Author: Allison Hester

March 5, 2020 Allison Hester Off Uncategorized,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unvQvprzTZA&t=5sBefore you head out for your first job of the day with your Smartwash Dosing System, you need to get it ready to go. Here's how:1. Set your choice valve to load from the stinger, then attach the stinger to...

March 3, 2020 Allison Hester Off Allison's Updates,

Banner entrepreneur concept with business vector icons Over the weekend, I read an article from Business News Daily that argued that just because you are a business owner doesn’t mean you are necessarily an entrepreneur. I’ve always used the terms interchangeably, but...

March 2, 2020 Allison Hester 3 Uncategorized,

NOTE: If you have not yet read part 1 of Pat's incredible story, I suggest you go here and read it first. (You'll be glad you did!) As we left off in part one, Pat and Shielagh Clark were ready...

February 24, 2020 Allison Hester 5 Allison's Updates, Uncategorized,

Patrick (Pat) Clark is a well-known name in the soft washing industry, and for good reason. Pat’s multi-million dollar company, Precision ProWash, has several locations located across the East Coast. He is also the founder of Gutter Butter (a company...

February 24, 2020 Allison Hester Off Problems and Solutions, Product Demonstration, Uncategorized,

Most window cleaners entering the business learn to fan using dish soap. “This teaches you to grip hard and press hard because the surfactant gives you a ton of glide,” Alan Noah of Titan Laboratories explained. “However, that’s pretty much...

February 17, 2020 Allison Hester Off Allison's Updates, Uncategorized,

This past Friday was a big one for me. I not only hit the half-century mark, I also am at a point where I've written for the cleaning industry for more than half my life.The year was 1994. I was...

February 10, 2020 Allison Hester Off Allison's Updates, Uncategorized,

You've worked hard using the tips in How to Get More Online Reviews to build your online reviews and it's going great! Then a disgruntled customer -- or worse, a fake one -- leaves you that 1 or 2-star review, and it's there, on...

February 10, 2020 Allison Hester Off Allison's Updates, Uncategorized,

Sometimes negative reviews are legitimate and, unfortunately, sometimes they are just made up. It’s not unheard of for disgruntled employees or competitors to post negative reviews under fake names in order to make your company look bad. What can you...

February 10, 2020 Allison Hester Off Allison's Updates, Uncategorized,

A new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that customers of service industries -- including window cleaning, pressure washing, and gutter cleaning -- listed their top 3 reasons for hiring the service company they chose. The...

January 21, 2020 Allison Hester Off Uncategorized,

Edwin Thompson and Ranardo Jules of Roof Renew Bahamas flew in from Nassau to attend 2 days of Softwashing and window cleaning training here at the JRC New Jersey office. According to Ranardo, “It was definitely worth the trip! Learning...

How to Load Your SmartWashing Dosing System at the Beginning of the Day

Business Owner or Entrepreneur: Which One Are You?

Patrick Clark: “Never, Never, Never Give Up” — Part 2

Patrick Clark: Never, Never, Never Give Up! (Part 1)

Why Isn’t GG-4 Slick Like Dish Soap?

Snapshots of the Past 26 Years: My Top 10 Industry Changes

How to Respond to Negative Online Reviews

What You Can Do about Fake Negative Online Reviews

How to Get More Online Reviews

Hear What Attendees Had to Say about January’s JRC University