Water Damage Restoration Systems: Our Story
Many of our readers already know that long before More Floods was even an idea, we began Power Dry. In 1988, Greg and Ed founded the business in Kansas City and we became the first company in the area to specialize in water removal and drying services. Since then, we’ve seen amazing growth. We now […]
Using Technology in Water Damage Restoration
It’s exciting to hear about new technology that is being developed to streamline the work we do in the water damage restoration business. In a world where automation has become commonplace, however, we’ve seen new technology quickly become an opportunity to replace qualified employees. At More Floods, we fully support any tools that can help […]
Creating a Professional Image for your Water Damage Restoration Company
How do you think your company is perceived by outsiders? For most business owners, our hope is that we will be seen as professionals. We want potential customers to know we are professionals and that our company is guided by integrity and a passion for hard work. Unfortunately, we’re not always self-aware enough to see […]
Hiring the Next Employees for Your Growing Sales Team
It’s time to build your sales team. You’re ready to hire the employees who will help you grow your business. Finding the right employees for your sales team starts with knowing what your business needs. At Power Dry, the water restoration business we have run since 1988, we evaluate potential sales employees based on a […]
Are You Setting Your Sales Team Up for Success?
When you get to a point in your water damage restoration company where you are ready to scale, where do you turn? Most smart business owners will begin to build a team of employees focused solely on sales and generating more income through marketing. Once you’ve made the investment in sales employees, you expect results, […]
Marketing On A Shoestring Budget
Marketing on a shoestring budget Marketing On A Shoestring Budget Marketing is expensive, right? It certainly can be but it doesn’t have to be that way. We often hear of small businesses who are frustrated— they feel their success limited by their small budget. What we’re always surprised to learn is […]
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Paying Your Employees
Working on the front line of water damage restoration isn’t easy. It’s an emergency business, for starters, meaning that the employees in our crews often have to respond to after hours calls. Of course, the very nature of our work is downright messy and this only makes the job harder. When water floods a home, […]
Why More Loss Victims are Self-Pay – And How You Can Prepare
In the restoration industry, it’s becoming increasingly common for homeowners to opt to pay for their restoration work out of pocket instead of filing a claim. They might have concerns about how a claim will impact their premiums over the long term or they simply might not be able to afford their deductible. Self-payment is […]
Getting Paid When the Mortgage Company is on the Insurance Check
In order to run a profitable water damage restoration business, you have to get paid. Of course, if you’ve been working in the industry for any amount of time, you know this is not as simple as it sounds. Maintaining a healthy cash flow in our industry is often complicated by outside parties, including the […]
5 Tips for Building Positive Relationships with Insurance Agents
As a water damage specialist, how you approach your relationship with insurance agents matters. Your interactions with agents can support your business goals, or they can hold you back from profit. A positive mindset is essential to building these positive relationships. If you’re expecting the worst, anticipating each interaction with an agent to be filled […]
Looking Past Experience: Hiring In Line With Your Vision
When you make a new hire, what matters most to your company? Do you make a decision the second you take a look at a resume? Or do you wait until you meet someone, until you get a chance to see if they have passion for what they do? It’s important to remember that a […]
What NOT To Do On Your Company’s Social Media Accounts
We live in a world that is driven by social media. In 2017, a case study by Global Web Index revealed the the average American was spending more than two hours each day using social media. As a business owner in the water damage restoration industry, you probably already know that, because of heavy social […]