Ask a House Cleaner

This Ask a House Cleaner rabbit hole tunnels through your cleaning questions to rapid-fire answers you can use today. " How much should you charge to clean a house with 3 BR/2BA?" and "What are your favorite cleaning tools for beginners?" "Can you deduct buying a car for your cleaning business?" How do I create customer contracts?" and "Should I move the stuff off the bathroom vanity when cleaning...

Should you quit your job to start a business? Or should you quit your business and get a job? Before you do either, watch this. Every cleaning business owner at some point things I want to #quitmyjob and do something easier. And it might be that your finish line is not set. Before you #quityourjob ask yourself the most life-changing question ever. Today's Ask a House Cleaner sponsor is Savvy Clean...

Verify My Records (https://VerifyMyRecords.com) is the hottest thing since sliced bread. Customers are asking house cleaners if they are insured, if they are vaccinated and if they have training. Now with a photo ID badge and QR Code, any customer can scan your badge and verify your records in real-time. And you control the conversation. You get to "display" the credentials that customers find whe...

It's one million and 4 photos later... Wait till you hear what happened after I stored all these photos for 30 years. I didn't want to clean all the frames and I thought I had all the tricks to organize your photos. Flash forward to today. If simplifying and decluttering photos is on your to-do list this one is for you. Today's Ask a House Cleaner sponsors #SavvyCleaner training and certification...

Whoa! Didn't see that coming did ya? House cleaner does a job for a customer - gives it their best and gets screwed big time. What you need to know to manage customer expectations and end up winning the business game. Some customers are sneaky - but this bad behavior can be prevented. Align your marketing strategy to meet and exceed your customer's expectations without getting ripped off. Today's...

Wanna know how to wash microfiber towels and cloths the way that professional cleaners do? Spoiler alert, it involves buckets, mesh bags, and gentle laundry soap. Microfiber is such a fantastic tool for house cleaners. And to keep your tools in good shape you have to learn microfiber care. You also have to learn how to dry microfiber cloths on low heat so you don't ruin the recycled fabric. Today'...

I'm never going to buy this again and here's why I won't toss it out. After going through my closets, cupboards, drawers and pulling stuff from under the bed, I found there are things in my house that don't fit my lifestyle anymore. Have you given yourself permission to move on from stuff you're done with that is just taking up space? Today's Ask a House Cleaner sponsors #SavvyCleaner training and...

Here are 3 questions to ask before you hire a maid. Hint - it has nothing to do with price. Since anybody can be a house cleaner it's important to know how to protect your home from property damage. Find out why homeowners are cracking down and asking their maid service to guarantee their work and prove their credentials. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner training and certificatio...

I did not go shopping for 1 year. Crazy right? Here's how I survived without shopping, what I ate, and what I learned from the challenge. I didn't stock up on anything beforehand, I just went cold turkey and it wasn't even about decluttering or minimalizing my stuff. I don't have a compulsive shopping disorder but I did swing by the store almost every day to buy last-minute cleaning supplies and t...

You asked for another Ask a House Cleaner Rabbit Hole 3 episode so here goes. Today we tunnel through your questions like: Who do you call when you need a storage unit cleaned out? Where do you find more houses to clean? Can I make my own Murphy Oil Soap? What do you do if you have to cancel a scheduled cleaning on a client? In this rabbit hole episode, we answer your #cleaningquestions *** GOT A...

House cleaning to country club cleaning it's all the same type of cleaning - just bigger, right? WHOA! Not so fast. BEFORE you bid on the job there are some serious questions that need answers. If you bid without knowing the scope of work you can over promise and undercharge. Heck, you might not even be covered by your insurance company if use commercial cleaning equipment you haven't been trained...

Are you emotionally attached to your own messy house or think "I can't make myself clean?" You're not alone. Many people get sidetracked while cleaning their own homes or have a short attention span. Some are too tired to clean after being at work all day and it feels overwhelming to clean up when you could be relaxing now that you're "off the clock." If your messy house goes beyond the normal "do...

