Carpet Cleaning Jumpstart Blog
Learn How to Start a Carpet Cleaning Business
An educational blog aimed at helping entrepreneurs and carpet cleaning professionals start and succeed in the carpet cleaning industry. In-depth articles about business, marketing, mindset, and more.
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Blog Articles:
by Dan Udy | Jan 25, 2020
The sad truth is that most of the carpet cleaning businesses that start out this year won’t make it 12 months. Of the fortunate ones that do survive, only a fraction of them will be around 5 years from now. There are a lot of reasons for this, but if I had to name...
by Dan Udy | Jan 9, 2020
The video below has five quick and easy ways to get the phone ringing for your carpet cleaning business. We cover some foundational and simple ideas, and a few items specific to marketing to your existing customers and encouraging referral business. Let us know what...
by Kevin Udy | Jan 6, 2020
Most small businesses deal with days or weeks where business is slow. Carpet cleaning businesses specifically can be affected by weather, seasonality, holidays, and a number of other factors. One of the elements of business ownership that will set you apart as a...
by Dan Udy | Aug 18, 2019
So you’ve done the research and decided that you’re going to start a carpet cleaning business – congratulations! Running a carpet cleaning business isn’t necessarily hard, but it can be challenging to stay on top of all of the various components that will make...
by Dan Udy | Jul 8, 2019
Before you condemn me and scoff at the idea of competition being a huge blessing; please note that I live and operate my small carpet cleaning business in a very rural area. I certainly don’t pretend to think that my specific circumstances are 100% applicable to all...
by Dan Udy | Jun 8, 2019
So many people never take the first step toward achievement in their desired goal or dream. The majority of people think and plan, but fail to take action. Action is the key to more action and results. Marketing is simply the act of promoting the services you offer...
by Dan Udy | May 18, 2019
One of the most effective ways to create, design, build, and grow an extremely successful carpet cleaning business is to use your mind. Our minds are absolutely amazing machines capable of generating billions of ideas and solving seemingly impossible problems. In...
by Kevin Udy | May 11, 2019
No matter your experience in the industry or the age of your business, in carpet cleaning you need a steady influx of new customers to stay busy and profitable. Part of running a carpet cleaning business is understanding your target customers, and how to best reach...
by Dan Udy | May 4, 2019
Money, and the ability to earn it easily and quickly is probably one of the most attractive qualities of starting a carpet cleaning business. It is true that there is a lot of money to make cleaning carpet. But, you may wonder, why do some cleaners make so much more...
by Kevin Udy | Apr 27, 2019
Let’s be honest… when you’re first starting a business it is tempting to do some things as easily as possible so you can focus on the bigger picture and get things moving. Since you most likely already have a cell phone, it can be very tempting to just use your...