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Make Sure Reality Meets Customer Expectations
Here’s a personal story that showcases the importance of setting as well as meeting customer expectations in your business.
My family recently went...
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Keep Customers Coming Back
The goal of home-service companies is to get the phone to ring. We can calculate the cost to get the phone to...
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Hawaiian Plumber Battles Supply Chain Issues
For the past few years, supply chain issues have been a major issue for businesses. The issue naturally is compounded in a...
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Keep Service Fatigue From Dragging Down Your Customer Service
Does it feel like no matter how hard you try to please your customers, it isn’t enough? Are you in charge of...
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6 Ways to Show Customer Appreciation During the Holidays
Looking to increase your rates of customer satisfaction and retention? Ultimately, building a loyal customer base isn’t rocket science. Provide a quality...
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Make Sure You’re Not Wasting Your Business Marketing Dollars
There are countless ways you could be wasting your marketing dollars. As John Wanamaker, known for his successful use of advertising, once...
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Soft Skills: Calling a Customer with a Clogged Drain
When calling a customer who has a main drain backup, you should avoid asking them how they are doing, even though this...
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4 Ways to Minimize Downtime at Your Business
You’ve heard the old saying “time is money.” Certainly, business owners strive to use their time wisely and productively, serving clients, developing...
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Guaranteeing a Precise Utility Locate
Promises. Warranties. Guarantees. Everyone has been burned by a company when some negating small print is noticed after the fact. Mason Private...
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6 Mistakes Contractors Make When Selling Their Business
Selling a company isn’t an easy.
You spend a large portion of your working life trying to grow your company and now for...
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Soft Skills: Handling Customer Small Talk
Running a service business requires excellent communication skills.
From the time you receive the phone call to the time you're en route to...
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Getting Your Entrepreneurial Journey Off to a Solid Start
Many a skilled plumber and drain cleaner, at some point, has an itch to strike out on their own and open a...
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Building Relationships to Retain Customers
Daniel Bearden’s approach to taking care of his customers can be summarized in one sentence: “We do plumbing, but we are in...














