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MARKeting: Best Way to Create a Website For My Carpet Cleaning Business? Hosting or FREE?Posted by: MarkCermak on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 07:42 AM
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If you are new to the Internet, you may want to get your feet wet by creating a free website; however, it may be better for you to begin by having your own website hosted. How to choose?Custom Embroidered Shirts, Hats and AccessoriesPosted by: MarkCermak on Thursday, January 07, 2010 - 08:54 AM
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This free sample Queensboro shirt, embroidered with your logo is a two ply pima jersey classic polo. Available in white, navy, burgundy, black, royal, hunter green, red, island blue, heathered grey, and grass green. Solid, substantial and soft. Jersey is a very "flat" stitch and gives maximum contact between the fiber and the skin. When that fiber is ringspun, combed 100% Pima cotton, you experience a whole new level of comfort. Pima is the softest, silkiest and strongest cotton on the planet! We've used this luxurious cotton to create a polo specifically designed for office wear. The professional cut was engineered to help you make it through those long office hours and still look good at the end of the day. Features include a ribbed knit collar, taped neck, and classic two-button placket. Once you experience the long-lasting pleasure of wearing a pima jersey polo, you'll never want to wear an ordinary, department store polo again! http://www.queensboro.com/ref/ECEMCCCQMRBNote: Miss this great deal? Don't worry, Queensboro always has a great sale on some of their merchandise. Follow the links.
Current Special Feb 10 2010 - Order soon and you can pick up a pair of Gildan Ultra Cotton Tees (Style 7047), a pair of our Fine Pima Jersey Polos (Style 1450) for just $4.95 each with your embroidered logo. News You Can Use: Happy New YearPosted by: MarkCermak on Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 11:42 AM
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It’s here again, the time of year filled with hope and promise of a New Year filled with Health, Happiness & Prosperity. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.I can’t think of a better time to reflect on your business than right now. Re-focus and re-commit yourself to make 2010 your best year. The beautiful thing about our business and our industry is that each one of you will determine the level to which you want to take you business. It really boils down to investment of time, personal focus and consistency of effort. The question is, where do you want to be this time next year? Now is the time to make the changes and commitment necessary to become a leader and to make 2010 your year. Happy New Year and all the best of Health and Wealth Andrechelle.com knows websites and Internet Marketing systems that work to help small businesses like yours. If you have any questions, contact us anytime. News You Can Use: QuickBooks 2010 - Financial Software for Your BusinessPosted by: MarkCermak on Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 12:17 PM
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Intuit has introduced the QuickBooks 2010 financial software.
“In a tough economy, small business owners scramble for every dollar. That’s why we’re focused on delivering bottom line value when it really matters,” said Kiran Patel, executive vice president and general manager of Intuit’s Small Business Group. “QuickBooks 2010 builds on the strength of past versions by continuing to streamline critical accounting tasks and connecting to new online services to meet small business owners’ varied needs.” QuickBooks Pro and Premier 2010 feature the all-new Intuit App Center, providing users access to scalable, Software-as-a-Service business applications directly from within QuickBooks. Currently more than 25 applications are available, including a service that helps track and manage marketing campaigns and sales leads to maximize profits. All applications offer free trials, and many work directly with QuickBooks data, extending the value of the information and eliminating the need for double data entry. Other new features in QuickBooks 2010 include an improved Company Snapshot, giving the small business owner a tailored visual overview of how business is performing, and Intuit Check Solutions, which allows small business owners to scan or key in checks for immediate deposit. Save TimeIn a recent survey, QuickBooks users said they save an average of four hours per week managing their business finances compared to their previous method. An array of new features help small businesses save precious time by making important jobs and key tasks easier than ever, giving entrepreneurs more time to focus on their business, so that they can spend less time on their bookkeeping. New and improved time-saving features include:
“The Add/Edit Multiple List Entries features is one of the greatest updates I have seen in years,” said Christine Bailey, owner of Small Office Solutions in Daphne, Ala. “It is so much easier to add customers, vendors and items, all at one time versus going into each one and saving and then adding the next one. Wow, what a time saver!” Make Money QuickBooks 2010 also helps small business owners gain valuable insights into how their business is performing so that they can make better decisions and increase profitability. New features to help customers improve their bottom line include:
“The new Company Snapshot gives you great information at the click of a button,” said Debbie Kirkland, president of Kirkland Services in Christmas Valley, Ore. “This is a great place to go to pinpoint problem areas or to just determine your strengths and weaknesses within your company.” Do More with Connected ServicesBuilding on Intuit’s Connected Services Strategy announced last year, QuickBooks connects to several new online services that enable small businesses to extend the power of their information already in QuickBooks:
“With the Marketing Center, you can notify customers, solicit new business, get repeat business, send thank you emails and more, all with one click,” said Danielle Lonich, office manager of Clements & Knock Law Firm in Pleasant Hill, Calif. “It’s a very simple, great service that will simplify my life.” Intuit also launched the new version of QuickBooks Premier Accountant, the company’s premier bookkeeping, write-up and financial reporting solution for accounting professionals. The latest edition provides tools for accounting professionals to help increase productivity create seamless integration with clients and expand their practices. Improved features include:
Pricing and AvailabilityQuickBooks 2010 products are available direct from Intuit at www.quickbooks.com and will be available beginning Oct. 7 at leading retailers, including Amazon.com, Best Buy, CDW, Circuit City, Costco, Fry’s Electronics, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Sam’s Club, Staples, Target and Wal-Mart.
