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Building Relationships to Retain Customers
Daniel Bearden’s approach to taking care of his customers can be summarized in one sentence: “We do plumbing, but we are in...
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Optimize Customer Communication Through Technology
Running a successful business depends a lot on communicating well with customers, ensuring such great service that they’ll never think of calling...
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Getting Your Entrepreneurial Journey Off to a Solid Start
Many a skilled plumber, at some point, has an itch to strike out on their own and open a plumbing shop. Daniel...
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Do You Charge Enough For Your Services?
“I always seem to get customer complaints about how much I charge them for the work I do. My vendors say they...
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Plumbing Myths That Persist Among Your Customers
We’ve come a long way since the introduction of indoor plumbing, but myths about it abound to this day.
As plumbing contractors, we...
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Don’t Plant Seeds of Doubt in Customers’ Minds
We’re living in a DIY age where how-to videos for just about anything can be found all over YouTube. Still, we won’t...
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Customer-First Approach Drives Plumbing Company’s Growth
During a service call earlier this year, Nick Caron — a technician at Modern Plumbing & Heating in Kalispell, Montana — determined...
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Service Agreements Bolster Customer Loyalty
To better retain customers, Miller’s Services of Saluda, Virginia, has established service-agreement programs for both customers with alternative septic systems and customers...
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Is Your Hourly Rate Sustainable?
As a small-business owner, deciding your hourly rates is one of the most important tasks that you face. You have to look...
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Evaluating the Services Your Plumbing Company Handles
You’ve heard it before in the pages of Plumber magazine from our Industry Insider columnists and myself, but you are important!
If the events of...
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Offering Financing Puts Customers at Ease About Those Big Projects
When people can’t afford large plumbing repairs, technicians at Rozga Plumbing Corp. in suburban Milwaukee are equipped to provide a convenient solution:...
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Why Should You Offer Customers Pipe Rehabilitation?
“I bought a jetter several years ago and it’s the only tool I need to keep sewers flowing. I think that the...
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A Lot of History Keeps New Mexico Plumbing Company Going
For a classic American business success story, look no further than Valley Plumbing, Heating & Cooling in Mesilla, New Mexico.
The late Raul...
















