Does your office make a good first impression? We all know how important first impressions are. A clean and well-maintained office can influence your reputation, make or break your business’s success, or influence your customers’ expectations and potential new clients. In this blog, we review 3 easy ways for your office to make a good first impression.

All in all, creating and maintaining a clean and professional space can help build confidence with your current clients and be the difference in finding or losing new business relationships.

Running a business is no small task, and with all its moving parts, it is easy to overlook the cleanliness and accumulating clutter in your commercial office space. If you are looking to spruce up your space or even give it a good overhaul, here are the key aspects to keep in mind.

1. Smell

Your commercial space should always smell fresh. For the good and the bad, scent can be one of the most potent and memorable senses we have, and visitors will smell your office even before seeing it.

With a bustling office space full of staff, it can be challenging to keep on top of everything. However, staying on an overall cleaning schedule can make a big difference.

Remove waste each evening and steer clear of over overpowering scents, even if they are air fresheners or cleaning products. Clean food preparation areas regularly throughout the day and empty and remove waste at the end of each workday.

2. Carpets

Dirty and stained carpets can significantly impact the impression your office gives. People may not directly notice, but carpets in need of cleaning can harbor unpleasant odors and add an unkempt and even gloomy feel to your space.

Have your cleaning staff or cleaning service vacuum carpets daily or as often as possible. Investing in regular professional carpet cleaning can have a big payoff by not only creating a great visual appearance but can help keep your staff healthy.

3. Clutter

Sometimes keeping clutter at bay in a busy office can be difficult. When you look around your office, do you see piles of paper, boxes, and other office items lying around with no rhyme or reason?

Clutter will be the first thing any visitor will notice as soon as they enter your office. It is easy to overlook or become blind to the clutter when you’re in the office each day. Clutter creates the impression that you have a disorganized business and will not instill confidence in your ability to provide your clients with best-in-class service.

Try the following:

  • Separate any items or paperwork that are no longer necessary or relevant.
  • Create storage solutions for paperwork that needs to be kept and give every item a home.
  • Stores items in the locations where they are used if possible, making it easier for things to go back in their homes.
  • Label, label, label! Using tags to identify where items can be found and belong will help everyone in the office place items in their home and encourage everyone to keep your area looking nice and tidy.

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Integrity Janitorial Cleaning Services, Inc. provides a variety of services tailored to any size office. Our services include janitorial work, commercial carpet cleaning, floor care, restaurant and commercial kitchen cleaning, COVID-19 Deep Cleaning Solutions, and more!

Fill out the form on our Contact Us page for a free consultation to learn more about which options would be a good fit for your needs today. It’s time to have your office make a good first impression.