Suggested retail prices are: MARKeting: Guarantee #1 Google rankPosted by: MarkCermak on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 09:59 AM
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At Andrechelle.com, we get a lot of requests for us to guarantee #1 Google rank. We also receive the same spam emails and telemarketing calls that you do, from one "expert" or another who promises to make our website #1 in Google. There are a ton of companies out there looking to make a quick buck from unsuspecting business people who don't understand the complexities of getting to the first page of Google and why it is not possible for anyone to guarantee #1 results for you.
Is it possible for anyone to guarantee #1 spot in Google or other Search Engines?The short answer is NO. Why? The easiest way to answer this question is to quote Google directly ... From Google Webmaster CentralNo one can guarantee a #1 ranking on Google."Beware of SEOs that claim to guarantee rankings, allege a "special relationship" with Google, or advertise a "priority submit" to Google. There is no priority submit for Google. In fact, the only way to submit a site to Google directly is through our Add URL page or by submitting a Sitemap ... While SEOs can provide clients with valuable services, some unethical SEOs have given the industry a black eye through their overly aggressive marketing efforts and their attempts to manipulate search engine results in unfair ways. Practices that violate our guidelines may result in a negative adjustment of your site's presence in Google, or even the removal of your site from our index. " There are no SEO professionals, website optimization experts or Internet Marketing specialists that can guarantee you #1 position results on Google or any other search engine for that matter. In fact you should be very weary of WebMasters or SEO pro's that do offer these sort of guarantees. It is simply not possible or legitimate to offer #1 position guarantees for any type of organic SEO on any type of website on any search engine (least of all Google). Good search engine optimization relies on optimum on-page and off-page optimization. There are too many variables to make any these types of guarantees. Although we cannot guarantee positions on Google (or any other search engine) we can assure you that we always aim for the very best results with all of our SEO, Internet Marketing and Search Engine Domination packages and our higher end packages will certainly help ensure more prominent results even for tougher and more competitive search phrases. We have a long proven track record of achieving #1 and other 1st page rankings for thousands of keyword search terms. Sample of Organic Website Search Engine Results by Andrechelle.comMARKeting: FREE Website & Blog for YOUR Carpet Cleaning BusinessPosted by: MarkCermak on Wednesday, October 07, 2009 - 12:44 PM
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FREE Website & Blog for YOUR Carpet Cleaning BusinessCompliments of Andrechelle.com iCleanYourCarpet About to Launch! Sign Up NOW!! Finally after months and months of set up and testing (thank you beta testers), iCleanYourCarpet is officially opening on Jan 1st 2010. Although you can get in on the action early by registering your account today – most features are up and running so get building! iCleanYourCarpet is a website & blog service exclusively for carpet cleaning business owners compliments of Andrechelle.com. The features in our members area reflect this and we have lots of future plans as well! Official public release was delayed, a few months longer than expected, due to technical issues and time constraints. Any questions please e-mail ocibr AT yahoo.com or check Club Greenhorn Carpet Cleaners Chat room News You Can Use: LMCCA becomes IICRC shareholderPosted by: MarkCermak on Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 09:20 PM
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Las Vegas - The LMCCA (Low Moisture Carpet Cleaners Association) becomes an IICRC shareholder. The LMCCA is a strong and vocal advocate of the IICRC (Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification), including many LMCCA members that are IICRC Instructors, IICRC Master Textile Cleaners, and IICRC Certified Cleaning technicians, it makes perfect sense for the LMCCA to have ownership shares in the IICRC.
