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More Time for You is on Yelp

If you’re looking to hire a residential or commercial cleaning company but aren’t sure which one to choose, you could spend hours doing research and reading reviews written by unreliable sources.  Fortunately, there is a way to compare companies and ensure that reviews are legitimate and trustworthy.  Simply check out the business on Yelp.

What is Yelp?

Yelp is a website that allows users to review and recommend businesses in their area.  Businesses, such as a cleaning company, can create profiles to showcase their company and tell others what they are all about.  Individual users create a profile and begin critiquing the places they visit or services they use.  Anyone can browse and read information and reviews about companies in their area.    

Finding a Cleaning Company

Using a service like Yelp can help you find the right residential or commercial cleaning company for you.  By taking the time to compare, you will save yourself the pain of a bad experience.  Cleaning companies are at your service, but you need to make sure that you find a company that is reliable.  Some things to look for on a Yelp profile are:

• Average rating—four stars or more average means the company is excellent.
• Address and business hours
• List of services
• Up to date information about the history of the company
• Positive reviews from real customers–since Yelp filters its reviews, you can be assured that the people who write are actual customers. 

By looking at several different cleaning company profiles for businesses in your area, you can quickly determine the best service provider to suit your needs.

Writing a Review

Once you have hired a cleaning company, it’s important to share your experience with others.  The Yelp community is only helpful if users review.  Be sure to rate and comment on the company that you hire so that others will know what to expect.

If you’re looking for a residential or commercial cleaning company in Powell, OH, look no further than More Time for You.  Award winning and rated 5 stars by reviewers, this company will exceed your expectations.

More Time for You Housecleaning Positions

Employment Opportunities with More Time for You

Are you searching for maid employment?  Have you tried professional cleaning companies and gotten burned?  Careers in the housecleaning industry can be difficult and finding the right employer is important.  Why not try More Time for You?  This trusted, award-winning company knows the value of cleaning professionals.

Respect and Stability

Every person deserves to be valued and esteemed.  When searching for a job for cleaning homes, you will want to find a company that understands your needs.  MTFY knows that your home and family are important to you and seek to help balance your obligations.  Every employee is treated with respect.  Not only does MTFY want to show you what you are worth, they also want to offer you stability.  These cleaning professionals have never had to lay off any of their employees.  You can rest assured that as a dedicated, hard worker, your job is secure.

Benefits

Cleaning careers do not have to come without incentive.  The best companies offer perks and competitive pay in addition to other benefits.  MTFY offers the following:

• Superior compensation package
• Reimbursement for mileage
• Full-time employee entry bonus program
• Opportunities for advancement and yearly performance review

The cleaning professionals employed at MTFY are rewarded for a job well done and recognized for their achievements.  No longer is maid employment a thankless job!  MTFY also makes sure that its employees are safe by being drug-free and conforming to OSHA safety standards.

The More Time for You Difference

Though larger companies may claim to offer better benefits and stability, you will never find the same caring and rewarding environment as you will at More Time for You.  For those seeking a cleaning career, MTFY is a place that takes care of its professionals and its clients with quality care and work.  In business since 1999, More Time for You has served the Powell area for 12 years and continues to grow.  Consider this reliable, award-winning company as you search for cleaning opportunities.

I had the opportunity to meet Michael Chapman. Owner of Chapman College Admissions at the Powell Chambers After Hours Event that was held at Dream Dinners last evening.  As you know, we are all about More Time for You and when we come across something that helps save time we are anxious to share it.  It is a pleasure to meet new business owners and share a little a little about their services.  Here is a brief description of what he has to offer.

Owner-operated college admission and financial aid consulting business, proudly serving families in central Ohio. Chapman provides college-bound families with one-on-one services related to the college-planning and enrollment process.

Services and Products:

“Best-Fit Assessment”-A research and experience-based assessment tool that helps you figure out which colleges would be the best-fit for you.
Customized college-planning with text, email, and/or phone reminders about important dates and deadlines.
ACT/SAT tutoring
Scholarship leads-it’s easy to “search for scholarships.”  It takes a lot of work and time to search for and find quality scholarships.  We do this for you.
FAFSA completion assistance
Essay reviewing/editing
Resume drafting/editing
Selective admission coaching-Insider knowledge about how the selective admission process really works.
Application coordination and tracking
Campus visit coordination
PSEO and transfer advising
Interview coaching and practice

First semester follow-up
“Best-Fit Guarantee”-If you don’t like the college you end up attending, I will help you coordinate the logistics of transferring, free-of-charge.

