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Everybody likes accounting but if you're a cleaning business owner, you need to love it. Today, Meaghan Likes shows us how easy it is to automate your expenses with QuickBooks. Go to HousecallPro.com/Angela to automate the scheduling, tracking and invoicing tasks of your cleaning business. Cleaning expenses can make accounting a nightmare when you don't track of profit and loss. If you're a house...

Booking software - is the price firm or is that an estimate? Homeowners price shop cleaning services and fear bait and switch pricing. Simplify all your pricing by automating your invoicing and collections with https://HousecallPro.com/Angela House cleaners and maids use booking software to give ballpark pricing before doing a walkthrough. Pricing cleaning service is not a flat rate estimate. The...

Do you know what to do before cleaning a house? If you're a new house cleaner, there's a lot going on when you enter a client's home for the first time. Taking on cleaning jobs with changing expectations will become confusing fast! That's why professional house cleaning starts with job bidding and house cleaning walkthroughs. If you're not sure how to give job estimates for your cleaning services,...

Cleaning myths are hard to kick. Bruce Vance, a cleaning expert, shines a light on common cleaning mistakes housekeepers make. Do you know what cleaning products to use or how to clean and disinfect your home? Do you swear by time-proven cleaning hacks? It's time to expose the persistent house cleaning myths getting in the way of having a cleaner house. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsors are Savvy...

MaidThis. Neel Parekh runs an exciting turnover service referral agency in California for VRBOs and BNB's. Guests expect a clean house upon arrival. And if you're an Airbnb host, the last thing you want to worry about is cleaning during your vacation. With MaidThis it's easy for hosts to find the perfect house cleaner or maid. Finding the right house cleaning service can make or break a short-term...

How to get your cleaning mojo back and stay motivated at work can be difficult for a house cleaner. Do you ask yourself how to reclaim your confidence after losing motivation at work? Are you struggling to find your cleaning motivation? Save time on your CRM Admin tasks so you can stay focused on doing what you love. Check out at https://HousecallPro.com/Angela When you're cleaning a house you nee...

Advertising for your house cleaning business can be expensive if you haven't done your marketing. #Advertising costs money, marketing costs time. #AngelaBrown says before you run ads for cleaning service you need social proof. Join Facebook groups and hone your networking skills for referrals. Only then are you ready for advertising for your house cleaning business. You'll get more business if you...

Lead by example with Alonzo Adams a residential cleaning pro. How to be a better leader and professional house cleaner are good questions to ask for your cleaning business. Leadership skills are the foundation of your professional cleaning service. Adams, a natural-born leader and 27-year veteran of Busy Bee Cleaning Company is a founding member of ARCSI. (Association of Residential Cleaning Servi...

Coronavirus and what house cleaners don't want you to know is on the mind of maids and housekeepers. News of the Coronavirus outbreak is everywhere. But what steps to prevent the Coronavirus Disease 2019 should you take? If you're a homeowner you may be asking yourself, "Should I cancel my house cleaner?" #AngelaBrown, the house cleaning guru says that there has never been a better time to hire a...

When a client refuses a reclean, you may feel like you have a high maintenance customer. As a house cleaner, it is important to clarify expectations with your cleaning client. When a client refuses a reclean it doesn't mean you have difficult cleaning clients. How to talk to cleaning clients is an art every house cleaner can learn. A frustrated client is bad for business and costs money on your cu...

The Juno Summit is a fundraiser for Juno Smith who has B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Katie Lambert joins us with details about one of the largest events on tap for the house cleaning industry. April 23-25, 2020 in Fort Collins, Co. Building a support system for your small business is an important lifeline to have. Strong safety nets are built from strong social connections. Knowing how to b...

Do logo colors for your cleaning business matter? Did you know that logo colors trigger emotions like trust, reliability and caring? It's true, there is a best color for a house cleaning logo. Picking brand colors for your residential cleaning company should be well thought out and part of your brand strategy. #AngelaBrown says the emotions of color can be the difference in winning or losing a cli...

Damage control to save your reputation keeps a house cleaning business afloat. Wondering how to create good rapport? Or how to fix a bad reputation for your professional house cleaning business? We have the answers. We also have a way to save you time on your CRM Admin tasks. Check it out at https://HousecallPro.com/Angela House cleaners can make mistakes. Knowing how to handle a bad situation can...