OCIBR Announcement: SummerFest XI Updated SchedulePosted by: MarkCermak on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 08:43 AM
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SummerFest XI Updated Schedule Oct 1- 3 2009Atlanta, Georgia![]() Thursday Oct 1, 20098:00-5:00 IICRC OCT Certification class - Odor-SF Special ONLY $89 @ Truckmounts & Cleaning Solutions Norcross GA 30071 6:00 Dinner @ Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen 7:00- 11:00 pm Meeting Room - Friday Oct 2, 20099:00am - 1:00pm Carpet Mill Tour - - Shaw Carpet Mill and Labs 1:30pm - 3:00pm PTL Tour - - Tour the independent accredited laboratory (Professional Testing Lab) and see how and where the CRI Seal of Approval Program testing takes place. ANNUAL FRIDAY NIGHT BANQUET6:00pm Annual SummerFest Friday Night Banquet - The cost is 40.00 per person. The deadline for the banquet is Sept 20th, so please, if you are thinking of attending, please reserve your seat ASAP. Saturday Oct 3 2009@ Truckmounts & Cleaning Solutions Norcross GA 300719:00am to 9:30am - Thomas Cermak - How networking with other cleaners can help your business 9:30am to 10:00am - Cary Mitchell - Shaw / CRI 10:00am to 11:00am - Bruce DeLoatch - The Cleaners Coach 11:00am to 11:30am - Annual Round Table - Nominate locations for 2010 SummerFest XII 10:30am - 11:30am - Presentation TBA 11:30am - 1:00pm - Lunch - @ Five Guys Burgers and Fries 1:00pm - 2:00pm - SFSMC - SummerFest Spot Master Championship - Who will be crowned 2009 Spot Master? Friendly competition with prize and trophies for winners. Think you are the best? Prove it! 2:00pm - 6:00pm - Demos. Various equipment, products and methods on display. Hands-On. 6:30pm Dinner Location: Ted's Montana Grill Norcross GA - For more information on this years' event please visit www.GoToSummerFest.com or contact Andrechelle Cermak at 440-257-6705 OCIBR Announcement: Full Time President Named to Lead IICRCPosted by: MarkCermak on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 04:15 PM
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June 23, 2009 – VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has named Patrick Winters its first, full-time paid president effective August 1, 2009.
Winters will ... MARKeting: Andrechelles Affiliate Program - Refer and EarnPosted by: MarkCermak on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:33 PM
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Andrechelle's Website Hosting, Website Design, and Internet Marketing Affiliate Program - Sign Up Now!
Sign up to Andrechelle's affiliate program today and start earning recurring revenues by introducing people to Andrechelle's services. Recommend friends, family, business associates, your employers or whoever to our world class web hosting, website design, & Internet Marketing services and allow those you recommend to benefit from Andrechelle's excellent customer support and service. Why become an affiliate?
So if you have a website either hosted by Andrechelle or otherwise or simply participate in online-marketing activities (ABSOLUTELY NO SPAM!) and can link to Andrechelle, you will earn recurring revenues on all sales generated by your referrals for the lifetime of those sales. We provide you with your own links and tracking panel. The implementation of our affiliate program on your website is very simple. Once you have signed up you will be assigned a special link that points to our site which you simply place on your website either as a text link or using one of the banners we provide. When a visitor clicks this link you earn up to 20% commission for as long as they remain a client. As a web hosting affiliate you can log into your affiliate control panel and view reports showing how many clicks your unique URL has generated, how much commission you are owed and how much you have been paid. So why not take a few seconds and sign up today as an affiliate, it's free and easy and you can start earning up to 20% commission per sale. Get started today. How Credits Are EarnedThe more clients referred, the more you earn! 1-9 clients referred earns a 5% credit, 10-19 referred client earns 10% commission credit and 20+ referred clients earns 20% commission credit. Register for Affiliate Program Are you already an existing customer?If you are already a customer you can activate your affiliate account by simply logging in to your Client Area, click on the 'Affiliates' link then click on the 'Activate' button. Not a customer?If you are not a customer but would still like to enroll as an affiliate, great! Simply register for an account with us, login and then click on the 'Affiliates' link then click on the 'Activate' button. Affiliate Program Sign UpWe will pay you up to 20% commission rate on every successful referral on every purchase they make, every month, for as long as you and they are our customer. Here is how it works:Sign up as an affiliate within your client area and receive $5.00 credit in your affiliate account. Then refer your friends, site visitors and clients to us and you will receive 10% on the original order that referral makes with us for the duration of their time as a customer of ours - 20% for each successful referral over 20.