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Episode #36 -- Is Your Cleaning Business Running You Or Are You Running Your Cleaning Business?
Jean Hanson
Episode #36 -- Is Your Cleaning Business Running You Or Are You Running Your Cleaning Business? One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a cleaning business owner is to let your business run your life. When you allow this to happen you end up with regrets later on because of missed opportunities to spend time with family, take vacations and enjoy a life outside your business. . . . keep reading
Episode #35 -- The Top Five Interviewing Mistakes Cleaning Business Owners Make
Jean Hanson
Episode #35 -- The Top Five Interviewing Mistakes Cleaning Business Owners Make Is employee turnover getting you down? Are you used to using your gut instinct to make hiring decisions? Unfortunately, gut instinct isn't enough these days. Job hunters know how to play the hiring game so they'll probably tell you what you want to hear unless you know how to avoid these five common mistakes when interviewing job applicants. . . . keep reading
Improve Cleaning Technician Performance With More Effective Performance Reviews
Steve Hanson
In a poll of cleaning business owners, we asked how often they did employee performance reviews. A whopping 29% of employers who responded do not do any performance reviews at all. 24% do them quarterly, 15% every 6 months, 25% annually, and 7% other. . . . keep reading
Are You Following the FLSA Guidelines for Employee Uniforms?
Jean Hanson
If you own a cleaning business then you most likely have your employees wear some type of uniform. Providing uniforms can be quite an expense for any size cleaning company, so many employers pass that expense along to the employee. But are you following the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) guidelines for employee uniforms? . . . keep reading
Episode #29 -- The 5 Most Common Marketing Mistakes Cleaning Business Owners Make
Steve Hanson
Episode #29 -- The 5 Most Common Marketing Mistakes Cleaning Business Owners Make Many cleaning business owners don't understand why their marketing isn't working. This episode points out the 5 most common marketing mistakes cleaning business owners make and tips for getting on the right track. . . . keep reading
How To Communicate Policy Changes to Residential Cleaning Clients
Steve Hanson
How many times has a customer service issue come up in your business and you weren't sure how to handle it? Many, many times if you are like most of us. You see, most of us learn from the "school of hard knocks". Usually what happens is, a minor crisis arises and we realize that we should probably have a written policy about this kind of situation. The first time it happens we usually pay the price and learn from our mistake. . . . keep reading
7 Ways to Increase Efficiency In Your Home Cleaning Business
Steve Hanson
Since the fall of the economy in 2008, it's becoming more and more evident that home cleaning business owners need to increase the efficiency of their operation if they want to survive. When you increase efficiency you stop wasting time, which saves money. . . . keep reading
Episode #22 -- What Does it Take to Win the Cleaning Bid Over The Competition?
Episode #22 -- What Does it Take to Win the Cleaning Bid Over The Competition? A lot of cleaning business owners struggle with losing a new account to a competitor. They wonder to themselves, "what the heck does it take to win the bid over the competition?" . . . keep reading
Episode #21 -- Cleaning Client Objections and What to Say
Episode #21 -- Cleaning Client Objections and What to Say Many cleaning business owners are stumped when a client raises an objection. How do you respond when they say your price is too high or they're happy with their current service? . . . keep reading
Identifying Employee Performance Problems - Part 2
Jean Hanson
In Part 1 I discussed employees with performance problems and how to identify what kind of problem you're dealing with (capacity, environmental, training, motivational). . . . keep reading
Identifying Employee Performance Problems
Jean Hanson
There's no way around it. Throughout your life as a business owner, you'll have "problem children" as I like to call them. I'm actually talking about employees with performance problems. . . . keep reading
Episode #20 -- Quick Training Ideas for Cleaning Technicians
Episode #20 -- Quick Training Ideas for Cleaning Technicians Cleaning business owners have a challenge because employees oftentimes get bored and have a hard time staying motivated. They eventually start slacking on the job and they may even compromise their own safety because they just don't care that much. Before you know it, the quality of work suffers and you lose employees because they're no longer engaged in their job. . . . keep reading
Episode #19 -- Interview From The Home Cleaner Express Tour
Episode #19 -- Interview From The Home Cleaner Express Tour This episode features an interview with Perry Phillips, publisher of Home Cleaner Magazine. . . . keep reading
What's In Your Carpet Spotting Kit?
Steve Hanson
If you offer carpet spotting as a service in your cleaning business, you should have a professional spotting kit. . . . keep reading
Episode #18 -- Finding STAR Employees For Your Cleaning Business
Episode #18 -- Finding STAR Employees For Your Cleaning Business In this episode find out why some cleaning prospects don't get back to you with a decision on your proposal and just what you can do about it. . . . keep reading
CleaningBiz.tv - Episode #17 Why Cleaning Prospects Don't Make a Decision & Efficiency Tips
CleaningBiz.tv - Episode #17
Why Cleaning Prospects Don't Make a Decision & Efficiency Tips In this episode find out why some cleaning prospects don't get back to you with a decision on your proposal and just what you can do about it. . . . keep reading
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