Ask a House Cleaner

House cleaners love Dr. Bronner's Sal Suds because there are so many Sal Suds uses. And on today's #AskaHouseCleaner we're going green with Lisa Bronner. Lisa Bronner is the author of Going Green with a Bronner Mom. She's also the granddaughter of Emanuel Bronner the creator of Dr. Bronner's 18-in-1 pure castile soap. If you've ever wondered how to clean with natural cleaning products this is for you. You can also use Dr. Bronners for shampoo, Dr. Bronners body wash, heck there's even a

How do you find the SDS or Safety Data Sheet? It's a great question because as house cleaners and maids we need it for workplace safety. Another way to work smart not hard is to use https://HousecallPro.com/Angela to streamline your admin and scheduling tasks. Now back to the SDS. The globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals mandates one. On every chemical product sold. (Including shampoo, deodorant and of course, cleaning solutions.)

The ISSA Tradeshow and Convention is the world’s largest cleaning conference. It's a cleaning tradeshow with exhibitors, booths, educational sessions, and parties. Check out HousecallPro.com/Angela to streamline your cleaning jobs, scheduling, invoices, and appointments. Come network with attendees or hang out at the round table discussions at Bally's. Marlo Kanipe Owner of Deserved Comfort House Cleaning gives us cleaning expo tips. The ISSA tradeshow and convention is HUGE.

Wanna know the ugly truth about move-in move-out cleans? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru joins us on #AskaHouseCleaner to tell us today. Many new house cleaners think working with realtors will give them leverage when bidding a cleaning job. They assume since the homeowner is moving, they HAVE to have a cleaning service. The challenge with move-in move-out cleaning is determining who pays. And bidding a cleaning job is every time occurrence. So, you're always starting the sales cycle over.

Should you do charity cleaning when starting a cleaning biz? Charity cleaning is a noble cause any domestic cleaning service can be proud of. Let https://HousecallPro.com/Angela do your repetitive scheduling and CRM tasks. Cleaning for a reason like cancer patients, surgery patients, disabled veterans or the elderly is saintlike. But Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru will tell you that your bills come first.

The hardest thing about being a cleaning boss is trying to do everything by yourself. Carrie Knight, owner of The Cleaning Boss University drops by #AskaHouseCleaner to share some advice. Delegate your admin tasks to Housecall Pro. The #1 service app for residential cleaning service owners. https://housecallpro.com/Angela If you run a domestic cleaning service you have client and employee challenges. It's tough to ask for help for most cleaning business owners.

How do I know if I did a good job cleaning without customer approval? If you're a cleaning technician asking this question this #AskaHouseCleaner is for you. #AngelaBrown The House Cleaning Guru says you don't need client approval. If you run a domestic cleaning service use a worksheet. Inspect your work after #cleaning and give yourself a thumbs up. The cleaning checklist will keep you on task and activate your satisfaction guarantee. Clean with confidence and take pride in your work.

Cleanerpreneur systems will save your domestic cleaning service. Danny Partida founder of Cleanerpreneur and host of The House Cleaning Podcast is here to share tips. As cleaning business owners, you can streamline your business by having the right business tools and techniques. Don't just be a cleaner. Be a #Cleanerpreneur. Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsors are Savvy Cleaner Training for house cleaners and maids.

The ISSA Show North America is the largest cleaning conference in the world. And it' s happening in Las Vegas 2019. One of the presenters is Karina Neff of MaxiMaids Inc. She shares with us tips in today's #AskaHouseCleaner on how to maximize the #CleaningConference Download the app for the ISSA Show North America. Look at the educational sessions, check out the floor plan and mark the booths you want to visit. Learn about the trade show before registration.

Cleaning proposals can be a challenge but they don't have to be. The Clean Guru, Dan Liebrecht in today's #AskaHouseCleaner explains cleaning proposals the easy way. The house cleaning and janitorial bidding software remove the guesswork. Cleaning proposals have several parts that include rules and policies, price and dub as your cleaning contract. Today's sponsors are Savvy Cleaner Training for house cleaners and maids. And #CleanGuru bidding software.

Do you need tips to keep floating when your business is sinking? Liz Trotter, COO, and Partner at Castle Keepers is here to the rescue. Failure as a cleaning business owner is a common feeling among house cleaners and maids. We all get in a business slump when house cleaning every day. Sometimes you feel like your business is falling apart or you just get burned out on house cleaning. On today's #AskaHouseCleaner Angela Brown asks the hard questions to keep you from failing at business.

Pet peeves that drive Airbnb cleaners nuts are on tap for today's Ask a House Cleaner. Heidi Miget, Owner of Fully Booked Consulting works with Airbnb hosts to make sure they stay fully booked. The pet peeves that drive Airbnb cleaners nuts are common to both the hosts and house cleaners who do the turnover service. As a guest, a host or a domestic cleaning service knowing the pet peeves that drive Airbnb cleaners nuts will help you avoid them

Are you one of those house cleaners afraid to sell? You hate selling or you're just no good at it? At least you don't have to worry about collecting the money and processing payments. It's automated with https://HousecallPro.com/Angela Angela Brown, says if you hate to sell you can take a selling 101 class. As a cleaning service, you MUST learn how to sell. You need to be able to sell appointments, sell walkthroughs, and sell your maid service. And that's just to get the job.

ADHD and the clutter connection are important to understand. And Lisa Woodruff is the host of Organize365, and author of The Mindset of Organization and How ADHD Affects Home Organization. She joins us on Ask a House Cleaner to help us understand ADHD and the clutter connection.  You don't have to practice minimalism but you don't want hoarding either. And if you can find a clutter-free balance in the middle life will be much easier. 

Fully Booked Consulting is a program by Heidi Miget to help #Airbnb and #VRBO hosts stay fully booked. The name of the game in the Airbnb business is more bookings, listings that produce a profit, and being fully booked. House Cleaners and maids, of course, do the turnover service, but the bookings come from high ratings and reviews. Airbnb hosts and the domestic cleaning service partners now work together on #Cleaning and staying fully booked.