Material and equipment prices are going bananas. Skyrocketing. Haywire. Wacko. Whatever word you prefer, it’s out of control with no end in...
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The Pros and Cons of Advertising Portable Restrooms Prices Online
The world saw a drastic increase in online traffic and communication through the past year of working from home and social distancing,...
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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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He’s on a Quest to Build on the Success of Michigan’s Turner Sanitation
Reshaping an established business sometimes is like a remodeling project on an older home: Despite due diligence, the unexpected still happens. That’s...
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Make Flat-Rate Pricing Work for Your Business
Switching your pumping business from a time-and-materials rate structure to flat-rate pricing is a big jump that will ultimately affect your bottom...
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Fact or Fiction? Flat Rate Increases Profit
Explore how switching from time and materials to flat rate affects your bottom line. We will talk about operations changes and leadership...
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Embrace Online Pricing of Portable Restrooms to Improve Customer Experience
Can the online shopping model popularized by the likes of Amazon translate to the brick-and-mortar world of portable sanitation? While some portable...
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Five Quotes to Guide Your Septic Pumping Operation
Entry 288485There is power in a good quote. It's incredible how a string of words and an idea can inspire millions. Of...
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Find a Pricing Policy That Maximizes Your Profits
One of the biggest challenges pumpers face is correctly pricing their services. You want to price competitively so you don’t lose all...
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The Customer Thinks You Charged Too Much. What Happens Next?
You know the feeling in the pit of your stomach when a customer calls to complain about your bill? The customer’s voice...
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He’s a Welder, Handy With a Wrench and Always Looking for New Ways to Serve Customers
Whether it’s vacuum trucks, small business, race cars or any number of other things, Neal Bennett is pretty good at building things...
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For More Than 60 Years, the Zuech Family Has Been Ready to Work
What’s in a name? Quite a bit in the case of Zuech’s Environmental Services, based in Franklinville, New York — and formerly...
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5 Tips to Win the Sale Without Losing on Price
Portable restroom operators, like parents, can be undone if they constantly cave in to whining. If parents give in every time a...
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How Self-Employed People Can Make More Money
Steve Huff is president of Steve Huff Plumbing in Kingsport, Tennessee, a company built on customer satisfaction. Founded in 1975, Huff was...



















