How to Start a House Cleaning Business

House cleaning services is one business type that has become a prime choice among individuals because it is a good business venture that entails immediate recovery of costs. If you are responsible and trustworthy then why not set up a house cleaning service and make extra money.

Most people despise cleaning the house and would be more than pleased to pay someone else to do it for them. And today's workers and families are overworked and stressed. After an 8 to 10 hour work day, feeding and putting the children to bed, the last thing anyone wants to worry about any house cleaning. Weekends are spent running errands and spending some time with friends and family members.

Therefore, many families are looking for outside assistance with housekeeping  Trust counts a lot when you start a house cleaning service, as you may sometimes do it when they aren’t around. An excellent way to start is to offer your services to people you know.

Starting a house cleaning service cost little to no money to get started, that's what makes it even better. Most of the people who plan to start with a small cleaning business, do it with the savings they have accumulated as this is the best way to begin with. In fact if you begin in a small way with only some clients and are planning to do the cleaning all by yourself then you will only need the main cleaning basics like dusters, pans, brush etc as well as some cleaning products like bleach, bathroom and kitchen cleaner, polish etc.

In most cases it's hard to make money when you don't have money to invest. The wonderful thing about starting  a house cleaning business is that your home can be your office, again, little to no 'start up' cost. You probably have what you need to get started in your home already.

You have to keep in mind that you have started the business for profit and there are many people out there who are ready to pay you a good amount if you offer a professional and a reliable service. And do you know also that there are people out there that make some pretty good money offering their cleaning services to households and companies? They’ll come in and charge you either a set fee per room or an hourly fee to clean up. They can come weekly, monthly, or whenever you think you need an some extra scrubbing.
You can even require the customer to provide all cleaning supplies. This way you will not need to invest any money to start .Besides, their house will be cleaned with all the products they prefer and love.

In order for you to establish a good amount of clientele, make sure that you provide a competitive price range for your services. If possible, start with lower prices compared to your competitors but make sure that you leave a great impact.

I leave in a small neighbourhood and i could not work becauce I have 2 small children, but I had to look for ways to earn extra money so i decided to go meet an old lady opposite me that lives along with her husband, I told her that i want to start running a house cleaning service in the neighbourhood, but that i will do her house twice for free and that if she like my work i can start cleaning her house whenever she wants. Quess what, 4 day later another old lady contacted me and by the end of two mouths I had ten clients. I am my own boss so i choose my hours, I work for two hours then and charge 30 euros for it.

Make sure that you get a permit and license for your business before you start your actual operations. This way, your clients could trust you

You can start advertising with words of mouth becanse that work faster for begginners,offer to do the house cleaning they hate the most. Read about house cleaning tips and organizing spaces.Once you get a few jobs, have some cheap business cards printed out. If you start cleaning houses often, you may want to get a separate phone number just for the house cleaning business.
Print some business cards. Leave a card with everyone you meet and everywhere you go. Hand it to grocery store clerk, give it to the mail carrier, leave one at the restaurant.

Classified ads work really well. Advertise in your local newspaper. Run test ads in various newspapers in your area and advertise frequently in the one that gives you the best results.