One of our House Cleaning Success Platinum Membership site members is working very hard to grow her house cleaning business. She’s working her way through the growing pains associated with finding workers for her business. Finding good employees and subcontractors is the hardest part of being a business owner. Every business is encumbered with this issue - not just the cleaning industry.
If you’ve been following the news, then you know the economy is not as robust as it was last year. Many people wrongly think starting a house cleaning business at this time is the wrong thing to do.
Most of your customers still need their house cleaned - the kids are still busy and that means mom and dad are still driving them to all their appointments and games. More and more elderly people are unable to clean like they used to and need assistance. And women that are working a full day still don’t have enough time in the week and need help.
Many small business owners wrongly think happy, satisfied customers will provide them with referrals. Sadly, this is not the case for most businesses. More important, a service business like house cleaning does not necessarily generate the best referrals. Why?
You may be cleaning your last house for the holidays (geesh - I had some teams that were cleaning until 5 or 6pm on Christmas Eve!) or you may be wrapping presents or getting ready to spend time with family and friends.
I’m beginning to see a shift in residential cleaning on the Internet. People are advertising “how to” eBooks at a ridiculously low rate (scam?) for information I know first hand will not work to build a successful, long-term business.
Oh my goodness - I found the BEST Christmas stuff for you to play with! And the best part is…your one-time investment is a business write-off and can be used year after year.
Christmas Cards
Printable Christmas cards are perfect for last minute and personalized Christmas cards. You can print the cards one at a time on your own computer printer or send them to a professional printing service.
