http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tipMyHouseCleaningBiz.com Tip of the WeekSun, 13 May 2012 07:27:40 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/Gb.vU/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_145_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips 7 Reasons to Consider Switching to Pre-Portioned Chemical Packets Most residential cleaning business owners have made the switch to environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals, which are safer for their clients and for the environment. But how many of you have considered the sustainability aspect of green cleaning? Even though the chemical itself may be green, has the manufacturer taken into consideration the sustainability of the packaging? This is one reason we've always liked pre-portioned chemical packets. Besides the sustainability benefits, there are several reasons for you to consider making the switch. Transportation costs are reduced because less packaging means you can transport more chemical in the same amount of space. There is very little packaging waste. Instead of throwing away large plastic containers, you're throwing away a small packet. Some manufacturers even make packets that dissolve in water and create absolutely no waste at all. Disposal costs are reduced, landfill space is reduced, and landfills are not cluttered up with plastic containers that don't break down. Employee safety is improved because it's easier to train them on how to empty a packet of concentrated chemical into a bottle than it is to train them on how to measure correctly and then make sure they don't spill chemical as they're measuring and mixing. There also tends to be less contact with the chemical and less chance of splashing Because you don't have to train people on the correct dilution for specific types of cleaning, you no longer have the problem of slippery floors due to too much chemical being used, hazy surfaces, or sticky surfaces. There is much less product waste because of spilling or using too much chemical when mixing. You'll eliminate the problem of the occasional employee that figures that adding more chemical will help them clean better. Most cleaning companies don't have a lot of space to store all the chemicals needed. Pre-portioned packets take up very little storage space. If you haven't yet considered pre-portioned packets, you might want to visit your local janitorial supplier and check out the lines they carry. You might just change your mind when you see how easy, safe and sustainable it really is! Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership dwkenn1- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> Cleaning Success Blog: The Cleaning Prospect Said No! What Did I Do Wrong? How many times have you had a meeting with a prospect, gave your best effort to sell her on your cleaning services, only to be disappointed once again? Did you stop to assess the meeting after it was over or did you simply move on to the next prospect, hoping for the best? Read the rest of the post and add your comments >>> F.R.E.E. for Members: EBOOK: Learn to Clean Any Surface This 74 page ebook contains surface identification and cleaning strategies, and is FREE for members of MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. Use this ebook to train your employees so they don't inadvertently ruin a surface in your clients' home or office. The more they know about surfaces and the chemicals used to clean those surfaces, the less likely they'll be to cause problems for you down the road. After studying the content of this ebook, visit the How to Clean Any Surface section of the Member Discussion Forum. Here we've added the specific procedures for cleaning surfaces Sign Up Today to Get Your F.R.E.E. Copy! >>> Watch the Latest Video The latest How To video is How to Vacuum Carpet with an Upright Vacuum Cleaner. Use these short, how-to videos to train your employees on how to clean. These videos are great for short training sessions. Select one video to watch and discuss. This will provide your employees with ongoing training without YOU having to provide all the content! Watch now >>> Sale of the Week! Safety Training for Residential Cleaners (PDF Download) $22 - This Week Only! Member price normally $27.00 Non-Member price normally $47.00 This price is good through Wednesday, May 23rd Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies JUNE issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: The 'Fish Story' gets better The American flag takes its place in popular culture Moneywise: More restaurants charge the no-shows The sleep deprived eat more Searching for pride, self-esteem and personal satisfaction For the best eco-friendly light bulb, consider the application If your teeth could talk ... Crossword: Summer Sunshine Trivia Teaser: Jack of all Trades Read more View the JUNE Issue (Print Version) View the JUNE Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #42- How Do You Deal With Cleaning Clients Who Always Ask For More? READ NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 13 May 2012 07:27:40 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/BHmHk/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_144_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips CleaningBiz.tv - Episode #42 How Do You Deal With Cleaning Clients Who Always Ask For More? Do you have cleaning clients that are always asking for more? Most cleaning companies do. We want to make our clients happy so often times we give away these extras for free because we feel uncomfortable telling them it will cost them more to receive that service. Don't keep giving away your time for free! Learn how to handle clients that expect more without having to pay for it. Watch Online If you have trouble viewing the video at the link above, you can also watch it on YouTube. