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"The Latest Trends in the Cleaning Industry In the cleaning industry, we can see more than a dozen things that require regular cleaning like windows, desks, carpets, garbage compartments. We see a kitchenette with a tile flooring, equipment and dishes. We examine a lounge and see a complex room with upholstered furniture, lamps, hardwood floors, decorative carpets, window hangings and more. A strong cleaning service takes in all the parts that make up the whole picture, every detail that needs a specific type of attention to clean properly. Cleaning services including maid and janitorial companies are in a bidding war to get the best opportunities available. These opportunities include cleaning offices, homes, stores, medical facilities, schools, warehouses and more. General cleaning services, and especially residential services, are fantastic for freeing up your time to focus on more important activities.  The cleaning service industry includes residential cleaning, commercial services, special cleaning and laundry / dry cleaning services. The cleaning industry is vulnerable to the economic downturn. During the most recent recession,  revenue in the cleaning industry declined by 5.3% in 2008 and 6.1% in 2009. Since the recession,  the cleaning industry recovered much of the economic power it enjoyed pre-recession.In 2015, it generated $ 51 billion in revenues. This recent growth can be attributed to both unemployment and office vacancy rates . In other words - people have more money to spend on cleaning services. This means more business for the cleaning industry and more competition for the best contracts. Clean Calculator is one tool that any type of cleaning company should have in their arsenal. It simplifies bidding and back of office tasks from a single application. Opportunities in the Cleaning Industry The best franchise opportunity is likely to be in specialty cleaning services. Specialty cleaning service franchises have more opportunity to s

"HERE ARE SOME OF OUR FAVORITE CLEANING ARTICLES FROM JULY SO FAR   FROM: TIPS TO DEFEND CLEANING COSTS, CLEANLINK A reader writes: "I just started with a company that has an older contract that has been renewed several times. The new manager of the account wants justification for the current charges. Any help would be appreciated."…Read More   The tips in this and similar cleaning articles are definitely helpful, but this process could be streamlined by using an estimation tool that incorporates the variables of cleaning costs. Cleaning business owners are always on the go, so they need the ability to consistently provide accurate estimates and invoices for clients from any device. FROM: STRATEGIES FOR LAUNCHING A CLEANING BUSINESS, CLEANLINK We often get asked for tips on how to start a cleaning business when also working a day job. Granted, it is a challenge. However, there are ways to start your commercial business part-time. Smaller accounts are normally cleaned once a week, usually on the weekend. They may only bring in $300 to $400 a month, but several of them can add up. Pursuing small accounts in your local area is a good place to start… Read More Another good tip is to invest in cleaning management software from the beginning. Many cleaning articles promote tips just like this regarding the logistics and tools needed to run a cleaning business but often neglect the tools that would make things simpler for a business owner. Although it may seem like spending the money on a software platform is a waste before you have many clients, it is actually a smart business move because you start out on the right foot from the beginning. With the right tools, you can keep your clients, contracts, estimates, invoices, and employees organized so you can spend your time growing your business. FROM: CLEANING ACCREDITATION BOOSTS GROWTH, CLEANLINK In order to legally practice, a lawyer must pass the bar exam and complete a set number of continuing legal educ

"For cleaning companies, a professional cleaning business website is essential to achieve growth and success. When a website is put together well, it provides numerous benefits that will direct customers toward your janitorial services and bring greater recognition to your brand. A website for your cleaning business will give you the edge that you need to prosper in today's economy.   Read on for an explanation of the perks a website can bring to your cleaning business, as well as helpful tips to remember during the development process.   A website for your cleaning company will offer these benefits:   The site will act as a place for new customers to learn about you, the cleaning services you offer, and how to contact you. With all this important information stored in one easily accessible place, more people will be able to discover your company. You can use the website to display your service offerings and explain what sets you apart from competitors in the field. Consumers have many choices when it comes to cleaning services, and janitorial companies must do everything they can to stay ahead of industry competitors. A website is a perfect place to tell potential customers why they should choose you. A professional and well put together website will build your janitorial company's reputation. Especially if your business is on the young side, building credibility can be a difficult task. A sleek, efficient website gives a great first impression to consumers and other professionals in the field. In addition, a website of your own is a step toward developing a recognizable brand for your cleaning company.   As you begin the process of creating a cleaning business website, keep these tips in mind:   You'll need to register a domain, enlist a hosting service, and use a website builder to develop a modern, functional, and professional-looking website. These components are essential to generate website traffic and keep your site up-to-date. Consider g

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The economic downturn of 2008 made many business students and graduates wonder what their degrees would be worth.  But business degree programs do still open the doors to higher salaries than those with other majors do over time. Find out more ...