*** We will even retro the 20% back to your first referral, so that you receive 20% commission every month for every dollar spent on the original order by every referral still with us. Affiliate AccountCredits you earn will be banked into your affiliate account. When you have accumulated $20.00 worth of credits, you would request those credits to be released from your account through your Client Area of Andrechelle.com. Credits will be first applied toward your account at Andrechelle.com. Once a person clicks on the link (or banner) that you email them or place on your website, a harmless cookie is added to their computer that stays active for 90 days. This means that after a person visits Andrechelle.com from your referral link or banner, and they do not become our client right away, at any time during that 90 day period they decide to sign up from their computer, you will get the referral! Real-Time Statistics and Reporting!Login 24 hours a day to check your sales, traffic, account balance and see how your banners are performing. How Credits WorkIf your hosting account with us is $19.95 per month, any earnings you make as an affiliate will be applied as a credit to your account. For example, if you made 7 referrals who converted to customers of Andrechelle.com, you would receive $14.00 per month of credits in your Affiliate Account. Once your account reaches $20.00 of credits, you may request to make a withdrawal of the credits from your Client Area and this would be applied toward your account with us at Andrechelle.com on a monthly basis. Free AccountMake 10 referrals who convert to customers, and you will receive $19.95 toward your account monthly - essentially giving you a free Business account! Earn Cash!If your recurring monthly Affiliate Credits exceeds your monthly recurring hosting costs with Andrechelle.com. any credits in excess of your cost will be sent via Paypal. For example, if 21 of your referrals became customers of Andrechelle.com and your monthly cost of being our client is $19.95 and each referral's monthly order is $19.95, then you will receive $83.79 commission per month in Affiliate Credits. That results in $19.95 per month which pays for your hosting account and you will also receive a $63.84 check - per month! And you pay nothing to Andrechelle.com and do nothing to earn the money. As long as the customers whom you referred remain our customer, you will get paid. First, toward your account, then a check to you for the balance owing you! What have I got to lose?Absolutely nothing! Even if you refer only 1 person to us, based on the minimum you and your referral would pay - $19.95 monthly, after ten months you get a month free. For as long as you and that person are a customer - you will be given 10% of that person's total purchases per month! Banners, coupons and linksWe provide you with professional, quick loading and original banner designs. Text links are available too. As an extra incentive, we may also offer you a discount code to distribute to your site visitors, friends and colleagues. This code will be a special promotional offer for first time customers. Do you require specialized banners or links for your site? Just ask and we will be happy to assist! How do I register?Once you are our customer, simply go to your Client Area, and click on Affiliate tab, press the Affiliate button to activate, and you will receive $5.00 in your Affiliate Account to get you started. You will be provided with banners and links to either email your friends, put on Facebook, or add to your website. Just ask if you would like further instructions or would like for us to customize a banner for your website. * A customer/ client is one who signs up for a hosting account with Andrechelle.com at a minimum rate of $9.95 for a one year contract or more** A successfull referral is a referral you have made who signs up as a customer*** Affiliate must maintain at least 10 active customers with Andrechelle.com for rate of 10% to be applied**** Affiliate must maintain at least 20 active customers with Andrechelle.com for rate of 20% to be applied**** DIY Hosting Plan not included in Referral Credit programWe want good affiliates!We want you to recommend our web hosting services with a passion. We see you as extension of our own marketing team and we are here to help you succeed and be seen in good light with those that you have referred to us. Our affiliates will play an important part in our ability to develop into the best web hosting company in the world. We want you to participate in the development of our services. Along the way, you may feel we should be providing something that we don't currently offer... we want you to tell us. Register for Andrechelle's Affiliate ProgramSoldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines ...Posted by: MarkCermak on Monday, May 25, 2009 - 08:39 AM
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Today, we celebrate Memorial Day. You may have grown up recognizing this day as the beginning of summer, a day of picnics and parades, and fun times at the beach.
This Memorial Day, I urge you to pause and reflect on what the day is REALLY about. Memorial Day is set aside as a special day for us to remember and honor our veterans, especially those who died defending our freedom. Let us honor and remember those who gave all, those who gave some, and those who never came back, who never became “veterans”! Thanks to all American veterans and to the families of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us all. Yellow Spot Appears Days After Cleaning CarpetPosted by: MarkCermak on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 08:50 PM
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Got a call this afternoon
from an upset customer that we had cleaned carpet for 10 days ago.
