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Why Do People Hire House Cleaners?Understanding why a client hires us as home cleaners in the first place is essential for servicing your clients as best as possible. If we can communicate back to them their frustrations, their need for convenience, and build trust behind a brand that truly understands what it's like to be in their shoes, we can surely win more business and retain that business....
10 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting Your Residential Cleaning BusinessMany of us who started out in the cleaning field, pretty much took on the world with a broom, mop, vacuum and a positive attitude that we could do it! While this approach can work, it also leaves you wide open to make mistakes that can harm your cleaning business and slow its growth....
How to Start a Window Cleaning BusinessStarting a window cleaning business gives you an opportunity to add a service to your cleaning company, become a much sticker- cleaning service provider, reduce headaches for your clients, and make their life easier. While costs are not extremely high when starting off, there are some things to consider when starting your window cleaning business....
What's In Store for Home Cleaning Services After COVID-19?Throughout the pandemic, there've been some hard pivots we've all had to make. From equipment and chemical use, to losing accounts and employee shortage. However, now more than ever it is imperative that we're able to adjust and provide quality service in an industry that is needed more than ever....
Financing Cleaning Equipment for Your Residential Cleaning BusinessWhen you invest in big-ticket items like carpet machines for your home cleaning business, there are two primary options for financing cleaning equipment--buy or lease Here is what you need to know about each option....
Make A Smooth Transition From Residential To Commercial CleaningOne question that many cleaning company owners often ask is, how does one make the move from residential cleaning jobs to commercial cleaning?...
7 Deadly Cash Flow Mistakes to Avoid in Your Cleaning BusinessOne of the number-one reasons companies fail is cash-flow mismanagement. In fact, inadequate cash reserves (also called running out of money) is the final nail in the coffin of more than 80% of businesses. Nothing paints a clearer picture of a company's health than how much it earns vs. how much it spends. That's why a business owner's most important job is to understand and monitor the money that moves in and out of their company....
How to Handle Customer Complaints in Your House Cleaning BusinessNo matter how large or how small your house cleaning business is, there is going to come a time when you answer the phone and find a customer on the other end who has a complaint. How you handle that complaint can have either a positive or negative impact on your business....
Residential Cleaning Business Do's & Don'tsIf you aren't sure which advice to take on running your cleaning business, check out these residential cleaning business do's and don'ts...
How to Create Systems for Your House Cleaning BusinessEvery house cleaning company should have systems but most fail to create them. Learn how to make them work for your business...
How to Conduct a Growth Audit for Your Residential Cleaning CompanyYou've built your residential cleaning company to a point where you're so busy you can't see straight. The time seems right to grow. You've considered the personal ramifications of scaling and you're still ready to dive in. You've been thinking about expansion for a while and have a solid growth strategy in place. Now what? It's time to determine the health of your business by conducting a growth audit....
House Cleaning Business Insurance: What You Need to KnowNo one enjoys thinking about worst-case scenarios, but bad things can happen in the residential cleaning business. A manager could wreck the company car, a homeowner could fall on a wet floor, or a cleaner could destroy a floor. In the case of unfortunate incidents like these, insurance can protect your company against major financial losses. Choosing the best insurance can be overwhelming, even for seasoned business owners, because there isn't a single policy that covers everything. You'll need a group of policies to cover all your risks....
Do You Ever Trash-Talk Your House Cleaning Competitors?It can be very tempting to trash-talk the other company -- especially when the client starts bad-mouthing them first. And besides, they are the competition, the enemy, your nemesis, right? But it's never a good idea to bad-mouth the competition. This article explains why and how to speak positively in order to promote your home cleaning business....
5 Ways to Reduce Costs as Wages Increase in Your Cleaning BusinessThe federal minimum wage ($7.25 an hour) hasn't changed in a decade--but that doesn't mean owners of residential cleaning companies aren't feeling a pinch when it comes to labor costs. What can you do to survive? Here are 5 ways your house cleaning company can reduce costs to soften the blow as wages continue to increase....
Keep Good Records to Avoid Tax Mistakes in Your Cleaning BusinessFiling business taxes can be a major headache. Keeping good records can help reduce the stress (and avoid tax mistakes). A solid record-keeping system allows business owners to maximize deductions, avoid over- or under- tax payments, and be on solid footing in the case of an audit....
Create Business Systems to Streamline Your House Cleaning BusinessWhat would happen to your business if you didn't work for a week? Would your business continue to run smoothly if your workload suddenly doubled? What would you do if you lost your core staff? Business systems are critical for growing your house cleaning business. To avoid chaos and frustration, create systems & processes in these 4 key areas....
