Ask a House Cleaner

"Errgh, there is too much stuff to clean." It's a sinking feeling as a house cleaner when it's not just a messy room but a house filled with excess stuff. There is too much stuff to clean for the time the customer is paying you to be there. Where do you start? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru explains how to declutter in this minimalist #CareSeries.

What do you do when you hate to clean? It's one thing to hate to clean if you're a homeowner, but what if you're a cleaning technician? And heaven forbid you could be a cleaning business owner and hate to clean. Today we ask Debbie Sardone, Co-Owner of Speed Cleaning about this. Debbie Sardone and Jeff Campbell updated and enhanced Speed Cleaning for the Pros. It's a system maid service owners and professional house cleaners use to get more done in less time.

Generational Hot Buttons are the new thing. Learn how to work with millennials, in today's #AskaHouseCleaner. Streamline your cleaning jobs with https://HousecallPro.com/Angela Elena Ledoux, CEO of the Superb Maids Franchise will share generational hot buttons about ideals. House cleaners and maids selling cleaning services to millennials need to focus on their breakthroughs. This is a generation on missions while helping others through community outreach.

Excellence is quality driven. And this is the inside scoop with Martha Woodward, CEO of Quality Driven Software, a.k.a. QDS. So if you have a service business with employees, independent contractors or virtual assistants, this is for you. Cleaning business owners want to know how to boost employee performance. The answer lies in quality checks and a client satisfaction survey that holds house cleaners accountable. Every maid service needs to measure customer satisfaction.

Cleaning ads that work and get the phone to ring is what Carrie Knight, CEO of The Cleaning Boss is sharing today. And you can manage all emails and texts to your customers with Housecall Pro. https://housecallpro.com/Angela Cleaning ads that work do because of ad copy, business, and marketing strategy. Every house cleaner, maid and maid service want to get more leads. And cleaning ads that work have eye-catching graphics on all advertising and print ads.

What do cleaning associations have to do with networking for house cleaners? Liz Trotter, COO, and Partner of Castle Keepers tells us. She says ARCSI (Association of Residential Cleaning Services International) is her favorite. Next is IICRC (Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification.) Not cleaning associations, but great networking venues are BNI (Business Network International) and Facebook.

Want to get cleaning clicks in your cleaning business marketing? Ray Malaski, CEO of Get Cleaning Clicks says the answers lie in your websites, Google AdWords and SEO. He designs campaigns for house cleaners and maids. He also does Google Ads for cleaning and maid service companies. He insists branding is part of your web design as are reviews.

Want to know how to motivate employees? Are you the management coach to house cleaners, maids or cleaning technicians? If so, here are some creative ways to motivate your staff and inspire your team. Million-dollar maid service Go 2 Girls, CEO, Crystal Hamm shares ways to motivate employees with incentives. It's about training, and company culture, and sure bonuses. It's about personal development and managing emotions.

Let's wash windows with Nicole and learn how kids clean. Today we host a Let's Wash Windows contest where you wash windows at home on video. Then you upload your video to YouTube with the hashtag #LetsWashWindows and the voting begins. Kid Correspondent gives window cleaning techniques sending a supervised message that kids can clean. She even makes window washing look fun.

Charity and complimentary cleaning can be a great way to do community outreach. Elena Ledoux, CEO of Superb Maids has done charity and complimentary cleaning through her own company. And she has offered free cleaning through Healthy Sunrise Foundation and other non-profit missions. House cleaning business owners often have a chance to do charity and complimentary cleaning. Angela Brown asks what rules determine a cleaning free of charge?

NewPoint Bookkeeping is a turning point for cleaning businesses. Ashley Mulso the CEO of NewPoint Bookkeeping shares tips to balance bank statements using QuickBooks. Every cleaning business owner must track expenses, know your spending, and profit and loss. NewPoint Bookkeeping is a turning point in your income. If you keep receipts and place them in categories it makes doing your taxes and tax preparation a breeze.

Bet you didn't know Compass Wave can pre-qualify leads for house cleaning. It's true. And Mark Lane, CEO of Eco York LLC is here to tell us other things we bet you didn't know Compass Wave can do. Automate and manage your customer details with Housecall Pro https://housecallpro.com/Angela Bet you didn't know Compass Wave can automate and manage price shoppers. This maid estimating software includes cost drivers so you know how much to charge for every job. Need a price quote or estimate?

Let's clean the car is a contest hosted by our #KidCorrespondent Nicole. She says cleaning is fun. Let's clean the car or keep the car clean because it makes you happy. And she shows us how to clean the car with a mini wastebasket for on the go snacks. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru shares a couple keep the car clean hacks.

"Wanna know why I don't clean my own house? I work from home. So, I outsource my cleaning to a maid service. And I can't leave while the maid cleans because I have nowhere to go. I work here too. If you are the maid, please don't give me attitude because I don't clean my own house. I don't clean my own house because I paid you to do it." If you are a homeowner and too busy to clean your own house hiring a house cleaner or housekeeper is an awesome idea. But you need to set boundaries.

What is pay for performance and what does it have to do with house cleaners and maids? Martha Woodward, the creator of Quality Driven Software (QDS) tells us. Turns out she is the pay for performance expert for cleaning business owners. Track your cleaning jobs with https://housecallpro.com/Angela If you need a culture turnaround that is quality driven, transparency and pay for performance are the answer.