She complained of a yellowish spot that had just "appeared" in the last few days and was worried that it had happened outside our "7 day spot free guarantee". (We were shocked as it was the first complaint, call back, re-do that we've had in the 5 years we've run this company, since we started in 2004.) She was very upset. :shock: She wanted to schedule but her only day off work in the near future which was Friday the 29th. We assured her that all would be ok (we stand behind our work!) and that we would be there at 7pm TODAY when she got home from work. Upon arrival we could see the yellowed area from across the room and the distress in her face. We quickly set up our spot removal kit and inspected the tufts and backing with a magnifying tool. No visual residue or soil. Could feel no texture or difference between this yellowed areas and other non affected areas (it was all very very soft). Checked for residue / wicking with volatile spotter with no transfer on to the spotting towel. pH meter batteries were dead, so just tried a little de-browning agent to check for a pH problem, no result. While continuing with the inspection and testing, she proceeded to tell us how great everything else we cleaned had turned out. BUT that this one spot was just not acceptable. She stated that it seemed to be getting deeper darker yellow each of the past few days. I asked her if we could clear the area of furniture and bring in some more light. Upon moving the sofa, the spot also moved. :D Seems the unknown yellow spot that appeared in the last few days was ... THE SUN! It was a yellow reflection off the green furniture on the now clean, shiny and reflective light beige fibers. We had several gloomy days after cleaning her home, then the last few days the skies have cleared and the sun has made a return appearance in Northeast Ohio, making the "spot" appear to be getting deeper and darker. The look on her face was PRICELESS! Shock, amazement, relief, embarrassment, gratitude within a second. She went from very upset, hinting at possibly wanting new carpet, to ecstatic and another definite cheerleader. I love my "job" (and am happy to be back to 0 complaints, re-do's, re-services) OCIBR Announcement: SummerFest XIPosted by: MarkCermak on Friday, May 01, 2009 - 05:50 PM
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The Summerfest Committee is proud to announce the
11TH ANNUAL SUMMERFESTby Carpet Cleaners, for Carpet Cleaners.
Please check back for updates. SummerFest WebSite - www.GoToSummerFest.com OCIBR Announcement: 10th Anniversary of OCIBR – Celebrating Our First DecadePosted by: MarkCermak on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 09:16 PM
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10th Anniversary of OCIBR – Celebrating Our First DecadeTen years ago Andrechelle launched a new website, OCIBR.com – Official Cleaning Industry Business Resource. It began as a small group of carpet cleaning business owners wanting to work together to share marketing materials and experiences and has since developed into an ever growing library of shared marketing materials, 2300+ members. Over the last ten years, over 900 marketing pieces have been shared and thousands of cleaning business owners have been helped. The biggest changes to the OCIBR Web site in the past ten years occurred in November 2003, when a completely new design was launched which included support forums, new flash chat rooms, free classifieds, free auctions, cleaning and marketing articles, cleaning encyclopedia, image gallery, arcade games, casino games, and much, much more. http://cleaning.sytes.net is the original address for OCIBR and an old version of the website is back online to visit as an online museum of sorts. Flashback to Flashchat, even one of the old versions of Club Greenhorn has been reactivated. All new and active services are still available online at www.ocibr.com. More recently, OCIBR has continued to add new features to its Web site. For instance, the SEO Tools, which may be used to enhance search engine optimization and internet marketing for your carpet cleaning business. OCIBR TV features live events (Connections, SummerFest, etc), pre-recorded seminars, educational clips, business tips, and industry news. The "on Demand"feature will provide convenient access to some of the pre-recorded programming. Submit your own videos to OCIBR TV and WIN great prizes (cleaning or business related videos). Thanks for watching, stay tuned, more to come... As a part of our 10th Anniversary celebration, we're offering dedicated OCIBR fans like you a chance to enter to win some great prizes. At first a few free DIY Website / blogs will be awarded, then a little later this year (hopefully early summer) we plan to offer a free DIY Wordpress website and blog to all carpet cleaning business owners, compliments of Andrechelle.com. In conjunction with "how to" sessions in Club Greenhorn Carpet Cleaners Chat Room helping you set up, configure and optimize your own website and blog. We invite the whole cleaning community to participate in the activities to celebrate the OCIBR Website 10th Anniversary. The OCIBR website is made possible through your support. We would like to take this time to thank all of you that have helped out in our success along the way. Without you, we would not exist, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It has been a great experience throughout the years and we look forward to what the future brings. We would also like to extend our business relationship with you for many years to come and as always, look forward to helping you improve your business. In the next ten years, look for continued improvements and enhancements to
the OCIBR.com Website. We would be happy to hear your suggestions for making
the OCIBR Website better—please contact us via email ocibr @yahoo.com News You Can Use: Major flaw revealed in Internet Explorer; users urged to switchPosted by: MarkCermak on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 09:01 AM
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Virtually all security experts are counseling users to switch to any other web browser -- none of the others are affected, including Firefox, Chrome, and Opera
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