How to Convert Callers into Paying CustomersCallers represent potential customers that are close to making a purchasing decision. If you are not converting them, you're missing out on a huge revenue opportunity. Learning how to handle the phone call correctly can make all the difference in the world....
Is Credit Card Debt Keeping You From Growing Your Home Cleaning Business?One of our members at MyHouseCleaningBiz.com recently asked how she can possibly invest in more employees and better equipment when she has so much credit card debt. When I started asking more about her situation, she revealed that she'd gotten to about $250,000 in sales but she's been struggling to get past that mark because she's saddled with so much debt. If she could only get out from under that her cash flow would improve dramatically. So her credit card debt was preventing her from growing her home cleaning business. Read on to learn the system for paying off credit card debt....
How Many Home Cleaning Clients Do I Need In Order To Add $100,000 In Sales Next Year?As we set goals for our company each year, many cleaning business owners say something like "I want to add $100,000 in sales next year" (fill in your own number). That's great, but sometimes the idea stops with that statement. In order to achieve that goal you must know just how many additional homes you'll have to clean. If you don't know, chances are you'll never get there....
Cleaning Technicians Don't Grow Well When Kept In The DarkAs the business owner, you may be the only one that has complete access to the company's financial information. What if you shared some of your company's financial information with your employees so they can see just where the money is going? This sharing of financial information is called Open Book Management(OBM)....
Understanding What it Takes to Make $1 Million in Your Home Cleaning BusinessThere are countless ways of achieving the millionaire status. You may have been born into a wealthy family, struck it rich in the lottery, or perhaps won big on a game show. Chances are none of the above has worked out in your favor. Here's what you need to do to make 1 Million in your home cleaning business....
30 Ways to Reduce Costs in Your Home Cleaning BusinessThere are other ways to cushion that bottom line besides new customers and sales. One of the fastest ways to quickly increase profits is to take a hard look at where you can lower your business expenses. We have collected a list of 30 things you can do to reduce your costs, thereby increasing profits; to not only survive, but thrive in your cleaning business...
Have You Created An Environment That Fosters Success?Business owners can easily become overwhelmed with the day to day worries and uncertainties associated with running a business. Things like hiring and firing employees, scheduling, revenue, cash flow, equipment failures and customer complaints can easily turn an optimistic and cheerful day into a dreadful one. That's just the way of life for a business owner. But there are ways for you to maximize your chances for success by surrounding yourself in an optimistic, confident environment....
How to Build Your Dream Team for Your Cleaning BusinessAs a cleaning business owner, you know how hard it is to build a great team. We all want a team that we can totally rely one, one that works well together, and one that gets things done. It is vital to maintaining and growing a successful cleaning business....
Effective Strategy For Increasing Prices In Your Home Cleaning BusinessIt's inevitable. At some point cleaning business owners are faced with having to inform their clients of a price increase. As your cleaning business grows, so do your expenses. You're confronted with increasing business expenses such as employee costs, gas, utilities, rent, and so on. As these expenses increase, your profits decrease....
The 5 Leadership Traits of a Successful Residential Cleaning Business OwnerAs a residential cleaning business owner, you rely heavily on your cleaning technicians. Without them you wouldn't have a business, let alone one that is prosperous. Because we rely heavily on our employees, it is vital that we as business owners provide quality leadership. To successfully operate a residential cleaning business, good leadership is needed. Here are 5 important traits every owner should strive to develop....
Episode 99: Busy in your Cleaning Business? Doesn't Mean You're Making ProgressJust because you're super busy in your cleaning business, doesn't mean you're making progress or growing your business. Find out why....
What Makes Commercial Cleaning Different From Residential Cleaning?Many residential cleaning business owners want to expand into commercial cleaning but don't realize just how different it is from their core business....
Episode 94: Don't Do This When Using Social Media To Recruit Cleaning Technicians.Are you using social media sites or other online sites to recruit new employees? Many are making a big mistake when using social media sites for making hiring decisions....
eBook: Price Increase Planning for Home Cleaning ClientsIn order for your cleaning business to succeed and continue to grow, it's imperative that you measure the profitability of ALL your cleaning clients. This measure of profitability is what will determine what steps you need to take (or not take) concerning clients that are below profitability margins. This Ebook will show you what you need to do to successfully initiate price increases for unprofitable clients....
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