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Michelle Blevins

Michelle Blevins

Michelle Blevins is the former Editor-in-Chief of Restoration & Remediation. From April 2015 through July 2021, Michelle oversaw all of the editorial content and focused on multimedia efforts for the brand.

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Live Life Simplified

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
March 14, 2018

Life in 2018 is complicated. Headlines are ravaged by shootings, sexual harassment cases (which we will talk about later in this issue), politics, what’s good for us, what’s bad for us, and on and on.


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Women in Restoration

Maintaining Respect

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
February 19, 2018
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A few weeks ago, Annissa did a video column covering the “O & P Debate” – that is, the overhead and profit debate.


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NGS MM

BREAKING NEWS: Next Gear Solutions Acquires Moisture Mapper

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
February 9, 2018
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Next Gear Solutions very recently completed the acquisition of Moisture Mapper.
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Facebook News Feed Changes: Keeping Your Company's Posts Visible to Your Followers

And keep seeing R&R's posts, too!
Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
February 7, 2018
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Here is how to keep seeing R&R's content on Facebook, and how your own business page followers can continue seeing what you share, too!


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Why is Odor Removal So Tricky?

Why is Odor Removal So Tricky?

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
January 23, 2018
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Odor removal is arguably one of the trickiest elements of the restoration process. Most damage is visible to the eye, and when it’s properly remediated, there is no argument the job is done.


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Understanding Our Clients

Understanding Our Clients

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
January 16, 2018

It’s interesting how many topics related to restoration work come back to the necessity of understanding our clients. When you have a hoarding job, for example, it’s key to gain that person’s trust as quickly as possible.


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Hoarding Cleanup: Building a Team & Getting Paid

Hoarding Cleanup: Building a Team & Getting Paid

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
January 10, 2018
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Restoration, in general, is not for the faint of heart. You can probably think of dozens of situations you’ve been in that would make the “average” person squirm. Snakes in a crawl space? Monster spiders in an attic? Sewage up to your shins? Hoards of trash and biohazardous waste? That list just scratches the surface.


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The Evolution of Thermal Imaging Technology

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
December 18, 2017
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The World Economic Forum says we are living in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Today, there are more than 2.2 million apps in Apple’s App Store, and nearly three million in the Android store. A Time Magazine article published in early 2016 found at that time that 72 percent of Apple’s apps were aimed at toddlers and preschoolers.


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Restoration and Remediation Year in Review

2017 Restoration Industry Year in Review

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
December 11, 2017
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When hurricane season arrived this year, the U.S. had not seen a Category 3 or larger storm make landfall in more than a decade. Then, not one … but two did just that.


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Finding Success

Michelle Blevins
Michelle Blevins
December 6, 2017
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In case you haven’t noticed, Millennials and younger generations are all about side hustles. Not sure what that phrase means?


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