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Base rate or charge more for a deep clean? It's a fair question if you're new to house cleaning. Deep cleaning takes far longer than a maintenance clean. And how much to charge depends on your ability to assess the job and your skills as a maid.  How to bid a deep clean is agreeing on the client's priorities and then giving fair job estimates at a rate you both can live with. Prices for house cleaning vary as do the cleaning tasks a client is willing to pay for.

Get totally organized this year. Organizer Janet M. has a simple philosophy towards decluttering and home organization. Everyone can do something to create an organized and safe space. And if tidying up isn't your thing then hiring a professional organizer to help you is a great option. A clean house is a happy house. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner Training for house cleaners and maids.

Cleaning tips for vacation rentals and BNB are on tap today. Heather Bayer, Author of the book Renting Your Recreational Property for Profit joins us. Oh, and she's also the podcast host for Vacation Rental Success and the course creator for Vacation Rental Formula. The cleaning tips for vacation rentals she shares are things you WOULD NEVER do in a regular house cleaning job. And the reasons make so much sense if you have guests.

House cleaning is boring when you are a housekeeper doing routine cleaning. So, what do you do if you're a maid? House cleaning is boring if you are not learning and challenging yourself says #AngelaBrown Streamline your scheduling, invoicing and collections with https://HousecallPro.com/Angela On today's #AskaHouseCleaner we look at cross-training your #cleaning skills to boost confidence. Your cleaning business fundamentals and systems for cleaning stay the same.

A Slob Comes Clean right here right now with decluttering expert Dana K. White. A Slob Comes Clean is a podcast that Dana started to document her personal journey through "deslobification." It's a little downsizing, some cleaning-up, tips on sentimental clutter and managing your space. She encourages you to get rid of your stuff through donating, minimalizing and clutter avoidance. Dana author of How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Life. And Decluttering at the Speed of Life.

BNB property management saves the day for Airbnb Hosts. Chad Phillis of Makomi a BNB property management company explains how it all works. A homeowner with an Airbnb business can expand and grow by hiring a BNB property management company. And they, in turn, hire and manage the housekeepers who do the turnover service. Makomi provides end-to-end service for the rental property so the homeowner or host doesn't have to do a thing.

2020 is the year to organize your life and with Claire Tompkins, the Clutter Coach it's a breeze. Get organized and start tidying up with goal setting and mindfulness. The cleaning motivation comes from simple cleaning systems that create a clutter-free space. Home organizing is part of most people's new year’s resolutions and those goals are easy to meet with a goal-setting mindset.

The Gift of Clean for cleaners who hate to sell is a revolutionary concept. It's also gift cards for cleaning sold in retail stores. Keep track of which customers use the universal gift cards with https://HousecallPro.com/Angela Ernie Hartong, Director of Product Outreach from The Gift of Clean explains there are no hidden fees. No startup costs, no processing fees, just a onetime 19% transaction on the card itself.

"I'm still waiting for my money for house cleaning." We hear it all the time. "How long should I wait to get paid for house cleaning?" And, "How do I collect for house cleaning payments?" Bill the client and set them up on autopay with https://housecallpro.com/Angela #AngelaBrown says you can activate a late charge if your past due and collection rules specify. Your job is to clean houses not collect the money.

Pink Callers to your cleaning business rescue. If you're no good at closing appointments on the phone and setting up walkthroughs Pink Callers can help. Michelle Myers, CEO of Pink Callers helps residential cleaning business owners with daily admin tasks. It's business automation with virtual assistants trained as your cleaning service support.

Clear your clutter inside and out is a new year’s resolution for many of us. But decluttering is more than deciding to put your stuff away or find a place for everything. Julie Coraccio, author of ten books, podcaster and leader of the Reawaken Your Brilliance movement joins us today. Her message is that to clear your clutter inside and out you've got to be aware. Free yourself from your past and choose to live a new life of health and hope.

"It's too hot to clean in a uniform." House Cleaners and maids ask what to wear when it's too cold to clean in a uniform too.  #AngelaBrown the House #Cleaning Guru talks about uniforms and neck heating and cooling. The best cleaning uniforms are the ones that promote the consistency of your brand. And if you're a domestic cleaning service it's important to show your customers they always get the same "package."

Drug checks and red flags are on the top of the list when hiring cleaning employees. And how you frame your ad when hiring maids deter those in need of drug checks and red flags. #AngelaBrown gives residential cleaning hiring tips in today's #AskaHouseCleaner Along with questions to ask when hiring cleaning employees are words used, body language and intuition. Today's sponsor is Savvy Cleaner Training, producer of these and other top-quality #cleaning videos.

Changes in online marketing for cleaning businesses in 2020 are here. Ray Malaski, CEO of Get Cleaning Clicks tells us to stop wasting money on these platforms. Also, you'd save time automating admin tasks with https://housecallpro.com/Angela If you have a commercial cleaning business or a residential cleaning business this is for you. Digital marketing has trends just like any other business. If you’re asking "grow my cleaning company in 2020" you've got to go where the money is.

Savvy Cleaner Training may not be right for you if you already know everything about residential cleaning. Savvy Cleaner Training may not be right for you if you are not willing to invest in learning cleaning techniques. #AngelaBrown The House Cleaning Guru is taking a team through the easiest training program on the planet for maids. And this new year is the time to jump in and get house cleaner certified. The new #SavvyCleaner 3.0 has group coaching, cleaning videos, quizzes,