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Added for You - How To Start Your Own Cleaning Service Business (Office Cleaning & House Cleaning)
How many times this month have you or one of your colleagues talked about how you are swamped? You don’t have enough time for this or that. There aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done.Picture this chain of events:*Jeannie gets the day started with a cup of coffee. As she reads through the 25 emails that have come in overnight she quickly responds to an IM and then gets a phone call.*As she’s on the phone her assistant pops in with some documents. The assistant is using universal sign language for “sign here” as she points to the line with a ready pen.*Jeannie is still on the call when she realizes she’s a got meeting to be at in 5 minutes. She hangs up, pulls the right folder for the meeting and heads down the hallway.*During the meeting her blackberry beckons her no less than 5 times. She quickly responds to three of the notes. The other two she’ll have to get to back at her desk.*As the meeting ends a colleague sees Jeannie in the conference room and pops his head in, “can I ask you a quick question?” By the time Jeannie finishes with the “quick” question it’s time to take a conference call back in her office.*She gets back to her desk with just enough time to answer one of the other blackberry notes she received earlier before dialing up the conference call. Another colleague pops their head in as she’s dialing in her call. He mouths the words, “I’ll come back”.*By 4pm Jeannie sits back and thinks for a moment finally a chance to get to what I had planned on working on today. Just then, that colleague who said, “I’ll come back” came back. It was another 40 minutes by the time they were finished.*Now it’s 4:40pm and Jeannie has a 5:05pm train to catch. She sits and wonders for a moment, what can I get accomplished in such a short amount of time? Her answer: nothing. So she surfed the web and bought a couple of things on-line before calling it a day. Sound at all familiar?This scene is too familiar for far too many of us. About the time you are ready to shut down for the day is about the same time you can finally start working on your own work or the projects you have planned. Even though you may be able to tout that you’re super busy and really swamped it may be fair to say you are not always as super productive or really focused as you would like to be. The problem is multi-tasking. While it i
You want to be sure you charge enough to provide a quality service. If a prospective customer is trying to lower your rates, they are not worth having. It's ok to be higher than another comp
Professional human resource management consulting can enhance the effectiveness of business houses and result in considerable savings, in terms of both time and money. HR consulting assists businesses in refining their human resource processes.HR consulting serves several purposes. It helps companies in ensuring that their HR systems are aligned with their employment philosophy and business goals. It also assists in outlining procedures to employ, retain and coach, or discipline and terminate employees. In addition, HR consulting makes it possible to protect business investments by controlling costs and reducing exposure to the many conformity regulations having an impact on today's workplace.A great many companies both online and offline specialize in providing HR consulting services. These companies have trained and experienced staff that can help business houses with any HR related matter. Many of these companies provide HR consulting in areas such as formulation of policies and strategies, designing training programs, appraisal management, and job descriptions. Some provide services in relation to identifying star performers and designing suitable career paths and managing organizational changes.HR consultation companies offer recruitment services, strategic solutions and competitor research to business houses so that they can grow and expand rapidly. Businesses hire consulting services to receive creative, timely, responsive, and accurate solutions for all their HR-related concerns.There are some techniques that HR consulting companies make use of in order to serve business houses. They employ a team approach for consulting and comprehensively evaluating the purpose for which they have been hired. These companies also undertake annual client satisfaction surveys that are conducted by senior managers, which help business houses in reviewing the effectiveness of hiring them.Employing HR consulting services offer alternatives to in-house professional human resource management staff. They can also be hired to provide guidance and support to the existing business staff, so that they can get help whenever they need it.
Ten years ago, businesses of this kind were serving only the affluent - homes of the wealthy people where people didn't want to be bothered with the drudgery of house cleaning, and had the money to pay someone to do it for them. But times have changed, and today the market includes many middle-income families in every residential area across the entire country. The potential market among apartment dwellers is great also. All in all this is a business that has grown fast, and has as much real wealth building potential as any we can think of.
Cleaning services are generally associated with women owners, however, men are finding that they can organize, start, and operate very profitable home and apartment cleaning businesses just as well as women. It's an ideal business for any truly ambitious person wanting a business of his or her own, especially for those who must begin with limited funds. Actually, you can start this business right in your own neighborhood, using your own equipment, and many items you already own.
