Competitor Comparison
Do a Competitor Comparison Chart to see where your business stands in your market. First list who your competitors are by name and address. Do they compete with you in just one area, for just one service or type of customer? Do you only have competition with one other business for one service by five…
Read MoreAsking Brown Derby Users for Feedback
We are starting out November by asking the users of our most popular truck wash product “Brown Derby” to send us comments, testimonials, before and after photos, results you made happen for your clients and even video clips telling us what you like about using Brown Derby. As appreciation for the responses, we will offer…
Read MoreThe 2011 PWNA Convention was a Great event.
As we mentioned in our last post the Power Washers of North America was set to have their annual convention in Nashville, TN and it was a great success. We introduced four new products, held booth drawings, donated two $100 product coupons as door prizes and two cases of our new Dyn-O-Coil as auction items. The…
Read MoreHow Hard Water Affects Pressure Washing
For most of the country, hard water is a way of life, the only difference may be in the degree that you have it. So how does hard water affect pressure washing and what can be done about it? First, let us discuss where hard water is found and where it comes from. Water hardness…
Read MoreMonitor Your Social Media Footprint in 10 Minutes
This is for everyone who says “they do not have the time” to put into Social Media to have it work for them. Now granted this 10 minutes is only after you have done the initial setup work and yes that does take a little time, but you can spend 10-15 minutes once a day…
Read MoreGreat American Trucking Show 2011
GATS as is it more affectionately known, has come and gone for another year. This past week in Dallas TX, truckers and trucking enthusiasts came to see what was new in the industry, look at cool decked-out trucks, and listen to country music singer and songwriter Jamey Johnson perform. GATS East is one of the…
Read MoreBe Careful Working Outside this Summer
This time of year is what we often call the “dog days” of summer, many parts of the country have been sweltering under conditions of oppressive heat and high humidity. But suffering from extreme heat can be preventable. Summer heat is also an added hazard to your job. Water is the largest component of the…
Read MoreNational Cleaning Expo East in Tampa, Florida
ust wanted to let everyone know what a great time we had down in Tampa at the end of July. Normally you do not find large industry events going on during the summer months because it is the “Busy Time” for most pressure washing buisnesses. But some times it is great to take a few days…
Read MoreReferral Programs & Why They Work
Word-of-mouth is the best advertising. Although this is a familiar saying, most contractors do not use the very people who create the best word-of-mouth advertising – satisfied customers. It’s important that once you have satisfied your customer you then learn how to use this satisfaction for referral and/or reference programs. You can literally turn their…
Read MoreHow to Use QuickBooks For Customer Marketing
One of my Facebook group members asked a question that made me think that the answer should be a blog post. He wanted to know if most pressure-washing professionals are using QuickBooks (QB) for their bookkeeping. Well QB is the #1 seller for a reason. But we use QB for so much more and since…
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