Hiring employees for your house cleaning business is an important step to grow your client base. Jump right in and you may make huge mistakes that could cost you thousands – or your business. We are specifically talking about hiring employees; this does not include independent contractors, which we’ll cover in another article. How to […]
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Prospects don’t want every business to be the same. I’m going to show you the reasons for losing customers and how to get energized and focus on your own marketing ideas to attract your ideal client and stop losing customers to your competition.
In the age of social media, I think we can all agree that customer testimonials are crucial to the success of our business. On social media platforms, people are looking for “social proof.” This is a new way of saying, “If it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me.” Social proof, a term […]
Client acquisition is the process of persuading another person to purchase your services or products. You need these clients to grow your business.
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What to Charge for Cleaning Houses
What Should You Charge for House Cleaning? New business owners routinely ask how much they should charge to clean a house. That’s a very hard question to answer because someone in Arkansas can’t charge the same price a business in California charges, simply due to location. Your rate is also dependent on your business […]
You’ve heard of work orders, but maybe you think they’re for large businesses or maybe you don’t really understand the purpose and how they can help your house cleaning business. Make no mistake, work orders should be part of your daily work.
How to Hire Employees for Your Small Business Once you have started your business doing the work yourself, it’s a daunting task to consider bringing in workers. You’re used to working alone and your clients are used to you and how you provide the service. You have invested everything you have in nurturing your clients […]
Creating training manuals for your house cleaning business is one of the best decisions you can make if you have made the decision to hire workers. This creates a system new hires can follow to perform the work to your standards. These manuals don’t have to be huge at all, but they do need to […]
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Setting Up an Employee Recruitment Plan
blank line How to Hire Employees for Cleaning Business Before you start recruiting, read this post on how to hire employees for your small business. These eight things must be completed before you hire your first worker.blank line This article will explain what you need to do to setup a staff recruitment plan: – What […]
In this article, you’ll discover how to create additional income streams for your house cleaning business No matter how you have configured your residential cleaning business, you can always increase sales from your existing clients. This works by offering additional services on a regular basis your clients can use. Many clients won’t ask unless you […]
One of the hardest thing to do is to make the decision to raise your price for house cleaning clients. If you don’t, you could risk losing money and in the long run – your business. If you do raise your price, you run the risk of losing a client. In this article, I’ll explain: […]
One of the top issues in residential cleaning is the hiring process to grow your business. If you haven’t managed people the process will leave you shocked and frustrated with a lot of questions. One thing you want to avoid is sitting around waiting for interview candidates who never show! In this article I’ll share: […]
We’re moving and responding so fast today – usually in response to technology – that customer service has had a systemic erosion over the last few decades. Today I’m truly shocked at the attitude of many businesses and employees who take their customers for granted.
Even a well run business experiences times when things are not running smoothly. Your results depend on how you deal with these situations. If you are feeling frustrated with your business it is time to sit down and take a good look at certain areas. This article will examine some of the sources of a […]
Clicking on a link sometimes means I make a small commission if you make a purchase. I only make recommendations on products I have thoroughly reviewed or use myself. Documenting your procedures is one of the best ways to systemize your residential cleaning business. These documents should be as detailed as possible, with no steps […]
The big reason people hire a business coach is to accelerate growth and improve their bottom line. While there are many different aspects of your business that you can work on with your coach, the end goal is always to increase profits and stability – build a business that will provide for you and your […]
In this post, I’m going to review the current updates to popular networks and why you should be using them. Then I’ll show you how to implement your social media so it’s working for your business without taking up all your time. Social media is the perfect way to have your business stay in front […]
As a residential cleaning business owner, your job is to keep the flow of prospects streaming into your business. You can do this through casual inquiry and through your marketing efforts. Once you generate a prospect, you need to convert them into paying customers. Once you determine the needs of your prospect and how you […]
It takes hard work, courage and taking risks to be a leader. You have to be able to find solutions to problems and make things better while not falling apart yourself. Being a leader means being a role model for people to follow and doing things that will help the community, your employees or even […]
As a small business owner, one of your jobs is to make sure you have enough cash on hand to pay your bills. A true indicator of the health of a business is cash flow, the money flowing in and out of the business. This money includes that from sales, expenses, debts collected, credit extended, […]