Comments on: Make Extra Money Cleaning Homes

By: ffb

ffb — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:58:40 +0000

I can’t say for sure but you should be able to check the state website for what you would need as a small business (my gut tells me you wouldn’t need one but don’t take my word for it).

By: dmclarke84

dmclarke84 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:13:19 +0000

Does anyone know if you can just clean houses with out a business license in Illinois.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:34:00 +0000

Besides just making extra money, I have a good friend (and now business partner) who has doubled his business every year and made multiple six figure returns.

Not too shabby for a high school dropout!

By: aracely

aracely — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:17:34 +0000

I would like if you can get me some customers for star to work clean houses ok, let me know thank you.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Adam, I completely agree with you. Never undercharge. Leave undercharging to other people.

If anything, you should charge fees at the higher end of the scale for your area.

Door knocking is a tough way to build up your business. Congratulations on making that work so well for you.

For those who might find door knocking scary, there are other options for marketing your cleaning business that are easier and can multiply your efforts.

You can make inexpensive door hangers or fliers. Make sure you don’t put theses in mailboxes — those are only for stamped mail. But an attractive flier with an incentive to call you for an appointment can attract many new clients. And you can do door knocking while you’re distributing fliers if you’re not afraid to do so.

Another idea is to do a joint venture (JV) with another (non-competing) business. For example, with JV marketing, all small businesses in your town are potential business partners. Strike up an agreement with the local hardware store that customers who buy at that store get a 5% discount on a specific type of service with you. In exchange, your clients get some sort of a special deal at the hardware store. Sweet! Other people marketing for you, and you’re not there.

I’m a firm believer that even a part-time cleaning business is the answer for many who are now out of work, or who are underemployed (as so many are right now).

People who have homes can be shown that hiring a house cleaner is a smart idea.

This is true if they don’t like to clean and can make money with the time they save by hiring you.

Happy Cleaning!
-Amy
Amy´s last blog ..House Cleaning Cumming Georgia

By: Adam Cleaner

Adam Cleaner — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:04:09 +0000

cleaning houses can be the easiest way to earn money from doing very little, but one thing i’d like to mention is don’t under sell yourself as you’ll be stuck with someone who pays too little and you wont be able to ask to increase to a good level. i find the easiest way is simply go out and knock on doors asking if they need one, worked for me enough that i quickly could hire people to help me out.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:39:40 +0000

This is the perfect job for the self-starter. In my town, if you do a half-way decent job at this you can make big money and always have clients.
Phil´s last blog ..A Money Experiment: A Week Without Spending

By: ffb

ffb — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:27:40 +0000

There you go! This is certainly something that could prove lucrative.

By: ffb

ffb — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:25:57 +0000

That’s the thing, if you can find out the things that other people don’t want to do then you have a market to build from. Many have a high time premium so it’s worth it to pay someone else to do their cleaning.

By: Torrey

Torrey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:09:06 +0000

I have a friend who recently started cleaning houses. She’s doing so well, she is quitting her full-time job to do this.

She really grew by doing an excellent job and referrals from clients.