More Content, More Searches Leaving aside such crisis communication tactics - for that is what it was to Southwest judging by Smith's defenders on Twitter - blogs are still an underutilized tool by companies, according to Social Media SEO. "Blogging about your business, products, and services is one of the most powerful marketing tools that you can control, and directly impact. Each new blog post equals a new page of content.

If you haven't already heard the news that's been buzzing in the marketing industry, Facebook has updated their algorithm, again. This time, the update will affect what content is shown in users' newsfeed from businesses, brands,and media outlets.

Talked to Marissa Mayer this morning and tried to dig into how she really feels about selling Yahoo. Would she view it as a personal failure? "What's good for Yahoo is good for me." How is she handling low morale? "There's always going to be morale issues in a complicated situation like this, but people are resilient." Investors aren't happy she's not selling now, but a contrarian might admire her courage for not giving up, or giving in, to Wall Street

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's Center for Marketing Research conducted a nationwide telephone survey in 2009 of those companies named by Inc. Magazine to the Inc. 500 list.

Now, new data released by Facebook and third party researchers show just how influential Facebook has become in our daily lives. Combined with several critical adjustments to how Facebook publishes "news" and intersects with other sites, the state of Facebook is mind-blowing. And important for business. Here's 11 things about Facebook that you need to know:

Typically achievement of every Business depends upon retaining existing customers and getting new customers. But you can also create a buzz with the qualified prospects and testimonials and referrals. As a service provider, you might be decent business coping with customers, both existing and foreseeable future considering their valuable time.

* Google continues its prime directive. At the high level, this is a strong move for Google, they continue to aggregate other people's social content, and become the intermediatry. This helps them to suck in Twitter, Flickr, and any-other-data type as the APIs open up, giving them more to 'organize'. This is Google acting on it's mission to the world. * Privacy woes will scare consumers -yet adoption will continues upward. For consumers, the risk of privacy will continue to be at top of mind. Although the features allow for sharing only with friends or in public. expect more consumer groups to express concern. Overtime, this will become moot as the next generation of consumers continues to share in public. * Buzz could have faster adoption rate than Twitter. For consumers, this could potentially have more adoption than Twitter as Gmail has a large footprint Google told me it's tens of millions (active monthly unique). Of course, most Gmail users likely aren't Twitter users, but there could be a large platform to draw from. * Physical businesses lose more control over search strategy. For small busineses and retailers, this will impact their search engine results pages, as a single top 'buzzer' could cause their content to be very relevant, if that person was relevant, then their influential content could show at top of SERP pages. Expect Google to continue to offer advertising options now around buzz content -fueling their revenues. * A direct blow to Facebook, they must accelerate go to market. To Facebook, this is a direct threat, these features emulate Friendfeed and the recently designed Facebook newsfeed. Expect Google to incorporporate Facebook connect, commoditizing Facebook data as it gets sucked into Google and displayed on Google SERP. * Great for Twitter now -yet painful in the long term. This is good for Twitter in the short term, as it'll amplify tweets, and suck them into a new system and give additional

Your strategic agency partners are key to your success. They bring with them domain expertise, years of experience deploying, and a fresh injection of thinking that most brands can't foster internally. As a result, relying on these agile partners outside of corporate walls if often key to responding to new technologies. Yet, as the technology landscape changes at an even faster pace than ever before, brands must have criteria in selecting the right agencies.

CheckinPlugin beta is a service provided by   Localley.comIt allows your website visitors to check in your place on Facebook right when they browse.Your visitors can create a future check-in and inform their friends that they will be at your place at a specific time tomorrow or next week. This is the perfect way to promote your business to new customers!

Almost every business craves proficient web design services that help them grab the attention of the target audience. More or less, a well-designed and developed website assists in grabbing the attention of the audience diligently! Delivering responsive web design services to the customers helps create a long-lasting worthy relationship making it perfect for them to contact the service providers later in the future!

Since business oftens follows the lead of the military when it comes to thought leadership on all things strategy, there are significant implications in this article for all of us. #1 would be that we should not fight wars with "new rules" with traditional strategies and expect to win.