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"Using estimating tools for your cleaning business provides numerous benefits that will simplify the management process, saving hours of your valuable time and putting money back into your pocket. With an innovative cleaning application, you can stay on top of all management duties with ease, from cleaning CRM to cleaning invoicing and more.   Considering the vast amount of innovative technology available to cleaning business managers today, there's no reason why you should have to calculate quotes or send invoices the old-fashioned way. Computer-generated clean estimates are not only super-fast, but also reliable and accurate. Continue reading for more information on how an estimating tool will take your cleaning company to the next level.   ESTIMATING TOOLS IMPROVE ACCURACY AND PROFESSIONALISM   There are many factors to consider when calculating cleaning estimates. If you're making those calculations by hand, you may easily leave out an extra laundry charge or the cost of cleaning windows by accident. You're only human, after all. With an automated estimating tool, quotes will be calculated accurately, each and every time. The online calculator is consistent and precise    to bring greater professionalism to your business.   To use a cleaning application or janitorial management application for generating quotes, you'll input information for individual jobs to ensure that each charge is fair. The calculator for a residential estimate differs for a commercial, or janitorial, estimate so you can calculate costs depending on the type of cleaning company you operate.   For all estimates, you'll make changes in these sections to ensure accuracy for all quotes:   The square footage of the space to be cleaned The frequency of the job, whether it's a one-time clean, weekly, twice weekly, monthly, etc. The type of clean, whether it's move-in or move-out, spring cleaning, etc.   For a residential estimate, you'll make selections in

"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

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.

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Yesterday Google announced a new social media service called Google Buzz. This new service combines a number of different social media tools into one: (a) friends, commenting and rich media (photos, videos) like Facebook, plus (b) simple, public status updates like Twitter, and (c) location based updates like FourSquare. Google Buzz also adds two more new and interesting things: (a) curated recommendations of what updates are likely to be most interesting to you, and (b) easy access to the social network through a tool 175 million people use... Gmail. If you want to know more about how Google Buzz works, read the official Google Blog article announcing it. This article is about the marketing implications of Google Buzz.

Out of all the social media tools out there, the one that people go to in order to figure out what's hot on the web has to be Twitter. With millions of tweets crossing its servers and constantly updated trending topics, it's easy to find out what's happening right now.

We need our schools to embrace these tools to both become more effective as well as to embrace change instead of resist it

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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

Social media is a fantastic way to get in front of your target audience but it is absurdly easy to fall into toxic social media habits that alienate your fans. Avoid these traps to improve your social media presence. "Set it and Forget (about) it" - This is one of the biggest social media traps companies fall into - they open a social media account, post a few times then never touch it again. These accounts get very little attention and are quickly forgotten by the target audience. This trap is especially dangerous when combined with paid advertising where those looking at your ad will ultimately visit your social media account and dismiss your efforts as fake. "Unattended Autopilot" - The next social media trap for companies comes from the allure of automation. Many businesses use tools like Hootsuite or Buffer to schedule their posts and simplify their marketing flow. The pitfall here is to go so deep into automating social media posts that you remove the human element entirely. We've all seen these accounts - spamming content at all hours to every platform without commentary or relevance to their own product with the sole purpose of driving up the number of posts. Unfortunately, this behavior typically leads people to the unfollow button. "Guess Who Posted" - This happens when a company does not establish a cohesive brand voice across all media but often have multiple people posting on behalf of the company. It results in an inconsistent message across social platforms and decreases brand authority with the audience, which is typically the opposite effect you want from your social media efforts. "Its All About ME!" - If your goal is to chase away customers and annoy your audience, making every post an advertisement for how great your company is would be a fantastic way to achieve that goal. Although pretty self explanatory, those who fall into this trap treat social media as a way to broadcast free advertising to the masses, ultimately alienating the people the

This is the way I think consultants and large corporations should be approaching integration of social tools into their business communications. So many companies are riding the buzz right now and not focused on objectives and audiences. My $.02. What say you?