Many enterprising homemakers are already doing this kind of work on a small scale as an extra income-producing endeavor. There's a growing need for this service. Organizing your efforts into a business producing $40,000 or more a year is quite possible, and you can get started for $100 or so, always using your profits to expand and increase your business.
In most cases, no experience is required. Everyone knows how to dust the furniture, vacuum carpets, make the beds and carry out the trash. But you must ask yourself if making a house clean and bright is important and uplifting work. If you look on it as degrading or as drudgery, don't involve yourself in this business.
Pricing your services will always be a constant challenge for you. You will learn as you go. The pricing really depends on you, the services you provide and how thorough you are. To start off, your best bet is to figure out what you need to make ends meet per week. Then, divide that number by amount of hours you want to work per week. Then be sure to add any expenses you will incur by working that many hours (ie. Daycare, Gas, Cleaning Supplies, Insurance, Equipment Repairs, Etc.) Also count on a little downtime for traveling between jobs, sick days, auto breakdowns, etc.
As a general rule, you shouldn't charge less than $12.00 - $15.00 (USD) per hour, per person on a job (depending on where in the world you are located. Most cleaning companies will charge $20-$30 (USD) per hour, per person. This is just a guide, and some parts of the US or other countries may be much different.
Here is an example: A 2-Bathroom, 3-Bedroom house with a Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Hallways, Stairs and a family room, will approx. take 4 labor hours as long as there is not a lot of clutter (always be sure to notice the amount of clutter and how dirty/dusty the home is when doing an estimate and take that under consideration). Labor hours means the amount of time it will take multiplied by the number of people cleaning. For example… A 4 hour labor job breaks down like this:1 person-4 hours, 2 people-2 hours, 3 people-1.33 hours, etc.). I personally wouldn’t recommend charging less than $15.00 /hr. Charging $15.00/hr would bring this job to $60.00 Per visit. Charging $20.00/hr would bring this job to $80.00
You want to be sure you charge enough to provide a quality service. If a prospective customer is trying to lower your rates, they are not worth having. It's ok to be higher than another comp
Before you wonder "Am I doing things right," ask "Am I doing the right things?" - Author UnknownHow often do your shoulders slump and your gaze drop when you think about work?Do you dread Sunday evening and find it painful to get out of bed on Monday morning?Does your body feel tense at the end of the day?Do you take your frustrations out on those you love or do you find yourself retreating from others so you can be miserable alone?Do you feel exhausted by your current situation but are too overwhelmed to do anything about it?If you answered yes to any of these questions, chances are you are out of balance and it is creating stress in your body, mind, and at work. Unfortunately, you are not alone. It is estimated that nearly 80% of the population is unhappy with their job and a large percentage of those feel there is something better out there but don't know how to find it.I was working with a client the other day who is really unhappy in his job and has been for quite some time. He doesn't feel challenged, he doesn't like the work, he doesn't think he is using his unique gifts and talents, and he doesn't feel appreciated. When I ask him what he could do if he could do anything, he gets even more depressed. He says that thinking about it overwhelms him because he does not see that he has any realistic options.This is true for a lot of people and perhaps you are one of them. Perhaps you feel so mired in your current situation that getting out feels like an impossibility and a dream that will only let you down. Maybe you are so entrenched and comfortable in your misery that you would rather opt for the pain of the known than take a chance on the unknown. It is understandable but it shouldn't be an option. You deserve better and you need to open a place in your heart that will give you permission to be happy and to spend your days doing something that makes you feel good physically, emotionally, and intellectually.Somewhere along the way people have come to expect a rather large degree of dissatisfaction at work; however, it doesn't have to be that way. Sure it may seem like a muddy and murky road to go down right now; but, wouldn't you rather go through a short time of trial and uncertainty than a lifetime of misery in a job you hate? You have the right to feel alignment in your body, mind and work but before you are ever going to be able to take that first step, you have to do one
Cleaning services are generally associated with women owners, however, men are finding that they can organize, start, and operate very profitable home and apartment cleaning businesses just as well as women. It's an ideal business for any truly ambitious person wanting a business of his or her own, especially for those who must begin with limited funds. Actually, you can start this business right in your own neighborhood, using your own equipment, and many items you already own.
