Ask a House Cleaner

What your neighbor's house cleaning says about you is not what you think. Many people worry about their neighbor's house cleaning habits and then they feel inferior. "They must have a maid, or a house cleaner or a professional cleaning service." "Maybe they hurry and clean before we visit." Your neighbor's house cleaning has nothing to do with you. Many people play keeping up with the Joneses or t...

Do you use twitter for business? A house cleaner asks:   Should I use twitter to grow my cleaning company?   In today's #AskaHouseCleaner we look at twitter for business and how the social media strategy fits in with house cleaners and maids.   Having a social media presence builds credibility with the search engines and helps boost your ranking. A Savvy Cleaner will lock in the social media and t...

Angela Brown's Top 10 Business Card Tips for House Cleaners will show you how to make business cards to leave with clients. The #Top10 business card tips for house cleaners will also show you how to use top-notch and free graphic design tools. Use Canva, ColorZilla and QR Code Generator along with a licensed image from Shutterstock. Once your marketing materials are ready, print your Vistaprint bu...

9 secrets to create a cleaning franchise include what nobody tells you when you start your #Cleaning business. If you want to create a cleaning franchise to achieve financial freedom you need to know how to clean. You'll also need franchise training to learn how to market your cleaning business.  Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is Savvy Cleaner (training and certification for house cleaners and...

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Want to know how to do a maintenance clean on a Keurig coffee maker in under 5 Min? It's time to do a maintenance clean on a Keurig coffee maker if the Keurig is not working. Single serve coffee needs Keurig descaling solution every 3 to 6 months. And once you know how to clean a clogged Keurig, you'll fix coffee every day without fear of a broken Keurig. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is Savvy...

Krud Kutter Cleaner Degreaser (as a concentrate) works wonders to remove grease, and remove stains. Did you know Krud Kutter Cleaner Degreaser is biodegradable and designed for the environment? It's #SavvyCleanerApproved and non-toxic which make it a safer choice than other cleaning products. Today's Krud Kutter Cleaner Degreaser #ProductReview shows you a demo on how to remove tough kitchen greas...

Angela Brown's Top 10 Hoarding Resources show you where to go to get hoarding help. If you're a creative collector or you have a messy house from too much stuff check out these hoarding resources. If you want to "Overcome Compulsive Hoarding" or if you want to "Declutter at the Speed of Life", these hoarding resources offer help. From Dana K White to Clutterbug Cas you'll find fun help for hoarder...

The house cleaner got fired for overcharging and the homeowner feels cheated, gypped and ripped off. It was a sad case of overpromising when the house cleaner did the walkthrough. And the result? Fired for overcharging. Maybe the maid was overconfident on the deep clean vs. maintenance clean or just didn't know how to price a job. But if you set unrealistic expectations one of two things happens....

What are some questions to ask when hiring a house cleaner for your Airbnb? Angela Brown says Airbnb cleaning expectations can be part of the questions to ask when hiring a house cleaner for your Airbnb. Hospitality and turnover service mean something different to every caretaker or housekeeper. The questions to ask when hiring a house cleaner for your Airbnb or #VacationRental will keep you both...

How to clean baseboards the easy way is a favorite #cleaning question. Every house cleaner, Airbnb host, and homeowner want to know how to clean baseboards the easy way. Angela Brown says other common questions are: how do you clean baseboards with a bad back? And How often should you clean baseboards? How to clean baseboards the easy way is not about baseboard cleaning hacks. It's about using the...

Angela Brown's Top 10 Squeegees cover the silicone squeegee, the rubber squeegee for glass and the One Pass Water Blade. Angela Brown's Top 10 Squeegees aren't just for house cleaners and maids. Even homeowners will enjoy the Stainless-Steel Glitz of the Hiware. Or the practicality of Desired Tools shower squeegee. The Mallory sponge squeegee and the Carrand compact window squeegee also make their...

Broken vacuum! So, who pays the house cleaner or the homeowner? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says we replace things we break while house cleaning. It's a cost of doing business. But a broken vacuum is normal wear and tear and the maid is not liable. Same rules apply for a toilet valve replacement as the broken vacuum. Sure, it may need vacuum repair, and you can apologize and be honest bu...

