AUTOMATION: KEY TO EFFICIENCY, GROWTH AND PROFIT

By Glade Ross, Rossware Computing, glade@rossware.net What is automation? Quite simply, it’s using machine mechanisms to accomplish desired processes, instead of employing direct human labor. Why is automation often preferred? Humans are expensive.  This is obvious in regard to employed personnel, but it’s just as true (perhaps even more so) in regard to your own…

FLAT RATE PRICING, SIX MONTHS LATER

By Bob Wennerstrom,  President, Blue Streak, Inc. For years I read the discussions on the appliance repair boards about flat rate pricing. Every time the subject came up, I came down squarely on the time and materials side of the argument. Flat rate did not seem fair to the customer to me, and the book…

Dryer Fire Prevention

By Mr. Appliance Everyday you take precautions to keep your family safe. You keep flammable materials in a safe environment, make sure all smoke alarms are working properly and teach your kids what to do in case of a fire, but what about the potential fire hazard lurking in your laundry room? Take a proactive…

Using Temperature Data Loggers to Solve Mysterious Refrigerator Temperature Problems

By Samurai Appliance Repair Man, http://www.Appliantology.org As professional Appliantologists, we’ve all run into situations where we realized that we needed a way to log temperature data inside a refrigerator for at least 24 hours to get a clear picture of what’s going on inside that box.  A couple of examples of situations like this are:…

What’s a Facebook Follower Worth?

As Businesses Build Marketing Programs Around the Social  Network, Some Balk at Paying a Fee to Promote Their Posts By SARAH  E. NEEDLEMAN And EVELYN  M. RUSLI Figuring out the value of a Facebook fan has become more complex for many  small-business owners, ever since the social-media giant began asking businesses  to pay to “promote”…

United Servicers Association Berkeley Presents Exciting Opportunity with Appliance Repair Training Event USA Fall 2012 Regional Service Training Program goes on the road to bring appliance repair training seminars to 12 major US cities this Fall Berkeley CA — Technology is changing at a rapid pace and is opening up a number of opportunities for…