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8 Social Media Posting Ideas to Build Customer Engagement
With new social media platforms popping up all the time, it’s easy for business owners to get overwhelmed. Where should you invest...
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Boost Your Brand With Local Sponsorship Deals
When Nate and Brianne Geetings, co-owners of a septic pumping company headquartered in Beulah, Michigan, were offered a sponsorship opportunity with area...
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Equipment Considerations to Minimize Ground Pressure During Septic Installation
Often your choice of equipment for installing an onsite system is predetermined by the equipment your company owns. It is important, however,...
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Finding and Retaining Good Workers Begins With Respect
Many companies invest heavily to improve the customer experience but sideline employees who are responsible for delivering that experience. What some business...
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Turn Bad Customer Reviews Into a Positive
The ideal situation would be able to talk to unhappy customers and resolve issues before they lead to a bad online review. Thanks...
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Troubleshooting Pumps: The Pump Motor Doesn’t Run
When a septic pump will not start, there are three main areas to check for problems: the electrical system, the pump itself...
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The Basics of Engaging With Customers on Social Media
Social media lets businesses showcase their services and the work they can provide for a client while also allowing companies and customers...
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Tips for Winterizing Your Vacuum Truck
Climate variations can make a big difference in how you operate your portable restroom and septic pumping business. Midwest pumpers — and...
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Fostering a Good Relationship Between Office and Field Staff
Do your office staff and field staff get along? If the answer is no, think about the daily stress that truth places...
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Extend the Life of Your Workwear and PPE
You know that good performance workwear and personal protective equipment is an investment. You wear these every day for hours on end...
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Why More Small Businesses Are Turning to Cyber Insurance
A cyberattack is one of the most consequential disasters that can befall your business, and often includes a data breach that results in...
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Are You Doing Enough to Keep Your Employees?
A tough labor market is changing the dynamic between employer and employee. Jobs are a dime a dozen, making it seem like...
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What to Know Before Getting an Equipment Appraisal
Before selling an asset in your fleet, you might want to get a construction equipment appraisal to establish its value.This consists of...
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Pennsylvania Pumper Seeks Kidney Donor While Getting the Job Done
Entry 286337Pumper Eddie Schlosser demonstrates commitment in every facet of his life, regardless of the hand he has been dealt.
Life in the septic...
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How to Determine the Structural Integrity of a Septic Tank
One concern service providers have when troubleshooting a system is whether the septic tank or holding tanks are structurally sound and in...
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The Best Way to Insulate a Septic System Post-Installation
For those of us who live in colder climates, winter is right around the corner. Both during construction and with existing systems...
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5 Ways to Shake Up Your Safety Training
At 20-years-old, Regina McMichael’s husband died after falling off a roof at a job site where he was working. That was the...
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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...