Free initial consultation

About The Owner:

Michael C. Chapman

Education

M.A. Higher Education Administration, Ohio State University

B.A. Political Science, Miami University (OH)

Executive Certificate in Leadership and Management, University of Notre Dame

Higher Education Experience

6+ years of professional college admissions and financial aid experience

Adjunct Faculty at a central Ohio college

Former NCAA Division I athlete and Student Body President

So if your kids are beginning to build their next path, you might want to check it out.

P.S.  While you are taking those colleges visits, you might want to start your hire More Time for You as your housekeeping company.

Powell Chamber Photo Contest

Each year the Greater Powell Area Chamber of Commerce prints and distributes over 15,000 Community Directories to residents and businesses in the Powell zip code.  We would like to get the community involved in the process by having a community wide photo contest to find the cover photo for the 2012 Community Directory.

What is your favorite picture of the community?  What picture would exemplify our vibrant business community?  If you have a photo you think would suitably catch the essence of the Powell community, and you are 18 years of age or older, we want to hear from you.  We ask that you submit your favorite high resolution photo to the Greater Powell Area Chamber of Commerce.  Entries will be posted on the Chamber Facebook page(https://www.facebook.com/PowellChamber) throughout the year.  All entries must be received by November 15, 2011 and the winner will be chosen by the Greater Powell Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in January 2012.

The first place photo will be used on the cover of the 2012 Community Directory.  Other submissions may be used in various locations inside the directory.  The winner will receive 4 free tickets to the 2012 Taste of Powell.  Email your submission to:  admin@powellchamber.com or mail photo disc to: The Greater Powell Area Chamber of Commerce, 50 S. Liberty St., Ste. 170, Powell, OH  43065.

Rules:  Must be 18 yrs. Old or older to submit photos.  Three photos per person allowed.  Permission to use the photo(s) in Chamber publications.  Photos must be 300 resolution naturally rendering at least 8.5″ X 11″ with at least 2500 X 3300 pixels.

A friend of mine posted this on her facebook page.  I saw it some time ago and thought it was worth sharing.  As always it is our hope we can help you find more time in your day for those beautiful opportunities that are meaningful to you.

We just had a lunch meeting today at Culver’s located at 4137 Powell Road, in Powell, OH.  Culver’s is located midway between the Columbus Zoo and Sawmill Parkway.  For those of you who have already eaten there, you already know how delicious their “ButterBurgers” are.  For those of you who haven’t enjoyed a meal there, I recommend it.   More Time for You’s, Office Manager, claims her true comfort food is the ButterBurger  snack- pack with of course a delicious vanilla milkshake.

Here is a link to their menu:

http://www.culvers.com/menu/

Culver’s has a wide menu and friendly and delightful service.  Dave Brewer is the owner and has been in the restaurant industry for 20+ years.  I’ve had the pleasure to get to know Dave.  For several years now, he has graciously opened his restaurant early for members of the Powell Chamber of Commerce Events Committee to meet.  Dave has played an important role as both a participant in the annual Taste of Powell event, and also as an industry advisor.  Dave’s contribution helped make the inaugural Taste of Powell  a tremendous success.

As a Powell Chamber Board member, I am lucky to meet many of the great business owners we are so  lucky to have serving our community.  It is also my pleasure to share information on other local businesses.

We would like to invite you to visit Culver’s and we’d like to invite you to check out More Time for You’s housecleaning services or get an estimate for your lawn care services this year.  All of these will create more time for you and allow you to spend some extra time with those that mean the most to you.

For your free housecleaning or lawn estimate click here:

http://moretimeforyou.com/getting-started/estimates/

More Time for You is all about saving time.  We have a special business partner that you might want to get to know.   Susan Cornish is the owner of College Nannies and Tutors located in Powell.  Their business name says it all.  They can help with tutoring, ACT’s, nanny placement and even babysitting services.  Now we all know someone that can use one of those great services.  Like More Time for You, College Nannies and Tutors can eliminate a lot of the problems one might get into if they hire wrong.  Here is a piece of information that Susan has to share.

“Well, I just returned from my accountant to begin preparing my 2010 taxes and I’m really glad that there are companies like ours that provide services to help families avoid the additional hassles of tax time.  With the complexity of our tax system, if I needed to add the addition of household employees to the process, I’d be nuts.  Couple that with the security that the children and household needs will be taken care of by a professional and backed by a service oriented family really puts families minds at ease.  If you think about the liabilities such as workers compensation and unemployment, it pays to hire the right service for the job and avoid the time and effort of going through the process alone.  I have heard of families not following the legal hiring process with the assumption that “I’m not a political figure so I won’t make the news” and realizing that a sprain or broken bone while under their employment created a huge problem that could have been avoided.”

