers to even the…
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Preventing vs Fixing Employee Mistakes
It’s tempting -To simply ‘take to task’ and correct an employee when you notice they’ve made a mistake.It’s easier -To place the blame on the person…
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The Part of Working SMART That Makes Sense
People often think working SMART is learning insider tricks or shortcuts to do less work -or better yet, figuring out how to have other people do…
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Powerful, Specific, Genuine Compliments
I continue to be amazed. Seems whenever I offer even the smallest of compliments to someone, as long as it’s very specific and completely genuine… people…
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Ask Every Customer or Employee Who Leaves Your Cleaning Business – THIS
You probably know the answer. That’s right – the one thing you should ask everyone of your clients or employees who leaves is… WHY? We know…
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From ‘Can’t Get Enough Jobs’ to ‘Can’t Find Enough People’ in the Cleaning Business
It’s funny, not in a ‘haha’ way’ of course, but in more of – ‘it’s interesting’ way. You know the feeling – how one year the…
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find Out What It Means To Your Cleaning Business
Please Thank youListeningHelpingWords we heard – early in our lives Ideas we were taught – at home, at school Expectations parents and teachers had of us.…
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This category includes articles about recruiting cleaners, finding job candidates, interviewing applicants, screening employees, training new hires, managing cleaning teams, and reducing employee turnover.
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