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership greener4u- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> F.R.E.E. for Members: EBOOK: Learn to Clean Any Surface This 74 page ebook contains surface identification and cleaning strategies, and is FREE for members of MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. Use this ebook to train your employees so they don't inadvertently ruin a surface in your clients' home or office. The more they know about surfaces and the chemicals used to clean those surfaces, the less likely they'll be to cause problems for you down the road. After studying the content of this ebook, visit the How to Clean Any Surface section of the Member Discussion Forum. Here we've added the specific procedures for cleaning surfaces Sign Up Today to Get Your F.R.E.E. Copy! >>> List Your Company Profile in the Service Directory Would you like more exposure for your residential cleaning company? Submit your company profile to the Service Directory at MyHouseCleaningBiz.com -- it's F.R.E.E! Include your photo or logo, a description of your services, location and contact information, and your website URL. Submit your profile >>> (Just c.l.i.c.k. on the Add a Site link) Sale of the Week! How to Hire *STAR* Employees for Your Cleaning Company (Recorded Webinar Download) $32 - This Week Only! Member price normally $37.00 Non-Member price normally $57.00 This price is good through Wednesday, May 2nd Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies MAY issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Memorial Day weekend: Remember the fallen, but celebrate life How to do healthy cooking with nonstick cookwear Get up, lace up, show up for fitness News From Home: Air-quality test Do your part to save the turtles How to recalculate your retirement plans How to safely fuel your boat Trivia Teaser - Creative Spellings Crossword - Dollars and Sense Read more View the MAY Issue (Print Version) View the MAY Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. 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Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 06 May 2012 07:30:48 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/Bvv6./h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_143.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips The Price You Pay For Under-Pricing Your Home Cleaning Services Many cleaning business owners are under-pricing their cleaning services, and it's not just the ones that are getting started in the industry. Some under-price because that's the way they've always done it. Some lower their price just to stay competitive. Some under-price out of fear of losing clients, or the fear of not being able to gain new clients. Some under-price because they're not good at estimating the time it will take to clean. Regardless of the reason, under-pricing your home cleaning services isn't doing you any favors, especially if you find yourself working day and night just to keep up and still have a hard time paying the bills! Here is a common thought process of someone making the transition of working a job to owning a business, and deciding on what hourly rate to charge. I made $15/hr working at my job. I could charge $18 - $20/hr cleaning homes and make good money. What they haven't considered is, charging $3 to $5 an hour more is NOT going to cover their business expenses, much less their benefits now that they have to provide for themselves. If they did the math on what they really need to charge to pay overhead and expenses and still make a profit, they may need to charge about $30/hr for cleaning services. If you realize you've been under-pricing your services, you may not know how to approach your clients to let them know you need to raise prices. Keep in mind, I'm not suggesting you immediately raise your price from $18/hr to $30/hr. You're sure to see resistence and will probably lose clients if you approach it that way. Here are some tips for getting your prices in line: Raise prices in increments. If you have a large gap in what you should be charging, start by raising the price a little at a time over a few months or a year. Only do this if you are not losing money on this client. You never want to keep a client that is costing you money. Raise prices for just a few clients at a time. Never do a blanket price increase to all your clients at once. You don't want to take the chance of losing several clients at one time. If you're going to lose any clients over this, it will be much easier to lose one or two, and then work to replace them quickly. Add a policy to your client agreement that the price is subject to change after the first few cleanings or after the first year. If you are under-pricing due to underestimating the time it will take to clean, find a system that works. Sometimes people look around a room but don't look closely enough at the soil load in the home. They may look around and see that the house is neat and in order with little clutter and think it's clean. They didn't notice the dust hanging from the ceiling fans; they didn't look at how dirty the vents were or how filthy the baseboards are, or notice the dust on the 6 panel doors. Neat and clutter-free doesn't mean dirt-free. It doesn't matter how you do it, the important thing is to come up with a system that works for you so you can accurately estimate the time it will take to clean. Once you know that, the rest is easy. If you've been under-pricing your cleaning services, start re-thinking the wisdom of that decision. None of us are in business to work long hours and struggle to pay bills. You have a right to a profitable business, and one that enables you to enjoy a comfortable living. