It’s virtually impossible to run a small business in 2024 without maintaining a volume of sensitive customer data. Most notably, service companies...
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Educating Customers on Septic System Installation and Maintenance
Understanding Installation Costs
When discussing septic system installations with your clients, it’s essential to clarify the factors influencing costs. From the type of...
Online Exclusives
Managing Your Onsite Company’s Online Review Profile to Maximum Benefit
In today's digital age, your company's online reputation matters more than ever.
If you are guessing and not paying attention, that reputation can...
Online Exclusives
Customer Follow-Up Is Crucial to Avoid Wasted Business Opportunities
Hey, did you hear that? The sound of new business circling the bowl and getting ready to go right down with a...
Online Exclusives
Managing Customer Expectations: Make Your Onsite Customers Happy in Advance
Your customer just spent the last 25 years perfecting their landscaping, spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours working on every...
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How Being Too Busy Can Be Bad Business
Having a busy business schedule is often seen as a badge of success. According to a study conducted by the Journal of Consumer...
Blogs
Ethics in the Septic System Industry
Moving into a new year gives you the opportunity to think back on the work you have done and new opportunities to...
Editorial
Who Do you Call to Put the Pieces of an Onsite Puzzle Together?
Harold Kilgore watched his plans for Gravelator Systems unravel over recent years. The small family-run business in Gainesville, Georgia, opened in 1997...
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Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of SepticSmart Week
It’s no secret to installers that onsite septic systems are critical infrastructure. But perhaps just as important is the community education and...
Editorial
Horrible Soil Is the Canvas for Installer Artisans Al and Sissy Bob
The soil is poor and the summers are brutal, yet it is in this part of Texas Al and Vonda “Sissy” Bob...
Online Exclusives
Customer Training Can Boost Loyalty
When you run a business, you devote a lot of time to training and educating your employees. What’s often overlooked is the...
Online Exclusives
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...
Editorial
The Public Doesn’t Understand the Life of Small Business Contractors
Bill the tree guy showed up at my house just like he promised — first thing in the morning and along with...
















