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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 coming true! They’re calling to tell you the good news – they’ve chosen YOU to clean their building or home. Happy days, right? Yes, well, sort of. You […]

There’s so much around us – attacking us every day. What am I talking about? Well, negativity, of course. It’s everywhere- and if we’re not careful it can creep into our janitorial businesses or residential maid service. But, here’s the good news – there are ‘things’ you can do now to stop it in its […]

The safe answer would be, Yes!, right? Well, never one to play it safe, I’ll go ahead and say it…No! Ok, hold your horses…let me explain. If you’re talking about delivering what you promised, then, sure – Yes. Or, if you’re talking about showing every customer you appreciate them…then – Yes, again. And, finally, if […]

Ever heard the expression, ‘Better the devil you know… than the devil you don’t know.’? Well, you might not think that doesn’t have much of anything to do with running a janitorial business or residential cleaning/maid service, but you’d be wrong. Watch this fast paced video you’ll hear how this one idea – of becoming […]

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 the only strategy you’d ever need. But it’s not; not by a long shot. Let me tell you a story.. When I was 16, I worked in a local […]

Ever watched the Olympics? You know, sat down, turned on the TV and watched the finals of let’s say figure skating or diving. Well, if you do, you’re bound to hear announcers describe how everything hinges on this last move or final dive. How does that strike you? Watch the fast paced video where you’ll […]

I wish there was one secret – really, I do. Life would be so much easier. I could simply whisper it in your ear and poof like magic you’d be landing great accounts, filling jobs with motivated people – and monitoring it all of it from your laptop computer! But I can’t – because there […]

You don’t want to fall behind – it’s natural, nobody wants to feel like they’re missing out on the next BIG thing. And, when the next big thing has to do with social media tools like Facebook and Linked -in – well, all bets are off! But, hang on, there’s good news, because in today’s […]

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 – just to catch your breath? Have you ever thought to yourself as you race around trying to bid jobs, clean accounts and hire people… ‘If THIS is what […]

We hear how everyone ‘hopes for’ and loves a surprise. Well that may be, but if the thing you’re hoping for is as important as the success or even survival of your janitorial business or residential maid service – then hope or spontaneity are too unpredictable to count on. Before you’re done watching this fast […]