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Cleaning with Microfiber Towels

Does Microfiber Really Work? Absolutely! Not only are the microfiber towels available, but now you can purchase microfiber mops to replace both your dry and wet mops.  This is a great option for environmentally safe cleaning. The real consideration you will have to make is your initial investment. Dusting Cloths I absolutely love using a […]

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Running a Cleaning Business

Welcoming New Clients

A standard business practice is welcoming new clients, but with the financial decline in recent years, it appears it has been relegated to financial institutions in the form of a welcome kit to remind you of all their policies regarding your money. One way you can get the edge on your competition is by instituting […]

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8 Steps To Optimize Your Facebook Page

A Facebook Page allows you to build a community around your brand, where you can respond to customer inquiries, share information with your audience, and use features such as Page Insights to get to know your followers. And, if Facebook Ads are in your future, you’ll need a Facebook Page to get started. With 1.13 […]

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Summer is Coming… Is Your Residential Cleaning Business Prepared?

Your business could go into a holding pattern or may suddenly fall short if you have more than a few regulars cancel around the same time.  Summer is almost here and that usually means a few cancellations.  This is just a normal occurrence in the cleaning industry that you should plan for every year. Even […]

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Microsoft Ends Support for Windows XP: Now What?

Microsoft Ends Support for Windows XP: Just what SMBs Need to Know If you’re still using Windows XP, you could be leaving yourself open to security and hacking issues. That’s because Microsoft stopped supporting the XP operating system in April 2014. What does this mean? You will no longer be getting any updates to the […]

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Learn From the Best: How Major Brands Use Social Media

Pick up from the most effective: Just how Major Brands Use Social media sites Social media can be tricky for the new business owner. What to post is the most common issue. We’re conditioned to advertise our business, but social media is not an advertising platform when you compare it to traditional platforms, such as […]

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Startup

Research Before You Start a Cleaning Service Business

Before you start a cleaning service business, you need to understand the industry before you decide to jump in. After all, not all cleaning businesses are the same and they do not attract the same type of workers. This is where many new business owners fail – by failing to plan, they immediately set themselves […]

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Putting “Least Harmful” In Writing

Products with Less of an Impact on the Environment — it is Practically a Requirement It’s taken years to get consumers and businesses to understand the harm toxic chemicals are doing to our health and the environment. If you are in commercial cleaning, this is an important article for you as it points out the […]

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Cleaner And Safer Kitchen Floors

Cleaning Service And Safer Kitchen Area Floors One of the ways you can keep up-to-date in the cleaning industry is to follow the commercial cleaners. They are using state-of-the-art equipment and cleaners that we don’t use in house cleaning, but knowing what issues they face and how they address them can help us plenty. Anyone […]

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Apply the Concept of Opening Day to Your Business Marketing Strategies

Consumers Interact With Advertising and Marketing Techniques Read this article closely to see how promoters are using the love of baseball as opposed to the love for one specific team.  They’re focusing on the history and the culture of the game.  The take away should be to see how you can use this concept in […]

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Recycling Plastic Bags – Save the Environment and Save Money

There was a time when we used paper bags – and then we became concerned about saving the trees.  That’s when plastic bags became popular and we thought we were saving the environment.  Now we need to be saved from plastic, itself as we learn more about BPA – bisphenol A.  BPA is primarily found […]

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Minimum Wage Raised in 13 States

Base pay elevated While 13 states have increased or will certainly add the base pay increase for employees in 2014, 11 more states will certainly take it into consideration this year.Is your state one of those? As a small business, you will need to make adjustments for this increase: 1) More than ever, it’s imperative […]

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The Business Owner’s Dirty Dozen

Customers Come First, Before Everything Else Anything that takes the focus off the customer is a mistake.That’s the main message in this excellent article, that is even more relevant for the new business start-up. Nothing builds your business faster than referrals, so when you think of “customer first” in those terms, why would you let […]

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Post Smarter: The Best Times to Use Social Platforms

The very best Moments to Utilize Social Media Systems (Infographic) Are you in a rut – trying to get your social media posting completed between other tasks? You can easily get out of that rut by posting at different times throughout the day. This allows different groups of people – who are on social media […]

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Don’t Let Finances Impact Cleaning Quality

Do Not Allow Funds to Affect Cleaning Quality Despite the method, cleaning managers have to have the ideal data and experience to manage their changing workload with the very best outcomes —– a tidy, healthy and balanced interior atmosphere. All businesses today are juggling the issue of providing quality service while managing the budget. One […]

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Microsoft to End Support for Windows XP and Office 2003 from April 8

Microsoft to end support for Windows XP and Office 2003 from April 8 If you’re still using that old computer running on the XP platform or Microsoft Office 2003, you’re in trouble! Support for these systems ends this month and that means there will be no further security updates – therefore, you are leaving your […]

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Cleaning Tips

The Advantages Of Offering Green Cleaning

Photo by Appolinary Kalashnikova on Unsplash The Advantages of Offering Green Cleaning   I. Introduction A. Brief explanation of what green cleaning service is B. Importance of green cleaning in the current environmental context C. Overview of the main points to be discussed in the essay IV. Customer Appeal and Market Trends A. Growing consumer […]

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Achieving Energy Savings And Healthier Workplaces

Getting Power Cost savings And Healthier Workplaces A new guide is available for sustainable operating practices from Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP). This guide contains procedures and administration treatments that will lead to general improvements  in the working and learning environment, consisting of reduced operating expense, healthier indoor air, boosted convenience and comfort and reduced […]

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Social Selling for Small and Medium Business: Effective?

Social Selling for Small and Tool Company: Effective? I first read the term “social selling” on my daily morning browse of social networking sites. The post described a utopian globe where B2B sales people might utilize the might of social media to target prospects and turn them into warm leads without ever leaving the comfort […]

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Startup

Use Your Business Name to Sell Your Services

Starting a new business takes a lot of work.  What many people don’t realize is that it’s the planning you do that will lay the foundation for your success.  A little extra work now may end up saving you a lot of time and money in the long-run. You will need to assess the needs […]