How to Encourage Ratings and Reviews for your house cleaning business is on tap at today's #Askahousecleaner If you wonder how to get Google reviews for your business, you are in the right place. Google, Facebook, and Yelp offer ways for professional house cleaners to receive customer feedback. Using online reviews as a marketing strategy has never been easier. Today's sponsors are Savvy Cleaner T...

The one class that changed my business is the IICRC House Cleaning Technician course, says Amber Starling. As CEO of Good Witch Cleaning, she says continuing education in cleaning surfaces and chemical safety is a smart move. We call it savvy. Training and certification set residential house cleaners above their counterparts without it. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is Savvy Cleaner Training f...

Julie Coraccio's 7R's of Eco Organizing is our topic for today's show. Julie Coraccio, The Clutter Coach from Reawaken Your Brilliance speaks to homeowners about clutter. If you want to organize your life Julie Coraccio's 7R's of Eco Organizing will get you started. Repurpose, Reuse, Reduce, Refuse, Return, Rethink, Repair, Regift, Recycle - these will change your life. You don't have to be a mini...

Pricing jobs for house cleaning can be challenging. And on today's #AskaHouseCleaner Mike Callahan from Simple Growth talks "pricing jobs - things I wish I knew." If job estimating and bidding jobs isn't natural for you - it may be time for a change in your pricing strategy. Sponsors for this show are Savvy Cleaner Training (for house cleaners and maids.) And My Cleaning Connection (a hub for all...

Hiring maid easy is a cool system that Heather Canning, Owner of One Organized Mom came up with. Hiring maids and cleaning employees is a challenge because it's a labor-intensive job. Every maid service owner's hiring process varies with interview questions and training. Some hire cleaning technicians based on experience others hire for attitude. Successful hiring is a hit-or-miss for many, but no...

Decluttering vs. organizing - what is the difference? Dana K. White, owner of A Slob Comes Clean talks letting go of stuff. Decluttering vs. organizing is about the compartmentalization of a functioning home. If you're overwhelmed and can't get organized have no fear. You don't have to get organized today. You can start with the container concept and tidy up small spaces. Decluttering is not organ...

Google Local Services Ads for house cleaners may be the hottest thing going right now. Ryan Knoll, Owner at Tidy Casa talks about pay per lead advertising. And if saving money is your business motto this year check out https://housecallpro.com/Angela Google Local Services ads replace the old pay-per-click Google ads model. Home service ads are not cheap so a strategy that includes a Google guarant...

Culture turnaround in your cleaning business is easy when you know the cost of inaction. Martha Woodward, The Pay for Performance Expert joins us with tips on cleaning support services. Running a domestic cleaning service is hard unless you empower your employees. Training your cleaning team in accountability, and tracking results improve your bottom-line productivity. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sp...

Wanna know how to get 10 new customers a month for your cleaning business? David Carroll, CTO of Dope Marketing gives us laser marketing tips to sell more and get more cleaning clients. Streamline your admin tasks with https://HousecallPro.com/Angela so you can drum up new business. He says you can get 10 new customers a month with marketing segmentation and channel marketing. The short version is...

What's the difference between house cleaning and short-term rental cleaning? We find out on today's #AskaHouseCleaner with the author of "Get Paid for Your Pad" Jasper Ribbers. The Airbnb host and podcast host shares his co-hosting turnover cleaning tips. As a professional house cleaner, you have certain #cleaning duties. But they don't include damage reports and greeting guests. Other housekeepin...

The Juno Summit is a fundraiser for Juno Smith who has B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Liz Trotter joins us with details about one of the largest events on tap for the house cleaning industry. April 23-25, 2020 in Fort Collins, Co. The Juno Summit is a power-packed few days with house #cleaning rock stars like Debbie Sardone, John Braun, Brandon Vaughn, and Elena Ledoux. Speaking and impartin...

Partnerships and collaborations are the new game for house cleaners. They are also known as JV deals or Joint-Venture deals like you'll find in affiliate marketing. It is where you partner with carpet cleaners or professional organizers and they pay you for endorsements to your clients. In turn, they get paid for recommending or referring you. Maid service owners are doing all sorts of partnership...