Marketing Local Businesses

Carpet Cleaning Direct Mail – A Beneficial Yet Forgotten Marketing Gem

Lettie — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:58:37 +0000

Nowadays with the hustle and bustle of the Internet and all of the marketing and advertising perks that come along with it, rarely do you find cleaning companies offering carpet cleaning direct mail or direct mail to advertise their services at all. The use of direct mail as an advertising method for cleaning companies let alone any type of company continues to decrease as online and other more technically advanced methods of marketing take the front stage. However, at the same time, the decrease of the usage of carpet cleaning direct mail could be very beneficial for a cleaning company that decides to use direct mail to market their company.

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Hiring Maids – The Importance of Knowing Your Applicants Before You Hire Them

Lettie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:24:07 +0000

Just like with any type of business or company that is looking for new employees, hiring maids shouldn’t be done on a whim nor should it be a quick and easy process. Though many would think that anyone could be a maid, the fact is that the maids working for your cleaning company need to not only be experienced and hard working, they also need to be trustworthy and reliable. This means that when it comes to hiring maids, it’s important to have an application and interview process so that all precautions can be taken and addressed appropriately.

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Carpet Cleaning Winter Promotion – Don’t Let the Winter Blues Slow you Down

Lettie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:04:16 +0000

For many businesses, the winter season proves to be a time where business slows greatly and for some companies business can come to a complete halt. However, as a carpet cleaning company, don’t let the snow and cold deter you from continuing to make a profit and gain new customers. With the use of a well-planned carpet cleaning winter promotion, you can ensure that your customers will continue to seek your carpet cleaning services, despite the weather outside. While the winter may not be full of the hustle and bustle that springtime brings, winter doesn’t have to be a dead halt. Instead, use a carpet cleaning winter promotion to attract new customers and keep old clients coming for your services.

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Cleaning Business Directories – Increase your Visibility

Lettie — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:44:16 +0000

One of the most common ways to advertise and market online is through the use of social networking, linking, content with keywords, and affiliating. However, one important online marketing method that a lot of cleaning companies forget to use is cleaning business directories. Directories are just another way to get your cleaning business’ name out there and recognized by more people within your local area. As a small cleaning business, you want to market your company’s name as much as possible and with the help of cleaning business directories, you can do just that.

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Winter Lawn Care Marketing – Promoting Lawn Care During the Off Season

Lettie — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:21:33 +0000

While lawn care is a year-round effort for those who want to have healthy green grass that is soft and beautiful to look at, once the seasons turn and winter time comes, the amount of effort, time, and money that clients put into the lawn care diminishes greatly. As a lawn care business, this means that your winter lawn care marketing has to somehow keep your business’ name current in clients’ minds, especially when lawn care isn’t at its peak.

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Finding Success in Dog Walking Jobs

Lettie — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:08:28 +0000

According to the AVMA about 72 million dogs were kept as pets in 2007, a rate that has more than likely continued to grow. Because dogs are so commonly found in most American households, certain tasks such as feeding them, playing with them, and of course walking them all become must dos. However, for those with busy lives or those who are away from home frequently, hiring a dog walker is ideal. If you’re a dog walker or looking to start up a dog walking company, you’ll want to be well aware of the many different dog walking jobs that are available to you. Some dog walkers will choose to create their own business while others will decide to join forces with an existing dog walking company.

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The Importance of Personal Trainer Leads

Lettie — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:29:11 +0000

Even in a world that is dominated by ever-growing technology, word of mouth and other types of original methods to advertising and promoting still hold their place and value. While some businesses are better focusing on an online promotional schema, certain jobs, such as personal trainers, may want to rely more on traditional methods to gain new personal trainer leads.

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Maid Service Trends- 3 Ways to Stay Up to Date

Lettie — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:19:59 +0000

In all industries across the board today, there are always new products that enter the market that are said to be an advancement of what is already available. If you own a cleaning company, keeping up with maid service trends is highly important so that you are able to present your customers with the latest and greatest cleaning products and services. Keeping up with maid service trends will allow your business to appeal to a wider audience which means that the services you offer will be much more appealing to consumers who are in need of a clean house or office.

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Green Carpet Cleaning – Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Methods

Lettie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:27:27 +0000

Everywhere you look it seems that companies of all sorts are looking to become much more environmentally conscious, including services such as green carpet cleaning, green dog toys, and even green clothing. The fact is that today’s generation is highly involved in ensuring that future generations have a healthy and safe world to live in and enjoy. Because of this new way of life and thinking, companies have adhered to these new thoughts and now market their products and/or services as being green.

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Daycare Location- Choosing the best space

Lettie — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:28:28 +0000

Long before you can open up a child care center, one of the most important decisions that has to be made is deciding upon a daycare location. While the daycare location may not seem like a big factor, in the end the location of your daycare could ultimately influence its success. In fact, for some daycares, location is everything. Not only do business owners need to keep location in mind, it’s also important to ensure that the location has everything that is necessary in order to run a daycare that can provide a fun, exciting, and learning environment for children.

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