Many of us when starting a cleaning business do the work ourselves in the beginning. This means no payroll headaches to speak of. All of that changes after you bring your first employee on board. Once that happens, you need to "keep track of it all". This is no small matter, as you need to be "spot on" whenever it comes to all the various elements of handling payroll. For … [Read more...] about How to handle “payroll” in your cleaning business
How To Get Your Cleaning Business Insured
Getting insurance for your cleaning business scares the daylights out of some people. The first few things that comes to people's mind is it's complicated, expensive, boring, over their head, you name it. I can understand why, as I pretty much thought the same when I first started my cleaning business. I dreaded the process for some reason. I thought it was going to be as bad … [Read more...] about How To Get Your Cleaning Business Insured
FREE Download: Office Cleaning Checklist
I'm a BIG FAN of using office cleaning checklists. They keep your company focused on the task at hand, not allowing you to miss the details that make customers unhappy. They also have the added benefit of keeping your staff accountable. If employees are required to follow an office cleaning checklist every time they clean, then there can be no excuses as to why something was … [Read more...] about FREE Download: Office Cleaning Checklist
What’s the KEY to getting customers? Make them feel COMFORTABLE with you.
Whether you are in the house cleaning business or over on the commercial side, one thing is clear. People need to feel comfortable with you BEFORE doing business with you. When I look back at my success at getting accounts, my ability to make others feel at ease with me stands out. Now you may think price has a lot to do with who they choose too, and it does to a point, but … [Read more...] about What’s the KEY to getting customers? Make them feel COMFORTABLE with you.
What do you “get” from networking?
The headline above is a question that just came in here via email. I thought the answer would make for an interesting post. Why is that you ask! Because the person was asking the “wrong" question! Networking is not about getting something from someone. It's about giving of yourself without any expectations of a return favor. This is probably a BREAKING NEWS to some people. … [Read more...] about What do you “get” from networking?