Buying a vehicle for your new cleaning company is a BIG DEAL. I know it was for me when I started my business many years ago. I guess that's why I get questions concerning buying work trucks every now and again! Anyway... The title of this post was a question I received recently. It was an awesome question, so I thought I would share the answer I provided. Keep in mind that … [Read more...] about Should I purchase a work vehicle? My employees just show up for work in their car now!
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Holidays my company DID NOT CLEAN ON
Last week I wrote about how I used to handle billing if I had to skip a cleaning because it fell on a holiday. So this week I thought it would be a good idea to write about what holidays I used to include in my contract that stated NO CLEANINGS on these days. As I mentioned last week, I'm only sharing how I used to handle holidays. You, as CEO of your own company, need to … [Read more...] about Holidays my company DID NOT CLEAN ON
If I skip a cleaning due to it falling on a holiday, should I change the price for that month’s invoice?
An awesome question came in this past week and I wanted to go over it real quickly with everyone out there. It dealt with cleaning on holidays, specifically if you should charge for a cleaning even though it fell on a holiday and you skipped the clean. While I can't say what's best for others, I can share with you WHAT I DID when I ran my cleaning business. And my approach … [Read more...] about If I skip a cleaning due to it falling on a holiday, should I change the price for that month’s invoice?
The Mailbag Volume 6: Answering some common questions about the cleaning business…
I've been peppered with questions lately so I thought it would be a good idea for another edition of 'The Mailbag". This is the sixth time I've done this format (Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Vol 4 and Vol 5) over the last few years, and each time I briefly address some questions I get via email. Let's get started. Common Questions about the Cleaning Business I'm about to hire my first … [Read more...] about The Mailbag Volume 6: Answering some common questions about the cleaning business…
Not making enough profit? Here are your choices for fixing the issue.
I get a LOT OF MAIL here at Cleaning 4 Profit on a wide range of topics (and I THANK YOU for that). Though I can't answer each individual email in as much detail as I would like to, I do my best to summarize the subject matter. Lately I've received a few emails concerning profit margin. Though I don't get tons of these type emails, they do come in somewhat regularly over the … [Read more...] about Not making enough profit? Here are your choices for fixing the issue.