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership aheavenlytouchclean- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> Cleaning Success Blog Post: 4 Reasons You're Having A Hard Time Selling Your Cleaning Services I was reading a newsletter from Jill Konrath, a sales expert, and she gave four reasons why people can't sell. It really resonated with me because I've been there before. Here they are: Read the rest of the post and add your comments >>> F.R.E.E. for Members: EBOOK: Learn to Clean Any Surface This 74 page ebook contains surface identification and cleaning strategies, and is FREE for members of MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. Use this ebook to train your employees so they don't inadvertently ruin a surface in your clients' home or office. The more they know about surfaces and the chemicals used to clean those surfaces, the less likely they'll be to cause problems for you down the road. After studying the content of this ebook, visit the How to Clean Any Surface section of the Member Discussion Forum. Here we've added the specific procedures for cleaning surfaces Sign Up Today to Get Your F.R.E.E. Copy! >>> Watch the Latest Videos The latest How To videos include: How to Use a Measuring Wheel How to Measure a Home How to Walk Through a Home with a Customer Watch now >>> Sale of the Week! How to Hire *STAR* Employees for Your Cleaning Company (Recorded Webinar Download) $32 - This Week Only! Member price normally $37.00 Non-Member price normally $57.00 This price is good through Wednesday, May 2nd Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies MAY issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Memorial Day weekend: Remember the fallen, but celebrate life How to do healthy cooking with nonstick cookwear Get up, lace up, show up for fitness News From Home: Air-quality test Do your part to save the turtles How to recalculate your retirement plans How to safely fuel your boat Trivia Teaser - Creative Spellings Crossword - Dollars and Sense Read more View the MAY Issue (Print Version) View the MAY Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Read the latest article >>> How to Build Your Dream Team READ NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:21:41 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/8EcRA/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_142_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips Are You Qualifying Your Home Cleaning Prospects? The phone rings and it's a prospective client who wants to know how much you charge to clean a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home. Before you even get a chance to get any more information about the home, she takes over again by saying, I don't want you to come to the house, I just need a ballpark price. What is wrong with this picture? You let the customer take the lead. When a potential client calls, they want to interview you to see if you provide the service they're looking for, at the price they're looking for. But what you need to keep in mind is that it is your job to interview the prospect in order to find out if they are a good fit for your business. Too many cleaning business owners just assume that anyone who calls is a prospective client. I challenge you to rethink that concept. You need to qualify prospects by asking a series of questions to see if they are in fact a good fit. What questions should you ask? Here are just a few: What type of service are you looking for? (if they just want a one-time clean they may not be a good fit if you only want repeat clients) What type of home do you have? (apartment, condo, rental, home?) (You may only be interested in cleaning homes or high-end condo's) Have you ever used a cleaning service before? (If they answer yes, ask the next question) Why did you stop using your last cleaning service? (this question is important and could raise red flags depending on their answer) Think about the type of information you need to ensure your prospective client is a good fit for your business and then interview the client. By having the right information you'll not only be able to qualify the prospect, but you'll be able to answer their questions too. If they are a great prospect for you, then the next step is to set up a time for an in-home walk-through and presentation. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership garciamarita62 - If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> F.R.E.E. for Members: EBOOK: Learn to Clean Any Surface This 74 page ebook contains surface identification and cleaning strategies, and is FREE for members of MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. Use this ebook to train your employees so they don't inadvertently ruin a surface in your clients' home or office. The more they know about surfaces and the chemicals used to clean those surfaces, the less likely they'll be to cause problems for you down the road. After studying the content of this ebook, visit the How to Clean Any Surface section of the Member Discussion Forum. Here we've added the specific procedures for cleaning surfaces Sign Up Today to Get Your F.R.E.E. Copy! >>> Telephone Discussion: 4 Methods for Calculating the Time to Clean a House How do you know how long it should take to clean a house? Do you have a system in place to calculate the time or are you just guessing at how much time it will take? Join us April 17th for a live discussion on the 4 different methods you can use to estimate your time. Register now >>> Watch the Latest Videos The latest How To videos include: How to Use a Measuring Wheel How to Measure a Home How to Walk Through a Home with a Customer Watch now >>> Sale of the Week! Team Leader Training Program (PDF Download) $42 - This Week Only! Member price normally $47.00 