What do you do if your house is destroyed? The clock is ticking and there is no time to waste. You're about to lose everything and it's about to get expensive. Here's what you need to know before panic sets in. Reaction time is key and may be the link to your survival. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner training and certification for house cleaners and maids. (https://savvycleaner....

It's okay to feel bad about hoarding and living in a messy house. Shame and blame are yesterday's news. And lots of people have extra stuff they don't need. If you have clutter whoop diddy do. Feeling embarrassed and ashamed is doesn't fix anything. And ignoring the #clutter isn't going to make it go away. Time to get out the magnifying glass and look clutter and hoarding in the eye and together w...

Did you know that aimless clutter turns to hoarding fast? Without moderation and boundaries, aimless activity of any sort encourages tiny bad choices. Small errors in judgment repeated over time accumulate. When you are aware you have choices. And to stay aware we use the 10 lb. rule of self-discipline to set boundaries on how much stuff to have. If you have the alertness to clutter you can manage...

Have you played the don't look decluttering game lately? I was asked how to get rid of a bunch of stuff fast and my first thought was the don't look decluttering game. Anyone can play by cleaning out closets or cabinets, and it's an easy-to-play game for people with too much stuff. Getting rid of stuff can be emotionally and physically taxing because you have to make tough decisions. But this syst...

Have you heard of unconscious cleaning for those who hate to clean? Do you wish you knew how to make cleaning easy and effortless? In an attempt to help a woman with a block against household chores we made her The New Tape: https://youtu.be/n13ZBvaCMjw Her instructions were to listen to it as she fell asleep at night while the affirmations on the tape rephrase your attitudes towards cleaning. Don...

Cleaning customer pet peeves are so common. And most house cleaners never bother to find out how irksome they can be. Homeowners complain "I hate this about my residential cleaning service, I hate that." "It upsets me, or it bothers me that my maid does such and such." Once you learn how to flip the customer disappointment, you can turn pet peeves into a fortune. Today's Ask a House Cleaner sponso...

It is not too late to explode your cleaning business in 2021 if you start now. If you wonder how to build a powerful brand it's not by raising your prices on services everyone else offers for less. House cleaning is housework any way you look at it. But you don't have to sell it all at once or package everything together in one offer. Upselling is a strategy used by those who run a cleaning empire...

Glass jars should you recycle or reuse? And how about vases, empty glass candle jars, or mayonnaise jars? Do you have rules about #recycling glass bottles in your home? If you are a do-it-yourself person you can always paint or decorate pickle jars or do other bottle crafts for room decor. Reusing glass jugs can be a great food storage solution that protects your food from rodents. It also allows...

Here are some practical non Pinterest pantry organization tips. If you're like a kabillion other people during covid that had entire families helping themselves to whatever they could find in the kitchen your pantry probably needs a reboot. I'm going to show you before and after clips and what we did to get those results. Note, you can clean and organize your non Pinterest pantry yourself, or you...

Hoarding and sunlight are enemies. It's hard to hoard when your home is bright and sunny and cheery your brain is powered by serotonin. When you feel fantastic and you can see clearly, you'll be able to find lots of things in your home. You'll finally see things that need to be removed and places for things you want to keep. Today we're not talking about clutter and house cleaning, but about upgra...

Who moved my dishwasher? And my fridge? And my TV's? If you haven't been robbed, try this simple declutter habit. It doesn't take long for a home to get #cluttered to where you can't find what you need. If you are looking everywhere for stuff that you know you have - look no longer. *** WHO MOVED MY DISHWASHER CHAPTERS *** 0:00 - Who moved my dishwasher? 0:20 - Meet #AngelaBrown the House Cleaning...

Are you a local cleaning company with online clients - you know, clients who found you online? Are your cleaning customers spying on you? The search results are getting better, and the algorithms will expose or promote your cleaning business. Market your cleaning business by cleaning up your online profile. Today's Ask a House Cleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner training and certification for house c...

Decluttering and the stories we tell ourselves is about the crazy things we do and the stuff we keep so others will "like us better." Here's the real reason why you save stuff you'll never use. And why do you waste precious time and money trying to impress people you only "kind of know?" Do you volunteer to bring baked dishes to church or social events? Do you go out of your way, or spend money yo...