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How Strictly Should You Follow a Business Plan?
You’re a good drain cleaning technician, so you decide to take a shot at opening your own shop. You create a business...
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6 Steps For Growing Your Drain Cleaning Business in 2019
Every drain cleaner wants to grow their business. Sure, you may not want to grow in exactly the same way as the...
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Get Customer Reviews in Real Time
There’s no question that online customer reviews should be an essential part of any drain cleaner’s marketing efforts. In fact, experts say...
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How to Overcome Low Employee Morale
Mike worked for a medium-sized business and went to work every day happy to have a job. But he wasn’t too enthused...
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Know the Line Between Collaboration and Collusion
Working together is a wonderful thing — except when it’s against the law.
Let’s say you have a great customer base on the...
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Refine Your Sales Pitch and Land Your Dream Customers
Some salespeople think that if they talk longer, they add more value or get their point across more effectively. Actually, any prospect...
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Give Potential Customers Face Time to Draw In New Business
When Steve Nerheim started his drain cleaning business in 2009, his first move was ordering 5,000 promotional magnets imprinted with his company...
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Arm Yourself With Insurance Knowledge
Reading through complex insurance policies and understanding what’s covered and what’s not doesn't sound appealing. But Nicole Murray — who worked at...
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Lower Your Operating Costs in 2019
You’re probably familiar with the old maxim: A penny saved is a penny earned.
For small-business owners, those are words to live by. Anything...
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Five Quotes to Guide Your Operations
There is power in a good quote. It's incredible how a string of words and an idea can inspire millions. Of course,...
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How to Improve Your Onboarding Process for New Hires
It’s not unusual for people to accept a new job, then experience the employment equivalent of buyer’s remorse during the ensuing weeks...
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Enjoy the Work
I've never appreciated the sentiment behind “do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”
For one thing, there’s...
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11 Quick Updates for a Better Website
A drain cleaning business’ website is everything from a 24/7 customer support center to a sales and marketing tool. Websites make a...
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Should You Hire a Full-Time Mechanic?
There are several essentials in your drain cleaning business — skilled workers, appropriate licenses, a sharp office staff. And then there’s your...
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Marketing Efforts Are Worthless Without the Backing of Strong Customer Service
With Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Google Local Services, and the myriad marketing avenues and options out there, it’s easy to get caught...
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5 Mistakes Drain Cleaners Make At The End Of The Year
You made it through another year — 2018 is almost done and 2019 is just around the corner. Are you ready to...