Non-Member price normally $67.00 This price is good through Tuesday, April 17th Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies ARIL issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Credit card rewards: Are you getting what's coming to you? Moneywise: Credit score benefits decrease as score rises Celebrate Earth Day by recycling in new ways Only in America... The Great Pacific Garbage Patch National Volunteer Week: April 15-21 Volunteers honored, more needed Smoothie provides fast nutrition Trivia Teaser - Creative Spellings Crossword - Florist Favorite Read more View the APRIL Issue (Print Version) View the APRIL Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #39 - 5 Ways to Build Trust in Your Cleaning Company: The Key to Long Term Clients WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:30:40 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/Hk_rQ/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_141_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips How to Build Your Dream Team As a cleaning business owner, you know how hard it is to build a great team. We all want a team that we can totally rely one, one that works well together, and one that gets things done. So how do you build your Dream Team? The first step in building your dream team is to realize that you need to create a team where everyone is doing 1) what they're best at, and 2) what they're passionate about. When you have a team like this, it means YOU get to focus on what YOU do best. The result is that you'll feel confident that things are getting done right because you have the right people focused on doing the right things. Just think about what this will mean for the quality of work being done in your business and how it will affect the growth of your business! Never assume that your team members should be just like you. First of all, you'll never be able to clone yourself, so stop looking for that perfect employee that has the same passion and skills you do -- you're just wasting your time. The goal is to first identify the skills needed for each of your team members, and then find the people with those skills and talents. Next, keep in mind that someone else is actually passionate about those very things you hate doing. Sometimes business owners actually won't delegate certain tasks because they assume other people hate doing them just as much as they do. Do you hate answering customer service calls? Some people absolutely excel at this job and couldn't be happier answering calls and finding ways to make your clients and prospects thrilled with your company. When you let these tasks go to the person that loves to do them, your business will transform. Unfortunately, your dream team members won't be around forever, so always be on the lookout for new talent. When talking to employees or potential employees, watch for moments when their eyes light up at the prospect of doing what they love to do. Or watch for employees that demonstrate a superior skill that might be useful in another position in your company. You probably aren't even aware that you have talented people all around you just looking for an opportunity that you can provide. Your job now is to start making a list of all the things you should NOT be doing, and the skills needed to get them done. Then start looking for the right people to take over. If you give these tips a try, you'll soon be on your way to having the team you've always dreamed of. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership shawnlgoodbread- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> Cleaning Success Blog: Do You Pay Yourself First? As you pay the bills for your business, do you wait to see if there's anything left over in the checking account before you even begin to think about paying yourself? Where did it all go? Read the rest of the post and share your comments >>> Telephone Discussion: 4 Methods for Calculating the Time to Clean a House How do you know how long it should take to clean a house? Do you have a system in place to calculate the time or are you just guessing at how much time it will take? Join us April 17th for a live discussion on the 4 different methods you can use to estimate your time. Register now >>> Recorded Teleforum: 5 Secrets to Customer Loyalty Maid Service business consultant Debbie Sardone recently shared secrets to keeping customers for life. Closing the back door is as important as getting new customer through the front door. Debbie will share her time-tested strategies for keeping customers loyal for years! Listen now >>> Sale of the Week! Wood Floor Training Program (PDF Download) $22 - This Week Only! Member price normally $27.00 Non-Member price normally $37.00 This price is good through Wednesday, March 28th Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies ARIL issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Credit card rewards: Are you getting what's coming to you? Moneywise: Credit score benefits decrease as score rises Celebrate Earth Day by recycling in new ways Only in America... The Great Pacific Garbage Patch National Volunteer Week: April 15-21 Volunteers honored, more needed Smoothie provides fast nutrition Trivia Teaser - Creative Spellings Crossword - Florist Favorite Read more View the APRIL Issue (Print Version) View the APRIL Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #39 - 5 Ways to Build Trust in Your Cleaning Company: The Key to Long Term Clients WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:45:40 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/56FBg/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_140_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips CleaningBiz.tv #39 5 Ways to Build Trust in Your Cleaning Company: The Key to Long Term Clients It takes a lot of time and effort to get a new client, so once you've got them, it's important to keep them long-term in order to build your business. One of the keys to retaining clients is to build trust. When clients trust you, they'll stay with you long term. This video explains five ways you can build trust with clients. Watch the video online If you have trouble viewing the video at the link above, you can also watch it on YouTube. