Like so many plumbing and drain cleaning business owners today constrained by a tight labor market, Lindsay Goodson needs to make every...
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Building Client Trust With Diagnostic Inspection Reporting
Transparency is an essential element of building customer trust, many times making the difference between a one-time or repeat client. A simple...
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The Power of a Customer’s First Impression
Something I've learned during my time in the drain cleaning business is that first impressions are lasting impressions. If you want a...
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Handling Heat Dangers While Working Outside
The summer has been a hot one so far. Even for areas accustomed to heat, some of the temperatures and heat index...
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Understand the Connection Between Emotions and Consumer Choices
It is no secret in the financial industry that sentiment plays a huge part in whether customers will invest or not. In...
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8 Ways for Business Owners to Disconnect During Vacation
In order for business owners to succeed over the long haul, staving off premature burnout and exhaustion, it’s critical to take some...
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Protect Your Business From Equipment Theft
Equipment theft is everywhere, and if your business hasn’t been a victim yet, there's still a strong likelihood it could be. Nearly 1,000...
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Trailer-Mounted Jetter Opens Up New Markets for Kansas Drain Cleaner
Part of A-1 Pump & Jet’s formula for success centers on investing in quality equipment that opens up new markets and amps...
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Honesty Always Being the Best Policy Rings True for Plumbing Firm
Integrity is a big issue for consumers when they hire plumbers. Unfortunately, there’s no honesty test or truth serum available to customers...
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Contractors Learn the Potential Value of Artificial Intelligence
How many of you have heard of ChatGPT?
That was a question framed to the foremen who recently attended the PHCC Educational Foundation’s...
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Responding to Customers Quickly is Imperative
I call it the 10-minute window.
That's the time you have to respond to a phone call from a customer to ensure you...
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The Ins and Outs of Pipe Patching
For years, CIPP practices have been used globally for structural repair of broken and damaged pipe. Today the options for this type...
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Texas Plumbing Company Takes On John Oliver’s Challenge to Craft Movie Parody Commercial
An Austin, Texas-based plumbing company has become known in its community for its various pun-heavy and satirical marketing materials, from radio spots...
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The Subtle Art of Cable Drain Machine Operation
What is the best way to describe the proper approach to operating a cable machine? Slam it in and out and get...

















