Managing Multiple Carpeted Rooms

Whenever I bring up the subject of getting a publicist, most of the prospective Carpet Cleaners get puzzled, asking, What would I do with a publicist? Aren't they only for the really famous and ultra rich people? Well, to begin, a thorough cleaning the carpet publicist could be the only thing preventing you from reaching the zenith of the shampooing world.


Only a couple weeks after I started working with my publicist, I had been interviewed in Best of Flooring, offered an editorial in Carpet: The Gathering Magazine, and featured as an expert in a short documentary about cleaning the carpet on Home Improvement Network. After a couple months, my schedule was full of great carpet cleaning opportunities, and my resume started to explode with credentials, including a Persian Rug Emporium Cleaning at Clean Carpet Group of America Conference, a photo op with Vince, and a product endorsement deal for a top line of steam cleaner in Japan.


I'm sure you've wondered how average Carpet Steamers often get invited to events like 8th Rug Reunion. They almost always have a great publicist! There is not a single carpet extraordinaire at Carpet Contractors of America Conference that doesn't have a highly skilled publicist doing everything possible to get his/her client in the spotlight.


How Do You Find a Good Publicist?


First of all, it takes more than just opening up the carpetsclean.com and rolling the dice. Any cleaning the carpet teachers or mentors that you have would surely know a decent publicist, but if not, someone at your local Associated Carpet Cleaners of America should certainly be helpful. Their primary function is to help Carpet Cleaners obtain these kinds of contacts. Try to gather up a few names in a list, then call them up so you can interview them on the phone. Be sure to ask a few questions to see which references are the best fit for your personality, and also which is most capable of taking your shampooing career to the next level. You have to trust your publicist to be your face to the cleaning the carpet media while you're busy actually carpet cleaning, so make sure you select somebody who you personally like and enjoy being around. Secondly, ask about the publicists connections in the vacuuming world. A publicist is only worth what his/her connections are worth.N20good cleaning the carpet contacts in his/her network. Take a look at Utah Carpet Cleaning. How often does your publicist meet and speak with the cleaning the carpet media insiders? Has she even helped a client restore his image after a unknown mold develops? Are there any producers from Home Improvement Network within his/her contacts? Without these sort of skills and connections, your potential publicist is simply just a wannabe.


So, you ask, what kind of publicist should you not look for? Some publicists have made names for themselves because they used to represent someone who had their picture in Carpetcleanerforum.com. Beware of those publicists who were not able to hold on to really successful clients, or otherwise failed to get their clients exposure in the actual vacuuming media. But think about it. What do Carpet Cleaners care about Carpetcleanerforum.com? If your publicist is well known and liked by the shampooing the carpet insiders and media leaders in his/her network, then you will likely see growing success in the vacuuming world. With a publicist like this, you will quickly become the revered carpet extraordinaire you know you can be.