Many enterprising homemakers are already doing this kind of work on a small scale as an extra income-producing endeavor. There's a growing need for this service. Organizing your efforts into a business producing $40,000 or more a year is quite possible, and you can get started for $100 or so, always using your profits to expand and increase your business.
In most cases, no experience is required. Everyone knows how to dust the furniture, vacuum carpets, make the beds and carry out the trash. But you must ask yourself if making a house clean and bright is important and uplifting work. If you look on it as degrading or as drudgery, don't involve yourself in this business.
Pricing your services will always be a constant challenge for you. You will learn as you go. The pricing really depends on you, the services you provide and how thorough you are. To start off, your best bet is to figure out what you need to make ends meet per week. Then, divide that number by amount of hours you want to work per week. Then be sure to add any expenses you will incur by working that many hours (ie. Daycare, Gas, Cleaning Supplies, Insurance, Equipment Repairs, Etc.) Also count on a little downtime for traveling between jobs, sick days, auto breakdowns, etc.
As a general rule, you shouldn't charge less than $12.00 - $15.00 (USD) per hour, per person on a job (depending on where in the world you are located. Most cleaning companies will charge $20-$30 (USD) per hour, per person. This is just a guide, and some parts of the US or other countries may be much different.
Here is an example: A 2-Bathroom, 3-Bedroom house with a Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Hallways, Stairs and a family room, will approx. take 4 labor hours as long as there is not a lot of clutter (always be sure to notice the amount of clutter and how dirty/dusty the home is when doing an estimate and take that under consideration). Labor hours means the amount of time it will take multiplied by the number of people cleaning. For example… A 4 hour labor job breaks down like this:1 person-4 hours, 2 people-2 hours, 3 people-1.33 hours, etc.). I personally wouldn’t recommend charging less than $15.00 /hr. Charging $15.00/hr would bring this job to $60.00 Per visit. Charging $20.00/hr would bring this job to $80.00
You want to be sure you charge enough to provide a quality service. If a prospective customer is trying to lower your rates, they are not worth having. It's ok to be higher than another comp
Work at home opportunities do not get much simpler than this. How about starting a business that runs itself? If you want to know a way to make money doing nothing, there is a website that can get you set up by teaching you how. It involves hooking up with a company that pays you to refer them customers. This is easy because the product they sell is something that everyone needs to buy, month after month.Things like salon quality shampoo and conditioners, mouthwash, shaving needs, shower gel, laundry detergent, dish soap, surface scrub, heath products, daily vitamins, allergy relief, Ibuprofen, weight loss product, energy bars and women’s cosmetics. The manufacturer of these products sells them significantly less than traditional chain retail or grocery stores, making them easy to sell. And you don’t have to buy them to sell them, you just need to refer customers to the company.As if offering these products cheaper is not enough, the manufacturer also makes these products more appealing by making them toxin free. Mainstream soap and cleanser manufacturers like Proctor & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson use hazardous carcinogens as preservatives in their products. That is why if you read the fine print of many abrasive cleansers (even Cascade dishwasher detergent) you can see things printed on their containers such as “IRRITANT: May irritate eyes or skin,” or “Do not get on skin or clothing.” No wonder this stuff “dissolves food” from your dishes, it is a mild poison! I personally do not care to bring hazardous, cancer causing agents into my home, I have a family whom I love.I want to live a long healthy life, and observe my family doing the same. That is why I am a loyal customer of this company, which can provide a safe, healthy alternative that is just as effective, for LESS MONEY AS WELL. Dish detergent is not the only thing you can save money on either. This company offers healthier and more affordable alternatives of all the above mentioned items (hygiene, home cleaning and medicine) than your local retail or grocer. You can obtain more information about this fantastic product and a means to make money referring others to it by visiting www.bathe4less.com.Make Money Doing Nothing at www.bathe4less.com
In most cases, no experience is required. Everyone knows how to dust the furniture, vacuum carpets, make the beds and carry out the trash. But you must ask yourself if making a house clean and bright is important and uplifting work. If you look on it as degrading or as drudgery, don't involve yourself in this business.
