Before you think about how to start your own house cleaning business, consider why this could be a good move for you. There is money in it for a reason that will never change: very few people actually like to clean their houses. Most people enjoy a freshly cleaned house but they don't care for the work.
But as everyone knows, houses need cleaning on a regular basis. They just get dirtier each day till something is done. So despite economic woes or crazy schedules, people need to do something about the house, at least sometimes!
This is where you come in. If you start your own housecleaning business, you can have clients whose houses you do weekly, biweekly, or even monthly. You can set your schedule around your own needs, too, saying for example, "Sorry, I am not available on Tuesdays."
Now for some tips on how to get going:
1. What cleaning supplies do you have and what else will you need? Keep your expenditures to a minimum at this point. Let your first income provide the cash for whatever else is important.
2. Do a few house cleaning jobs for friends, in exchange for written testimonials they will give you, with permission to use their names or at least their first names. This step has two purposes: the testimonials will be good for advertising, but even more important, you will have a chance to be sure that you do in fact want to start your own house cleaning business.
Because this point is important, I will expand on it a little. If you discover that you really dislike doing the work, then stop right there and go look for something else to do. You will only be successful at starting this business if you find satisfaction in the work. I am not saying you have to love it all, but overall being self-employed means you have to have a certain amount of energy to get going. That energy comes much more easily when you do work you like.
3. Make some flyers on a computer. You can just use a word processing program. Give your name and phone number, maybe your email, the kinds of cleaning you do, those testimonials (edited to use the best parts), and your rates. By the way, before deciding what to charge, find out what is normal in your community. Print the flyers, on colored paper preferably, and post them around town on bulletin boards.
4. Find out if you need a business license or other legal requirements and take care of them. This is not usually all that difficult.
5. People generally realize that they need to log income and expenses for eventual income tax purposes, but there is another good reason to get a notebook and write it all down. This will show you how much profit you are actually making.
There is a lot more to say about how to start your own house cleaning business, so do take a look at my website!
But as everyone knows, houses need cleaning on a regular basis. They just get dirtier each day till something is done. So despite economic woes or crazy schedules, people need to do something about the house, at least sometimes!
This is where you come in. If you start your own housecleaning business, you can have clients whose houses you do weekly, biweekly, or even monthly. You can set your schedule around your own needs, too, saying for example, "Sorry, I am not available on Tuesdays."
Now for some tips on how to get going:
1. What cleaning supplies do you have and what else will you need? Keep your expenditures to a minimum at this point. Let your first income provide the cash for whatever else is important.
2. Do a few house cleaning jobs for friends, in exchange for written testimonials they will give you, with permission to use their names or at least their first names. This step has two purposes: the testimonials will be good for advertising, but even more important, you will have a chance to be sure that you do in fact want to start your own house cleaning business.
Because this point is important, I will expand on it a little. If you discover that you really dislike doing the work, then stop right there and go look for something else to do. You will only be successful at starting this business if you find satisfaction in the work. I am not saying you have to love it all, but overall being self-employed means you have to have a certain amount of energy to get going. That energy comes much more easily when you do work you like.
3. Make some flyers on a computer. You can just use a word processing program. Give your name and phone number, maybe your email, the kinds of cleaning you do, those testimonials (edited to use the best parts), and your rates. By the way, before deciding what to charge, find out what is normal in your community. Print the flyers, on colored paper preferably, and post them around town on bulletin boards.
4. Find out if you need a business license or other legal requirements and take care of them. This is not usually all that difficult.
5. People generally realize that they need to log income and expenses for eventual income tax purposes, but there is another good reason to get a notebook and write it all down. This will show you how much profit you are actually making.
There is a lot more to say about how to start your own house cleaning business, so do take a look at my website!
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