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November 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
HireAHelper is now a member of the American Moving and Storage Association.
The American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA) was established in 1936 and is a site that lists promovers. It is a place you can go to to check out moving companies, help you make sure you hire a ProMover, verify a company’s ProMover status by entering their Motor Carrier number, and more.
September 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
When you think of Labor Day, many things may come to mind: “don’t wear white after Labor Day”, a day to sleep in, back to school, or your annual camping trip.
As Labor Day just shortly pasted, I thought I would give some information about the history behind it, and the futures dates to come which change yearly. It is a United States federal holiday that started to put a stop to 12-hour work days, seven days a week. Is is now celebrated as a day of rest and relaxation for the working population, and the marking of the last vacation before back to school.
For the rest of the article, visit http://www.hireahelper.com/Learning-Center/General-Guide/Labor-Day.
September 9, 2009 1 Comment
I was sent this email and had to share it. It is amazing how creative people can be with the most basic of things!
Check out these photos of amazing staircases:
August 28, 2009 2 Comments
Good, sturdy boxes have a variety of uses, so don’t just throw them away after one use. There are many ways to reuse packing materials or recycle them. With our world becoming more environmentally aware, it is important to conserve and reuse. When preparing for a move, pack efficiently, using the least amount of packing materials as necessary. Use left over newspaper to wrap the breakables in.
After the move,boxes can be saved for future purposes. Having empty boxes stored in the garage could come in handy. Or build a house reusing the newspaper you wrapped your dishes in. Check this out. http://www.greenecoservices.com/reuse-newspaper-build-a-house/.
The boxes can be kept for things that have to be put into storage. Give them to someone who is moving. Donate to shipping companies to ship cans and such. Reuse boxes to ship for UPS. If you use removable labels instead of writing directly on the box, it will be able to be used many 
more additional times. Reuse old boxes for fun activities in crafts. Those big boxes make a great play houses for kids. Let them color and decorate it. If you want to make a profit, you can re-sell them for a cheaper price to someone else. That make take a little bit more work, but if you are willing to do it then go for it. Just make sure if you are not going to reuse them, that you recycle them.
So just remember, one use does not send them straight to the dumpster.
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August 26, 2009 4 Comments
“They did a great job and finished the work faster than I expected.”
OR
“They arrived late and worked a little slow, but eventually got the job done.”
Which of these two companies are you going to choose? Mostly likely the first one.
More than three quarters of American Shoppers feel that it is important to read customer reviews before making a purchase. Online shoppers who are having no contact prior to purchasing a service or product will rely on customer reviews for a referral.
Customer reviews are guaranteed to show invaluable results and alert a company upon their strengths and weaknesses. From there, the 
company has the opportunity to make adjustments accordingly. This is a cheap and easy process with fast results. It increases the relationship between customer and provider.
One way to increase your companies rating on HireAHelper is through customer reviews. Future customers look at those and are greatly influenced by the past experience of others. If the customer knows nothing about your company, these real life experience of past costumers gives them confidence in your company.
To get customer reviews, after the job is completed, HireAHelper sends out an email to the customer with a link that allows them to review their helper. After a job is completed, let the customer know about the review and ask them to please take a few minutes to fill it out. This will help increase your number of customer reviews and increase your ranking on the website. Be polite, courteous and do a good job, and I’m sure the customer will have not problem leaving a review.
The importance of a satisfied customers should be valuable to your business because that increases future business. Clientele increases business which increases profit.
