Word-of-mouth referrals often serve as a plumber’s best, and least expensive, form of marketing. But at Zeitler Plumbing in Cecil, Wisconsin, third-generation...
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Turn Your Business Around in 6 Steps
“This is stupid! I’m so frustrated! I’m just about ready to shut down my business!”How many plumbers have thought this, in frustration,...
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5 Web Content Rules to Live By
When a potential customer wants to learn more about your company, where are they most likely to head? Chances are, they’ll go...
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Planning for Worst-Case Scenarios
Unless you are naturally pessimistic, you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about disaster hitting your business. But the reality is...
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Tips for Improving Business Efficiency
It’s easy to get into a routine at work, but taking a step back from time to time to evaluate how you...
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Watch Out for These Nasty Employee Behaviors
It isn’t the truly terrible employees who cause the real problems. Whether clearly incompetent or unbelievably lazy, they’re easy to spot. With...
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The Lowdown on Whole-House Water Filtration
Many homeowners are concerned about the quality of water coming into their homes. They hear horror stories like what happened in Flint,...
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5 Ways To Beat Your Competition
Running a business means you’ll eventually face competition. In fact, you probably had competitors in your market as soon as you opened...
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10 Tips for Hiring Millennials
As the baby boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — retire in droves, and Generation X — born between 1965...
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How to Help Employees Through Personal Crisis
As an employer, you don’t always know what your team members are dealing with in their private lives. When there is a...
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5 Types of Curious Customers
You don’t ever want to be rude to clients, but sometimes they get a little more involved than you’d like while you’re...
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Appearance Is the First Step in Keeping Customers
Who would you choose? A plumber coming to your door in ripped and dirty jeans, soiled T-shirt and muddy shoes? Or one...
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It Could be Time to Add Credit Card Readers to Your Business
My 17-year-old son recently opened a checking account. He rolled his eyes and shook his head “no” when the bank teller asked...
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Ohio Plumber Finds Natural Growth in Drain Cleaning
When Ted Curtis and his sister, Tammy Owens, started Emergency Mr. Plumber in 1990, the company’s primary focus was plumbing. After 10...
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Use an 'Undercover Interview' to Weed Out Undesirable Candidates
Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why the undercover interview...
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4 Things to Remember When Dealing With Your Business Partners
They say that you should never go into business with friends or family. But maybe that warning comes too late in your...
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Leading When You’re Short on Technical Know-How
My background is in business — design, marketing, community relations, business development. They’re all important to running a business of any kind....








