Ask a House Cleaner

Deodorant and hygiene for house cleaners and maids should be part of your house cleaner training. Nobody should have to tell you two wear deodorant with an antiperspirant. But #AskaHouseCleaner what tips to tell your employees when they don't wear deodorant, reek of stench, and have bad breath. Angela Brown, The House Cleaner Guru breaks it down. You stink. Cleaning advice includes taking a shower to get rid of the offensive smell. Smelling clean is part of your company brand and

Home security cameras are part of a house cleaner education. #AskaHouseCleaner about home security cameras and they will say homeowners watch and observe. It's more about protection for their house than watching the maid or the power to violate rights. Angela Brown, the house Cleaning Guru says cameras are everywhere. It's included now in maid service training because how you clean in front of home security cameras is part of your brand. 

The client doesn't pay for house cleaning and claims he forgot to pay. If your client doesn't pay for maid service, didn't leave a check, or has no credit card do you work for free or leave? Today we Ask a House Cleaner how to get paid for house cleaning when the client doesn't pay. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru insists on using worksheets as a built-in payment system. Your worksheet is your invoice with price and guarantee.

Problematic customer or psychopath? These mad, nutcase, house cleaning clients will make you wonder. A problematic customer is among the 3 types of customers a maid service will work for. The other two are difficult customers and high maintenance customers. But hands down, the problematic customer is the worst. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru breaks it down in this maid service training. They give you impossible deadlines, micromanage your work, complain, and sometimes sue contractors.

Problematic customers are among the three types of customers in house cleaning. The other two are difficult customers and high maintenance customers. But hands down, problematic customers are the worst. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru breaks it down in this house cleaning training. Here are 5 more signs to recognize if you have problematic customers. We #AskaHouseCleaner about the insanity and havoc they wreak for house cleaners and maids. Should you try to make it work or walk away?

Three types of customers in house cleaning. 1: Difficult customers, 2: High maintenance customers and 3: Problematic. You will always have one of these three types of customers. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru breaks it down in this house cleaning training. Cleaning clients can make your life miserable if you don't know how to read them. We #AskaHouseCleaner about the three types of customers and learn that a savvy cleaner will learn how to communicate with each type.

Wasting time? Yes, house cleaning employees waste time and as the business owner, you pay. But what are the signs of your maid service wasting time or wasting company resources? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru gives cleaning advice and house cleaning training. Maids are wasting money and wasting energy by not doing an inventory of cleaning supplies. And they are wasting time when they have to run to the store in the middle of a job. Today on #AskaHouseCleaner

Waste time - don't you hate it when your house cleaning employees waste time? Lots of maids kill time when they should be cleaning house, as Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru shows. This is part two of a three-part series for your house cleaner education. Be a Savvy Cleaner, work smart not hard. #AskaHouseCleaner do your house cleaning employees waste time? Here are the signs to recognize. Our sponsor today is HouseCleaning360.com.

Killing time - house cleaning employees waste time 15 different ways. If killing time and ways to prevent it is not part of your maid service training it should be. Ask a house cleaner ways home service provider can manage time. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru gives tips to market your cleaning business without killing time. Employees steal company resources when they waste time. Today's show sponsor is https://housecleaning360.com home of the savvy cleaner.

Safety data sheets (SDS) for house cleaning supplies. What are safety data sheets? And why should we learn how to read safety data sheets? (This should be part of every house cleaner training and maid service training.) Today we #AskaHouseCleaner about the globally harmonized system. All chemical manufacturers worldwide have an SDS for every for detergent, or solution they produce. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru - Host

Damage control prevention is the best DIY house cleaning business advice ever. Reputation management for damage control is expensive. And when you find yourself in an unlucky situation as a maid service you'll need to clean up online profiles. Communication with customers is paramount. And you may need to create a damage control program to clean the slate. Today on Ask a House Cleaner we cover tutorials covering damage control for your business or maid service. With Host Angela Brown

Things you need to know before starting a house cleaning biz. We'll cover that today on Ask a House Cleaner. Sure, you'll want to market your cleaning business. But there are a few things you need to know before shelling out a bunch of cash. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru gives cleaning advice, small business tips, and strategies. Things you need to know include maid service training, house cleaner training, and DIY cleaning.

Scam, spam, fraud or theft - house cleaners beware. Scam artist targets house cleaners to take your money. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says to look for clues to identify a scam. A scam can come from another business. It could be an email scam, telephone scam, or a promise to promote your business. Today we Ask a House Cleaner how the best and the brightest can avoid a scammer.

Crate that animal before house cleaning? The house cleaner wants to know if you can crate that animal because she says he's dangerous. Mad dogs and maids go way back. There are aggressive dogs, mongrels, and pups, but they're just being territorial. Once the mutts have had a little dog training you won't need to crate that animal. Today on Ask a House Cleaner the cleaning lady gives tips to train the canine.

Putting out fires in your house cleaning biz can consume all your energy. Sure, every business owner finds him or herself putting out fires until they have systems in place.  Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says business growth equals business problems. And she offers cleaning advice for the manager, the maid, and the house cleaner. Putting out fires is not a good use of your time.  Today on #AskaHouseCleaner we look at problem-solving, tips, tutorials and how to template your solutions.