Starting a Cleaning BusinessIn 11 Simple Steps

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● Information on starting a cleaning business

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This slideshare is an overview of our most popular post, “How to Start a Cleaning

Business in 11 Steps” (Original post can be found at: http://cleaningzoom.com/how-to-

start-a-cleaning-business/)

Step 1: ResearchResearch is highly important for a few reasons:

● Discover which path to take your cleaning business

● Deciding if it is a viable business for you

● Discover who your target market is

● And more…

Finding out how many people live in your area, what their income is, and other factors,

is highly valuable information to all business owners.

Comparing your findings to how many businesses are in the area will ultimately be the

decision maker on whether to clean for businesses or residential homes.

Step 2: Identify Services You Will OfferThere are two main avenues to take:

● Business / Commercial / Office Cleaning

● Residential Cleaning

Step 1 will help with making this step easy.

By discovering how many people and how many businesses are in your area, the one

that is greater in comparison to each other is probably the one you want to clean for.

(Note: Businesses often pay more for your services, so there doesn’t need to be more

businesses per-se to make it a viable option.)

Step 3: Define Your GoalsAsk yourself this:

“Where do I want my business to go in the future?”

How big do you want to expand? What values and standards will your business honor

and live by?

All if this is crucial to know, and you should define it with a business plan!

Step 4: Creating a Business NameWe all get intimidated when the thought of coming up with a unique business name

comes up.

Here are some tips to keep in mind:

● KISS (Keep it simple stupid)

● Make it easy to remember, pronounce, and spell

● Keep it short!

For more on creating a business name you will simply love, click here!

Step 5: Staying LegalDon’t get caught up with the law by doing something illegal, always ensure you are

staying on the right side of the law with all business activities.

Here are some great resources for you to look at:

● Cleaningzoom.com “Staying Legal” Post

● LegalZoom.com

● Google.com (it’s your friend!)

● Lastly, if you can afford, get a lawyer!

Step 6: Gather Cleaning SuppliesNeed help with picking out what cleaning supplies to get?

Check out this checklist for everything you will ever need while cleaning out homes

and businesses!

Step 7: Build a WebsiteFace it, everyone is on the web these days.

Get a simple website built with contact info, services you offer, and put it online for

everyone to see.

Need help? Here’s some resources for that:

● Create a Cleaning Business Website with CleaningZoom.com

● Cleaning Business Resources

● Fiverr.com (Great for small services, even websites!)

Step 8: MarketingWithout marketing and promotion, you’ll surely go out of business very quickly!

Here’s some tips to keep in mind:

● Simple tactics work - things like flyers, business cards, etc

● Word of mouth is very powerful, go entice your clients to talk about you!

● Build an online and offline presence - they are both extremely important

Keeping up to date with all the new marketing and promotion tactics is a must, so

keep reading and learning all the time!

Step 9: How Much to ChargeAlthough this step might seem intimidating, CleaningZoom has you covered yet again!

Here are the only two resources you will ever need when it comes to learning how

much to charge your clients:

● How much to charge for cleaning services guide

● Cleaning estimate / quote calculator

Step 10: Keeping ClientsKeeping clients after you get them is crucial to your business's survival.

Not sure how to keep clients? Here’s how you can keep them:

● Be respectful, grateful, and thankful for every client (even the rude ones!)

● Go above and beyond always - always over deliver

● Send out thank-you cards, customers love it!

Step 11: Running Your BusinessRunning your business and managing business activities can be difficult. So we’ve

compiled some great resources to help you out with that:

● Awesome accounting software

● Managing cash flows

● Managing business activities

In SummaryThat’s it!

We’ve just summarized our entire post on starting a cleaning business!

Want to get the entire scoop? Be sure to read our post that goes over every single step

on this slideshare, but in much further depth and detail.

Until next time, keep it up!

~CleaningZoom Team