House Cleaning Can Be Your Next Enterprise

House cleaning has been a job that a lot of people have gotten into to provide a little more money for the bills that come due every month. Many more, each month, join the ranks of the self employed this way. The work is not as hard as some might think, however, it is a careful, considered and methodical way of working to help people out.

When you are involved in cleaning other people's houses, you are doing what you do at home, every day. You need to be familiar with a lot of little tasks and all of these are very simple to perform. Conducting a business in this fashion can be a very flexible, and motivating activity.

Planning what you are going to be cleaning is an important first step in your new business. Many services will clean only things such as the Kitchen or the Bathroom. Some will also clean the living areas, some the bedrooms and still others will also do the laundry. Decide what it is you will do and plan the average times accordingly. Many house cleaners will do all kinds of cleaning for a price.

The name for your business should command a little attention. It should sound professional and state what it is you are doing. The proper licensing for your company should be looked into and a DBA might be required in your area.

Equipment and supplies are things that many people get confused about. All that is needed are things that you already have at home. They need to be clean and serviceable and easily transportable. The very minimum that is needed for all tasks in a basic cleaning process is a bagged vacuum and several small items. A bucket, several cloths, some cleaning agents and a mop will round out the basics. Other items can be included to help with other tasks and can be purchased with the first billings.

A stated above, your start up costs can be very small. Your prices can be established by taking a basic hourly rate and prorating that to the many tasks that make up a house cleaning routine. To set up prices, you could call house cleaners in your area and ask what they charge for what they do. You can adjust those prices based on whatever criteria you find and come up with a value for your services, easily.

You might need to do a few cleanings for free. You would gain the attention of people who know a lot of others that would want their houses cleaned by offering a free cleaning to them. This would help you get your foot in the door and the word of mouth advertisement would be priceless.

Your house cleaning business can pick up fairly quickly if you have taken the time and care to perform the first several cleanings. Advertisements, after this, is the next step. The Internet will have local postings available as well as the community boards in many locations in your own neighborhood.

By: Stephanie W Curtis

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