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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.

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.

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 minimalist to use these decluttering tips.

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 things cleaning.)

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 now here's hiring made easy.

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 organizing is finding and managing your clutter threshold.

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 guarantee rocks.

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.

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 to know your target market and then focus marketing efforts in that direction only.

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 housekeeping tips include Superhost expectations and secrets from the hospitality industry.

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. Among the best of the best are Chad Henley, Rohan Gilkes, and Laura Lambert Smith (whose daughter is Juno).

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 partnerships and collaborations these days. Here's how it works.

Review spreader is a great way to grow your social proof. And Griffin Smith the co-founder of Review spreader is here to tell us how to spread the housecleaning ratings. Did you know you can capture reviews through https://HousecallPro.com/Angela? All you do is send a Review Spreader link in your invoice through Housecall Pro. BAM! Reputation software makes collecting online reviews easier than ever.

Do you need a business plan for house cleaning? Some call it a game plan or setting goals. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says yes you need a business plan. Other business advice is to plug your business into https://HousecallPro.com/Angela to streamline your admin tasks. Professional house cleaning is hard work and if you are the cleaning business owner you don't want to work for nothing. You've got to have a plan of action driven by visualization and business direction.

Should the personal vs. professional you be different or the same if you're a house cleaner? And should your profile pic be professional? Will you have clients as followers looking for social proof? Or should you not mix personal social media with business?  #AngelaBrown talks personal vs. professional you on today's #AskaHouseCleaner. Reputation management is in your control. And your social media presence can make or break your business.