Can I pay the house cleaner less? Great question for today's #AskaHouseCleaner Vacation Rental Mailbag. Many #Airbnb or VRBO hosts feel they should pay the house cleaner less. Angela Brown says "when you find the cheapest house cleaner it will tank your ratings and reviews. Cheap equals cheap." Some #VacationRental or Short term rental owners want to pay the house cleaner less by hiring those not...

How to do a maintenance clean on showers, tubs and garden tubs is a question from house cleaners. Homeowners and Airbnb hosts who do turnover service also wonder how to do a maintenance clean on showers.  Whether you're speed cleaning or just following your normal cleaning routine, these tips will make you a savvy cleaner.  Watch Angela Brown cleaning with nitrile gloves, cotton terry cloths, come...

The best scrub brush for seniors is the hot topic of today's #AskaHouseCleaner #ProductReview Drill brush cleaning makes cleaning easy and the Homitt Electric Spin Scrubber is hands down the best scrub brush for seniors. The Homitt spin scrubber has an adjustable head, extension arm, and 4 replaceable scrubber heads. What makes it the best scrub brush for seniors is its light weight, rechargeable...

Angela Brown's Top 10 cleaning cloths range from disposable cloths for cleaning to the microfiber cloth. And in today's #Top10 cleaning cloths list you'll see leaders like the e cloth and the Skoy cloth. Making splashes are the Valentino Garemi and Brite Wipes by Brite and Clean.  If you're looking for a shining and polishing cloth or something for fine surfaces the SecurOMax is a hit. We also cov...

Is attitude training for house cleaners necessary? All cleaning employees have biorhythmic down days. This could be just a bad day or PMS, but attitude training for house cleaners?  Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says "it's easier to manage employee drama when you hire for attitude and train for skill.  Attitude training for house cleaners is a must because happy employees = happy clients."...

Restocking supplies for your Airbnb or #VRBO are on everybody's mind. What are the industry standards for what to leave for your guests? And when restocking supplies for your Airbnb how many towels, paper products, coffee, tea, and bottled water do you leave? Restocking supplies for your Airbnb also include linens and bedding beyond the turnover service. And if you restock cleaning supplies - the...

If you know how to do a maintenance clean on a toilet it will make your bathroom routine cleaning a breeze. Want to see the way maids clean a toilet? Watch Angela Brown cleaning to learn the right way to do a maintenance clean on a toilet and how to get rid of toilet bowl rings. Also, when you do a maintenance clean on a toilet just about any toilet brush will work, and you can clean a toilet with...

Angela Brown's Top 10 Cleaning Caddies show us a softsided tool box and the Veto Pro Pac Cargo Tote. And when you think of cleaning caddies it's not DeWalt and Carhartt Legacy Tool bag that come to mind. Sure the Casabella rectangular storage caddy is a shoe in. But who guessed the Workpro or Hyper Tough Open Tote and Milwaukee Packout would show up as cleaning caddies? With high sidewalls to carr...

How to turn down a job in house cleaning is a common question. Do you over price your service and hope the homeowner finds a new maid or maid service? Do you turn down a job because of difficult customers? Or do you say goodbye and don't accept the job in the first place? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says part of your house cleaning training is to learn to turn down a job. If you have hig...

Got house cleaner woes? If you have a #VacationRental or an Airbnb and the house cleaner doesn't show, you have house cleaner woes. If the room is a mess and the guests arrive and you aren't able to manage the cleaning - you have house cleaner woes. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says it's possible to find and hire and manage an Airbnb crew and track the cleaning. Other vacation rental mail...

The stickiest place in your home doesn't have to be for long. Hand sanitizer for messy kids can halt the stickiest place in your home. Angela Brown says a washing station near the door can encourage clean hands. If the stickiest place in your home is under chairs, sticky door knobs, under the tables or if your kids wipe hands on shirts, it's time to tackle dirt. Germs and smudges come from grimy h...

Do you want the works? The best, the cheapest and the most expensive toilet bowl cleaner? How to clean a toilet is important if you're trying to remove hard water stains, lime scale or rust and The Works can do just that. The Works #ProductReview includes tips for cleaning a toilet, and Angela Brown cleaning will show you how to erase toilet bowl rings. Yes, you still need a toilet brush if you ha...