Pricing your services will always be a constant challenge for you. You will learn as you go. The pricing really depends on you, the services you provide and how thorough you are. To start off, your best bet is to figure out what you need to make ends meet per week. Then, divide that number by amount of hours you want to work per week. Then be sure to add any expenses you will incur by working that many hours (ie. Daycare, Gas, Cleaning Supplies, Insurance, Equipment Repairs, Etc.) Also count on a little downtime for traveling between jobs, sick days, auto breakdowns, etc.
As a general rule, you shouldn't charge less than $12.00 - $15.00 (USD) per hour, per person on a job (depending on where in the world you are located. Most cleaning companies will charge $20-$30 (USD) per hour, per person. This is just a guide, and some parts of the US or other countries may be much different.
Here is an example: A 2-Bathroom, 3-Bedroom house with a Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Hallways, Stairs and a family room, will approx. take 4 labor hours as long as there is not a lot of clutter (always be sure to notice the amount of clutter and how dirty/dusty the home is when doing an estimate and take that under consideration). Labor hours means the amount of time it will take multiplied by the number of people cleaning. For example… A 4 hour labor job breaks down like this:1 person-4 hours, 2 people-2 hours, 3 people-1.33 hours, etc.). I personally wouldn’t recommend charging less than $15.00 /hr. Charging $15.00/hr would bring this job to $60.00 Per visit. Charging $20.00/hr would bring this job to $80.00
You want to be sure you charge enough to provide a quality service. If a prospective customer is trying to lower your rates, they are not worth having. It's ok to be higher than another comp
So you think that you should be promoted. You are irritated also that why your promotion is getting delayed. You are working hard and doing your work satisfactorily. Why should you not get promoted? You want to ask your boss, but do not know how to ask? Can you we find out if you deserve to be promoted? If you are sure that you deserve promotion, you can approach your boss with surety and put forward your case. Let us quiz your promotion.Quiz your working style - are you working very satisfactorily in your present responsibility? Have you improved the efficiency? Are your colleagues happy with you? Is your immediate superior happy with your performance? Have you learnt all that any body could in your present job? Please quiz yourself about these factors.Quiz your ability- what is your ability in different specializations that your organization may demand. You think that you deserve a promotion, but what about your ability for that responsibility? You are working well with the present job. Will you be able to do justice to the new responsibility or you were only equipped to do the present job? A new responsibility demands new qualities. Do you have them? Or you will make a mess of that job? Unless you are yourself sure about your ability to handle the new posting, please don't approach your superiors for getting promotion. Once you are sure that you can handle the new responsibility well, go ahead. Sometimes, we invite trouble by getting promoted. Please avoid that.
As a general rule, you shouldn't charge less than $12.00 - $15.00 (USD) per hour, per person on a job (depending on where in the world you are located. Most cleaning companies will charge $20-$30 (USD) per hour, per person. This is just a guide, and some parts of the US or other countries may be much different.