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership jurgita.harold- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> Recorded Teleforum: 5 Secrets to Customer Loyalty Maid Service business consultant Debbie Sardone recently shared secrets to keeping customers for life. Closing the back door is as important as getting new customer through the front door. Debbie will share her time-tested strategies for keeping customers loyal for years! Listen now >>> Sale of the Week! Residential Cleaning to Perfection Training Program (PDF Download) $22 - This Week Only! Member price normally $27.00 Non-Member price normally $47.00 This price is good through Wednesday, March 21st Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies ARIL issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Credit card rewards: Are you getting what's coming to you? Moneywise: Credit score benefits decrease as score rises Celebrate Earth Day by recycling in new ways Only in America... The Great Pacific Garbage Patch National Volunteer Week: April 15-21 Volunteers honored, more needed Smoothie provides fast nutrition Trivia Teaser - Creative Spellings Crossword - Florist Favorite Read more View the APRIL Issue (Print Version) View the APRIL Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #37 - Green Versus Sustainable: What's Your Marketing Pitch? WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:34:43 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/7ZiWg/h/House_Cleaning_Proit_Tips_140_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips How to Clean Granite Countertops Granite countertops are fairly simple to care for and since stone is a natural product, the proper care and maintenance will keep it looking beautiful for years to come. Routine Cleaning: Proper routine cleaning and maintenance is essential to preserve the shine and colors of the granite surface. Always dust off the granite countertop whether located in the kitchen or bathroom area using a microfiber cloth or other soft clean cloth. Use warm water and a microfiber cloth to daily clean the surface. You can also try a mild or neutral cleaner for more stubborn grime left on the surface. A mild dish soap works well or try a granite stone soap. Rinse after cleaning and dry with a soft clean cloth. Daily granite countertop care should include gentle cleansers like stone soap or mild dishwashing liquids. You can also try a synthetic scrubbing pad to clean the granite. Always remember to wipe up spills immediately. Never use strong chemicals or chemicals that incorporate acidic ingredients like lemon juice or vinegar to clean the granite since this may cause the surface to become stained, etched or pitted. Daily dusting, cleaning with a mild dish soap and water, and cleaning up spills immediately after they occur will keep the kitchen countertops and bathroom vanity looking great for a long time. Helpful Hints for Cleaning up Stubborn Stains on Granite Countertops: Natural stone are porous materials. This porosity is why it stains so easily. The stone has literally absorbed the stain and we simply re-absorb it into a different material. This different material is called a poultice. A poultice can be made with cotton balls, paper towel, gauze pads and a powder such as diatomaceous earth can be used. Always use caution and test surfaces before applying poultice. Most stains can be classified into one of the following categories. Oil Based Stains - grease, tar, cooking oil and food stains. Metal Stains - iron (rust), copper, bronze, etc. Biological Stains - algae, mildew, etc. and ink Stains - magic marker, pen, ink, etc. There are other materials that will cause staining - but these 4 categories are the most common. Always use caution when handling any chemicals. General Stain: To remove a stain on granite, you can try mixing a cup of flour and one or two tablespoons of dishwashing liquid with water and make a thick paste (the consistency of peanut butter). Put the paste on the stain (about a half "thick) using a wood or plastic utensil or scraper and spread evenly covering the stain beyond one inch. Cover the paste with plastic wrap and tape the edges so that it is sealed. Let the paste set overnight. Remove the wrap and make sure the paste is completely dry. This may require additional time. This will allow the stain to be pulled into the paste. Scrape away the mixture with a wooden or plastic utensil or scraper and rinse with distilled water. Buff the area with a clean soft cloth. This process can be repeated several times in order for the stain to be completely removed. Oil-Based Stains (grease, tar, cooking oil, milk): oily stains will darken the stone which will require a chemical to dissolve it. Substitute one or two tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide in the paste instead of the dishwashing liquid and follow the instructions for a general stain. You can also try a soft liquid cleanser with bleach. Mineral spirits and acetone are other good choices. Organic (food, fruit, tea, coffee): Combine 12 percent hydrogen peroxide mixed with a few drops of ammonia. Ink, Pens or Markers: On darker stone, apply a lacquer thinner or acetone to the stain. For lighter stone use hydrogen peroxide. Wine (non-oil): Create a paste using a mixture of molding plaster and bleach. Apply the mixture to the stain and let stand for at least 30 minutes. Remove the paste mixture and rinse thoroughly. Hard Water Accumulation (water spots and rings): Try buffing with dry 0000 steel wool or use a water ring and etch remover. Chemical etching: You can use a polishing powder and buff the area with a felt buffing pad. This will help to restore the etched area. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved NOTE: We have just started adding an entire library of cleaning procedures called How to Clean Any Surface to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. This article is just one small example of the content you'll find in the library. In addition to routine cleaning procedures, instructions for periodic and restorative maintenance procedures are also included. Don't waste your precious time searching online for answers to your cleaning questions, and wondering which method will really work! We've got all the information located in one place. This library of content is available to members of MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership gjackman- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> Recorded Teleforum: 5 Secrets to Customer Loyalty Maid Service business consultant Debbie Sardone recently shared secrets to keeping customers for life. Closing the back door is as important as getting new customer through the front door. Debbie will share her time-tested strategies for keeping customers loyal for years! Listen now >>> NEW DVD! Safety Training for Residential Cleaners The Safety Training for Residential Cleaners DVD is OSHA Compliant safety training and meets CIMS Certification Requirements. This is a one hour DVD that includes a Safety Exam and Certificate of Completion for each of your employees. Learn more about the Safety DVD >>> New Article: Fighting Workers Compensation Fraud The detection and prevention of workers compensation fraud is a major priority for every insurance company. And because the price of insurance coverage takes into account all claims, it should also be a primary concern for business owners. Most workers compensation claims are legitimate. Unfortunately, there are some that are inflated or fraudulent. The following are Red Flags that may be evidence of a false claim Read the rest of the article >>> Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies MARCH issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Is your partner a procrastinator? Deal with it...or live with it How to get an early start for your garden Speaking of Safety: Cellphone use while driving can cause road rage Health in the News: Coming -- breakthrough procedure for hypertension Moneywise: Keeping critical documents safe and accessible Here's how to dine out with kids, peacefully Body data Trivia Teaser - Common Scents Crossword - Tax Time Read more View the MARCH Issue (Print Version) View the MARCH Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #37 - Green Versus Sustainable: What's Your Marketing Pitch? WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:28:43 -0400http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/MNKtw/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_139_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips What To Do When Team Members Just Don't Get Along A residential cleaning business owner has been having a problem with one of her teams. They bicker on and off, and they each have attitude problems because of it. She doesn't want to break up another team in order to split these two up, so she's at a loss as to what to do. Another cleaning business owner offered this advice based on a similar experience with her cleaning company. First, this sort of bad behavior is not acceptable and should not be tolerated. It sends the wrong message to your entire cleaning staff; and if the client is present, she'll pick up on the team's bad attitudes as well, which can put you on unstable ground with the client. That said, you still have a problem to deal with. You first need to decide if it is one employee that's causing the problem or both. You don't want to punish the wrong cleaning technician and you can't afford to keep the team together any longer. Here is what I would do. Separate them for a week or two. That way you aren't permanently breaking up another team, and it will give you an opportunity to see how they interact with other employees. Do not let this drag out indefinitely; set a time limit of no more than two weeks so you can assess their behavior and work habits away from the other employee. I had a problem team a while back that had a cancellation rate of nearly double that of any other team. In my case, I had one employee that didn't clean very well and wasn't open to training, and the other had difficulty working in a team environment. Once the two cleaners were separated from each other and couldn't point a finger at their new top-performing partner, the real problems easily surfaced. So if you can separate them, it will become much easier to pinpoint the real problem, which will make it much easier to get rid of the bad apples! Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership guayamacs - If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> New Blog Post: Increase Response Rates For Your Direct Mail Campaign By Using This 11-Step Checklist Many cleaning business owners spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars on direct mail campaigns and then become frustrated when they see little or no results. Usually it's because they're missing one of the most important components of a successful direct mail campaign. Next time you decide to send direct mail, use this checklist to make sure you are setting yourself up for success. Read the rest of the post and add your comments >>> Teleforum: 5 Secrets to Customer Loyalty Join us March 8th! Maid Service business consultant Debbie Sardone will share secrets to keeping customers for life. Closing the back door is as important as getting new customer through the front door. Debbie will share her time-tested strategies for keeping customers loyal for years! Register now >>> NEW DVD! Safety Training for Residential Cleaners The Safety Training for Residential Cleaners DVD is OSHA Compliant safety training and meets CIMS Certification Requirements. This is a one hour DVD that includes a Safety Exam and Certificate of Completion for each of your employees. Learn more about the Safety DVD >>> New Article: Fighting Workers Compensation Fraud The detection and prevention of workers compensation fraud is a major priority for every insurance company. And because the price of insurance coverage takes into account all claims, it should also be a primary concern for business owners. Most workers compensation claims are legitimate. Unfortunately, there are some that are inflated or fraudulent. The following are Red Flags that may be evidence of a false claim Read the rest of the article >>> Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies MARCH issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Is your partner a procrastinator? Deal with it...or live with it How to get an early start for your garden Speaking of Safety: Cellphone use while driving can cause road rage Health in the News: Coming -- breakthrough procedure for hypertension Moneywise: Keeping critical documents safe and accessible Here's how to dine out with kids, peacefully Body data Trivia Teaser - Common Scents Crossword - Tax Time Read more View the MARCH Issue (Print Version) View the MARCH Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #37 - Green Versus Sustainable: What's Your Marketing Pitch? WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:11:05 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/8ATDA/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_138_.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips Guidelines for Paying Employee Travel Time If you have employees that are traveling between cleaning locations you need to have a company policy for paying travel time. Once you decide on your policy, add it to your employee manual, and then go over it with each employee. Don't let your employees tell YOU how they expect to be paid for traveling. The first thing to keep in mind is that you are not required to pay travel time for the employee's time spent traveling from home to work and from work to home. You are however, required to pay your employees for any travel time between jobs. If your employees are allowed to take a lunch break during the day, you will need to create a policy as to whether they will be paid for this personal time. Keep your policy simple and consistent for all employees. Travel time adds up, so the easiest system is to pay them from your location and job-to-job as soon as they're on the clock. If you introduce a separate payment system for travel and one for cleaning you are opening the door to a bookkeeping nightmare. Know the mileage and time your employees should be traveling. Either do your own tracking of the time it takes to travel between homes or use a mapping tool like Google Maps. Just keep in mind that estimated travel time on Google Maps may be wrong depending on traffic conditions. You could also invest in GPS devices to track travel. Plan your employees' routes instead of letting them decide which route to take. Not all will be efficient with their time and may take a longer route than necessary. Consider cleaning in teams of two or even single maids in order to keep travel time to a minimum. One or two people take longer to clean a home than a group of 3 or 4 people, so they won't be traveling to as many homes each day. When you have 3 or 4 people traveling together to several homes a day you have to pay each one for riding in the vehicle. Pay attention to how much money you're spending on paying travel time to your employees. Even though you do have to pay travel time, these tips will help you to make sure you aren't paying for wasted time. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership skipspirit- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> NEW DVD! Safety Training for Residential Cleaners The Safety Training for Residential Cleaners DVD is OSHA Compliant safety training and meets CIMS Certification Requirements. This is a one hour DVD that includes a Safety Exam and Certificate of Completion for each of your employees. Learn more about the Safety DVD >>> VIDEO: Employee Recognition Card Employee recognition increases profit. Create this personalized recognition card in minutes! Watch the video How-To Videos for Residential Cleaners Members: Use these short, how-to videos to train your employees on how to clean. These videos are great for short training sessions. Select one video to watch and discuss. This will provide your employees with ongoing training without YOU having to provide all the content! Here are the latest videos: - How to remove human and pet hair from bathroom surfaces - How to Clean Inside a Bathroom Vanity with High Clutter - How to Clean a Large Mirror with a Squeegee Watch videos now >>> New Article: Fighting Workers Compensation Fraud The detection and prevention of workers compensation fraud is a major priority for every insurance company. And because the price of insurance coverage takes into account all claims, it should also be a primary concern for business owners. Most workers compensation claims are legitimate. Unfortunately, there are some that are inflated or fraudulent. The following are Red Flags that may be evidence of a false claim Read the rest of the article >>> Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies MARCH issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Is your partner a procrastinator? Deal with it...or live with it How to get an early start for your garden Speaking of Safety: Cellphone use while driving can cause road rage Health in the News: Coming -- breakthrough procedure for hypertension Moneywise: Keeping critical documents safe and accessible Here's how to dine out with kids, peacefully Body data Trivia Teaser - Common Scents Crossword - Tax Time Read more View the MARCH Issue (Print Version) View the MARCH Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> #37 - Green Versus Sustainable: What's Your Marketing Pitch? WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. Diamond Lake Rd., Ste. 400-408, Rogers, MN 55374 Contact About Your Subscription MyHouseCleaningBiz.com respects your privacy and does not give out or sell subscriber names and/or e-mail addresses. You are welcome to pass this newsletter to your friends and colleagues as long as the entire newsletter is kept intact. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you are welcome to sign up to receive your own copy. If you wish to be taken off this list simply go to the end of this newsletter for your subscription update options, or visit: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:21:40 -0500http://archive.aweber.com/mhcb-tip/GcVOg/h/House_Cleaning_Profit_Tips_137.htm JOIN STORE DISCUSSIONS RECENT ARTICLES ARCHIVES Read the newsletter online here | Subcribe to House Cleaning Profit Tips CleaningBiz.TV #37 Green Versus Sustainable: What's Your Marketing Pitch? Some cleaning companies are using the phrases "green" and "sustainable" interchangeably when marketing their cleaning company. This episode explains the difference and why you should think twice before doing the same. Watch online If you have trouble viewing the video at the link above, you can also watch it on YouTube. Copyright (c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved Connect With Us >>> Drawing for 1 Year Membership specialtyhousekeeping- If this is the first part of your email address, contact us with a subject line of One Year Membership Drawing and we'll tell you how to get signed up for your one-year membership to MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. You must reply within 2 weeks of the date of this newsletter. Read more about membership >>> Cleaning Success Blog: Price Versus Cost - Is There A Difference When It Comes To Cleaning? These days prospects tend to focus on the price of your cleaning service over everything else because they want the best deal to stay within their budget, while still getting a quality service. But it's your job to help them realize they should be thinking about COST, not PRICE. What your prospect doesn't realize is that... Read the rest of the post and add your comments >>> VIDEO: Employee Recognition Card Employee recognition increases profit. Create this personalized recognition card in minutes! Watch the video How-To Videos for Residential Cleaners Members: Use these short, how-to videos to train your employees on how to clean. These videos are great for short training sessions. Select one video to watch and discuss. This will provide your employees with ongoing training without YOU having to provide all the content! Here are the latest videos: - How to remove human and pet hair from bathroom surfaces - How to Clean Inside a Bathroom Vanity with High Clutter - How to Clean a Large Mirror with a Squeegee Watch videos now >>> New Article: Improve Your Own Productivity By Learning to Master Delegation I believe in being a life-long learner. One of the things I've been struggling with lately is my own productivity. With all the distractions around me (social media, tons of email, phone calls, etc), I find myself becoming less and less productive. I went in search of a book to help with my productivity problem, and found... Read the rest of the article >>> Newsletters for Residential Cleaning Companies FEBRUARY issue now available! Sending monthly newsletters is the #1 way to stay in front of your clients and prospects. The best part is, WE do all the work of creating the content! Articles in this issue: Your cellphone: Insure it or keep your old phone as a backup? Mardi Gras festivities celebrated worldwide Multiple vitamins for pennies a day ...or much more Random Acts of Kindness Week: Feb. 13-19 Stay safe at the ATM Car-stopping tech puts the breaks on crashes No need to buy organic Trivia Teaser - Elephants Crossword - Flavorful Read more View the February Issue (Print Version) View the February Issue (Website/Email Version) Listen to an interview with a Enid Tate-Shephard, who publishes Better Home Living monthly. Her clients love it and she offers some great ideas for personalizing it for her business. Watch the latest episode at CleaningBiz.tv >>> Is Your Cleaning Business Running You Or Are You Running Your Cleaning Business? WATCH NOW About Us MyHouseCleaningBiz.com is an online community of people who either own a house cleaning business or are considering starting their own house cleaning business. This active community is for those who are serious about building a more profitable and successful business. The discussion forum is packed with extremely helpful, real world advice and tips straight from successful cleaning business owners. We provide you with all the tools and resources you need to achieve your dream of running a successful cleaning business -- without having to learn it all the hard way. Why not have the profitable cleaning business you've been dreaming of? You can struggle, or succeed. The decision is obvious... Join Us Now! Copyright(c) MyHouseCleaningBiz.com. All Rights Reserved. 21897 S. 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