5 surefire ways to compete in office cleaning business

Written by Khali S.


5 surefire ways to compete inrepparttar office cleaning business

You have decided that office cleaning business is best for you, now you need to know who your competition is. Knowing this will help you to decide what your plan of action will be in dealing with them. You will want to know what their successes have been and what their pitfalls have been as well. You will want to avoid makingrepparttar 116606 same mistakes that they have, but it is always good to know what works as well if you plan to compete. In some cases, you may find thatrepparttar 116607 best way to compete with your competition is to not compete at all, especially if they have established a long and trusted reputation with their consumers. In this case, you will want to compete with them without competing with them at all. Below are some ways that you can do that. You do not want to alienate your competition or build feuds with them because they can be a source of great help to you if you know how to approach them. Here are some good examples of ways that you can create a good rapport with them.

1.Offer to be an affiliate of theirs. This way you can ensure that they will send business your way if they cannot meetrepparttar 116608 present needs of a customer that you can supply. (This is also called sub-contracting)

2.Offer to not have certain extra cleaning services(for example waxing or steam carpet cleaning) that they offer and ask them to dorepparttar 116609 same. This ensures that each business will not be in direct competition for certain cleaning services. Each gets their own special item that none other offers. It is a great way to promote one another without causing any problems. This is a nice way to cross advertise.

Work Smart: Pace Yourself!

Written by Scott McGraw


Successfully running a race is not all about physical ability. Knowing what kind of race you’re in and preparing mentally for what lies ahead makes a big difference inrepparttar outcome.

For example, a long distance runner will run a totally different race fromrepparttar 116605 sprinter inrepparttar 116606 100-yard dash. He paces himself, not expending all his energy in an initial burst of speed. In a contest between 2 athletes of equal physical ability,repparttar 116607 smarter mentally-conditioned athlete will usually win.

Asrepparttar 116608 owner of a work at home business, do you know what kind of race you’re in? Have you been led to believe that you can make a “fortune” in virtually no time at all? Did you jump in full of energy and enthusiasm expecting a quick reward? Did you think this was going to be a quick dash torepparttar 116609 “good life”?

The truth is that owning your own home business is more like a long distance marathon. Getting torepparttar 116610 finish line is as much a matter of attitude as anything else.

Your goal is to have a profitable home business. What will help a work at home business owner to maintainrepparttar 116611 right mental attitude and reach that goal?

For one thing, start out with a firm grip on reality. You’re starting a business. It is not a get-rich-quick road to instant millions.

Too many home businesses fail because of unreasonable expectations and discouragement. It’s good to be excited about your business. It’s good to jump in with enthusiasm, being willing to work hard. But don’t be a sprinter in a long distance race. Don’t burn yourself out and then quit becauserepparttar 116612 quick reward wasn’t there.

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