Here is an example: A 2-Bathroom, 3-Bedroom house with a Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Hallways, Stairs and a family room, will approx. take 4 labor hours as long as there is not a lot of clutter (always be sure to notice the amount of clutter and how dirty/dusty the home is when doing an estimate and take that under consideration). Labor hours means the amount of time it will take multiplied by the number of people cleaning. For example… A 4 hour labor job breaks down like this:1 person-4 hours, 2 people-2 hours, 3 people-1.33 hours, etc.). I personally wouldn’t recommend charging less than $15.00 /hr. Charging $15.00/hr would bring this job to $60.00 Per visit. Charging $20.00/hr would bring this job to $80.00
You want to be sure you charge enough to provide a quality service. If a prospective customer is trying to lower your rates, they are not worth having. It's ok to be higher than another comp
Eight years ago, Family Shelter Service (FSS), a provider of services to victims of domestic violence in Wheaton, Illinois, hired a new Executive Director, Karen Kuchar. Kuchar oriented herself to the organization by first listening and gathering information from the staff and board members. She discovered a lack of teamwork and collaboration in an organization that was undergoing a transition.Over the next several years, Kuchar and the leadership team set about transforming the culture to one that was more collaborative and productive. FSS has now realized great success by implementing strategies to improve communication and collaborative decision-making; emphasizing the professional development of all staff; and educating staff about how to better manage conflict.Improving Communication and CollaborationIn collaboration with staff, Kuchar began hosting organization-wide meetings to hear what employees identified as the agency’s challenges and opportunities. One result of these early meetings was the decision to work toward understanding the diverse perspectives within teams. Through a series of assessments and group exercises, they developed a new awareness and understanding of the different styles and strengths that individuals brought to the team.The leadership team also designed processes to obtain staff’s input on how they delivered their services. “We used the image of a target to discuss our clients and their fit in our current programs. We realized our clients were struggling with a wide range of issues, and that we needed to be more creative about the ways we addressed these concerns. We also looked at concrete work systems and, with assistance, computerized a client data base,” Kuchar says. “This process is now universal using one format that is accessible to all across three locations. Different staff members can use the same program and have the same criteria for entering information.”Emphasizing Professional DevelopmentMost staff had a real dedication to the agency’s mission; however, some believed that they were not paid enough and worked too many hours. While committed to working with clients, some viewed requests for accountability measures as a waste of time. Consequently, some of these employees adopted an attitude in which they felt entitled to perform their job in the manner they desired, regardless of the organization’s needs.To remedy this, they design
You want to be sure you charge enough to provide a quality service. If a prospective customer is trying to lower your rates, they are not worth having. It's ok to be higher than another company as you should never try to gain new customers by just offering the lowest price. Always sell the quality of your work rather than the price! Customers will expect to pay more for cleaning services that offer a quality service and bring their own supplies and equipment. Make sure if you are using your own equipment, you put a lot of effort into finding the right products. Customers like name brand products being used in their homes and offices. Customers will also expect to pay more if your company is insured. Insurance is well worth the investment to protect yourself and your company in the event something gets lost, broken, or damaged. It is also a wonderful selling tool.
Remember... Sell quality, not cost!
TIP::::: You should consider providing services in schedule friendly timing:
- Weekly is every week
- Bi-weekly is every 2 weeks
- Monthly is every 4 weeks (not the same as coming the 1st of every month)
As far as supplies and equipment is concerned, you should consider obtaining the following:
- Vacuum Cleaner with attachments, or 2 different vacuums
- Paper towels
- Terrycloth rags
- Furniture polish
- Glass cleaner
- Multi-purpose cleaner
- Bath tub/Shower cleaner
- Toilet Bowl Cleaner
- Abrasive cleanser (like comet)
- Sponges (consider using sponges with an abrasive side and a soft side)
- Feather Duster
- Caddy (to carry it all)
- And anything else you may need to perform the services that you offer
You also need an advertising campaign of some sort. Most people start out using the classified ads and the Internet. A listing on the Cleaning Service Directory (www.house-cleaning-services.com) is very inexpensive and can help you get leads quickly.
Another point to make is that customers are willing to pay a premium for cleaning services that are well established and well known. Be sure to advertise in your local newspaper and direct customers to your Web site. A Web site is a great place for potential customers to read more about your company, see your credentials, look at testimonials from your other customers and explore the other services that you may offer. A Web site also provides one of the most cost-effective forms of advertising that works 24/7! Getting your name out there will provide name recognition, and install confidence that you are a legitimate company that people can trust. To find out more about getting your company online, visit www.modernconcepts.org
You might also want to consider creating a flyer, such as the following:
HOUSE CLEANING / APARTMENT CLEANING
We do the work - You relax and take it easy. You get the best job in town, at rates you can afford. Your satisfaction is always guaranteed! For more details, Call Jane Doe: 123-4567 - ABC Cleaning Services!
Here’s an idea for making a flyer…. Visit your stationery store to pick up a pad of "fade out" graph paper, a couple of sets of transfer (rub-on) letters, a glue stick, and if they have one, a Clip Art book.
Take these materials
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