Ask a House Cleaner

How to end a job, get paid and leave without the house cleaner and homeowner chatting forever. We Ask a House Cleaner tips to end a job after cleaning when you don't have anywhere else to go. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says the maid service and house cleaning training should have tutorials on how to end a job. If you run a business it's not just house cleaning. You're still working when you're doing paperwork, social media, inventory, marketing and more. Chatting is not scalable

Mopping floors - the do's and don'ts are part of your house cleaner training. Here are some tips and tutorials on mopping floors. We Ask a House Cleaner about using the same unsanitary mop on all accounts for mopping floors. Or should employees mop on their hands and knees? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says it's not scalable. A Savvy Cleaner will use a string mop, mop or a steamer with washable pads you can sanitize. Or you can bill into your initial clean the price of a new mop.

Don't have enough money to run your cleaning business? We #AskaHouseCleaner ways to make ends meet as a house cleaner without having a full-time job or a part-time job on the side. If you don't have enough money at the end of the month and bills to pay, it may be time as a maid to start your own house cleaning company. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru gives tips on business startup if you don't have enough money but have a burning desire to succeed.

Start to get organized. It's the best new year’s resolution for a life of health and happiness. Setting goals will lead you to live your best life, but you start with new habits. Start to get organized with the one thing declutter method Angela Brown will share with you in today's #AskaHouseCleaner. Live the new year in total freedom. Anyone can do it. You can do it. Learn to love your life and start to get organized. #Cleaning #Declutter 2019 Resolutions.

Business license - do you need one for your house cleaning business? If you work for family no. But you may need a business license based on your jurisdiction and the rules for the city you live in. We Ask a House Cleaner about a general a business license and a housekeeping license and legal documentation for business startup. Angela Brown, The House Guru gives tips and industry business advice. Small business with a physical location is different from a maid service.

Clients who work from home vs. chatty maids is part 2 in our Ask a House Cleaner debate. Clients who work from home is the customers perspective. Homeowners feel they get a bad rap for wanting to remain at home during a house cleaning for medical reasons.  Clients who work from home told Angela Brown, they prefer to keep to themselves. If they don't retreat, they get bombarded with questions and conversation starters from the maid. A savvy cleaner is flexible with their cleaning routine.

Chatty Cathy from the house cleaners point of view. This is the first of a two-part series on Chatty Cathy or Talking Tammy, Victim Vickie or Whining Wendy. What it boils down to is house cleaner training. Is there room for a Chatty Cathy? And what to do if your clients are lonely, talking, visiting, or want to be friends. We Ask a House Cleaner about boundaries and expectations and human interaction from customers who work at home.

If you live in the wrong place to clean houses should you commute or move? We Ask a House Cleaner how to create a cleaning hub if you live in the wrong place. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru gives tips on lots of houses in a neighborhood to grow your cleaning business. If you live in the wrong place like a rural area you can choose a new territory. Market your cleaning business or maid service as a savvy cleaner and work smart not hard.

How to start a cleaning business. Have you ever wondered how to start a cleaning business? What are the costs? How to be a boss? Should you do residential cleaning or go the commercial route? We Ask a House Cleaner how to start a cleaning business and run a maid service. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru is the founder of today's sponsor Savvy Cleaner. Savvy Cleaner offers maid service training, and house cleaner training.

"Should I have a business partner for my cleaning biz?" We Ask a House Cleaner about startup business, legal documents, and a business partner. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru gives tips on the expectations and boundaries of having a business partner. Who does what? Who is house cleaning? And who is managing, or micromanaging? Small business is tough enough without partnerships. But if you choose one for your maid service, here's to your success.

A rate increase is inevitable and house cleaners raise prices for 2018. How much of a rate increase depends on the maid service or house cleaner, inflation and their cleaning schedules? You have to have a rate increase if you want to grow your cleaning business because your income depends on it. You don't get any more hours in the day. So, your only option is a price increase and flexibility of houses you clean.

Flyers for 2018. Do flyers still work as a viable way to grow your cleaning business? We Ask a House Cleaner about advertising, marketing and ways to boost your visibility. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says you can drum up business with flyers and get clients the savvy cleaner way. She's added a free template in today's show notes that you can edit and use. The template includes a place for credentials, services, social proof all to build confidence. New and updated for 2018.

Do you need references for house cleaning? And what's the alternative form of credentials if you don't have any references? We Ask a House Cleaner about business startup for maid service and cleaning advice. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says ratings and reviews are the new references. Offer a satisfaction guarantee, and join the Better Business Bureau. Be an amazing house cleaner and let your clients promote you with referrals. Today's sponsor is https://HouseCleaning360.com

Separate vacuums for households with pets vs. no pets? House Cleaners and maids want to know if one vacuum will do or is separate vacuums a must? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says you can carry and empty the vacuum between each house cleaning job. But it's a lot of wear and tear on your body and time spent in maintenance. If you have a house with canine hair, you may want to use the customer's equipment and not spread germs.

"Can you leave while we clean your house? " Every maid service and house cleaner ask this question. "Can you leave?" We Ask a House Cleaner about boundaries and expectations of hovering clients. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says if you're asking "Can you leave?" There needs to be another conversation about questionable visiting. Even if it's about family, pets, cleaning, insurance, micromanaging or cleaning advice. If you're distracted, they need to leave.