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Polls Archive
Our Polls Archive includes everything from the value of industry events to the protocols used to clean during pandemics. Don't forget to participate in our current poll found on the homepage.
What STARTING wage (under one year of employment) do you pay a carpet cleaning technician, per hour?
- $20 or more (38%, 25 Votes)
- $17.00-$17.99 (17%, 11 Votes)
- $18.00-$18.99 (12%, 8 Votes)
- $15.00-$15.99 (9%, 6 Votes)
- $19.00-$19.99 (9%, 6 Votes)
- Refuse/Not applicable (5%, 3 Votes)
- $16.00-$16.99 (5%, 3 Votes)
- $10.00-$10.99 (3%, 2 Votes)
- $14.00-$14.99 (2%, 1 Votes)
- $7.26-$7.99 (2%, 1 Votes)
- Federal Minimum Wage $7.25 (0%, 0 Votes)
- $8.00-$8.99 (0%, 0 Votes)
- $9.00-$9.99 (0%, 0 Votes)
- $11.00-$11.99 (0%, 0 Votes)
- $12.00-$12.99 (0%, 0 Votes)
- $13.00-$13.99 (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Start Date: September 25, 2025 @ 4:49 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What’s your go-to strategy for surviving a winter slowdown?
- We don’t have a winter slowdown at all (50%, 6 Votes)
- Add diversified services to fill the schedule (25%, 3 Votes)
- Take a break and recharge for spring (8%, 1 Votes)
- Engage in additional marketing to stay top-of-mind (8%, 1 Votes)
- Offer winter promotions and discounts (8%, 1 Votes)
- N/A (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 12
Start Date: August 19, 2025 @ 7:25 pm
End Date: No Expiry
From a marketing angle, how do you approach the busy back-to-school and fall cleaning season?
- We don’t change much, our customers know us and call us (50%, 2 Votes)
- N/A (50%, 2 Votes)
- Re-engage summer customers with reminder campaigns (0%, 0 Votes)
- Focus ads on parents prepping their homes for a “kid exodus” (0%, 0 Votes)
- Run limited-time “Back-to-School” specials and promos (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 4
Start Date: July 7, 2025 @ 7:54 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How much of your restoration business comes from self-pay clients?
- 0-25% (35%, 6 Votes)
- 76-100% (24%, 4 Votes)
- 51-75% (18%, 3 Votes)
- 26-50% (18%, 3 Votes)
- NA (5%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 17
Start Date: June 5, 2025 @ 4:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What portion of your business comes from third-party administrator (TPA) programs?
- 0–25% (38%, 8 Votes)
- I don’t work with a TPA. (33%, 7 Votes)
- I don’t do restoration. (14%, 3 Votes)
- 51–75% (10%, 2 Votes)
- 76–100% (5%, 1 Votes)
- 26–50% (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 21
Start Date: May 8, 2025 @ 4:14 pm
End Date: No Expiry