Here is a link to their site: Please take a look.

http://www.collegenannies.com/franchise/local/default.aspx?office=74

More Time for You has been providing Housecleaning | Lawn Care | Handyman services to the Dublin, Powell, Lewis Center, Worthington, Upper Arlington and Columbus area since 1999.

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More Time for You is a first generation family business so it is always neat to hear a little bit about multiple generation businesses.  We take a great deal of pride in cleaning your house and Dublin Cleaner’s takes the same steps to clean your valuable garments.   Here are a few things to know.

The same family has owned the business  for three generations since 1934.  They are Ohio’s only 4 Star Couture Cleaner ranked by Leading Cleaners Internationale.  They are Columbus’ only member of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists.  You know how we value your time and so do they through their active pick-up and delivery.  They serve over 2,400 clients and their delivery area includes nearly all of Columbus from Downtown to the North.  During  2010, they cleaned over 700 bridal gowns so no garment is too challenging.

Here is a quick link to their web site.

http://www.dublincleaners.com/

More Time for You – Housecleaning | Lawn Care | Handyman

Serving Powell | Dublin | Lewis Center | Columbus | Upper Arlington | Worthington

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“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”— Henry David Thoreau

More Time for You has been spending some time thinking about ways to continually improve our housecleaning, lawn care and handyman service.   In a new book titled “Now Build a Great Business”, they challenged everyone to seek input from their customers.  We decided to heed their advise and a little over a week ago we asked all of our housecleaning customers the following question.

“Based on your experience with us, on a scale from one to ten, would you recommend us to others?”

The results are in – and we are pleased with what we heard.  We had a really high response rate.  An our overall weighted scale was 9.4/10.   88% scored More Time for You a 9 or a 10.  So from that perspective we are very pleased and believe our customers are as well.

More Time for You has developed a new customer service theme this year.  We want to earn a 10 on every housecleaning, mowing or handyman job we perform.   Our new theme is…“Merit Ten From You.”  It looks like, while we have a pretty sound foundation.  We still have some work to do.

What did we learn and how can More Time for You be attentive to the answers we heard?

First, we have to continue to enhance our communication.  We are already in the process of updating our follow-ups and we are planning a phone service upgrade in the fall.

We had several comments suggesting house cleaning product enhancements and we will explore additional green cleaning products and will seek additional cleaning product suggestions or enhancements.

There were some questions about discounts for customers using our lawn care, mowing or handyman services.  We do offer a handyman discount for house cleaning customers, but will seek a better way to communicate our policies.

It was also suggested that we survey too often, so we need to find a happy median there as well.

We are pleased about how our maid service was rated and we want to thank everyone for sharing their housecleaning feedback and for trusting us in their home.

For those of you interested, here is a link to the Now Build a Great Business Book.   http://www.nowbuildagreatbusiness.com/

More Time for You is committed to providing excellent cleaning, lawn care and handyman services.  We are also very active in our community and the Powell Chamber of Commerce.   We will be providing information (not an endorsement) on local businesses that may be able to save you some time.  Please contact us if you would like us to discuss your product and services.

Today we are pleased to introduce  Shimul Shah a local Optometrist in Powell, OH.  Her partner, Michael Dopkiss, have been at their newly built office since October 2008.  Shimul attended The University of Michigan for her undergraduate education and completed her Optometry degree at Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, PA.  She has been practicing Optometry since 1999 in the Columbus area.

The services they offer include (for ages 3 and up):  Eye health exams Eyeglass prescriptions and Contact lens prescriptions   Minor eye emergencies Medical eye exams for Diabetics and/or Hypertensives    They have a wide selection of designer frames and access to the best technology in lenses in our optical.    They are a provider for most vision and medical insurances including: VSP (vision) Eyemed (vision) Superior (vision) Medical Mutual (medical) Anthem (medical) Aetna (medical) UHC (medical) We also accept CareCredit.    Shimul  likes to build relationships with her patients and do her best to make sure all their concerns are addressed.  Powell has been a wonderful place for her to grow her practice and establish  herself  in the community.  Her sister, Naimisha (Shah) Hoffman is a dentist in the Dublin/Columbus area.

Here is a link to their website: http://www.drshimulshah.com

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