Stainless Steel Surprise
Discover how one zombie mistake with Windex™ solved a stubborn house cleaning problem.
Plus the value of mistakes and how to learn from them so they lead to greater understanding and solutions in your cleaning business.
Free Your Time with Mobile Check Deposits
Get the lowdown on mobile check deposits and how they can help you save time each week.
Find out about tips for successful mobile deposits including fees, delays and security concerns with mobile check deposits.
Includes a video to get you started.
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Self-Employed House Cleaner’s Deep Guide to Cleaning Business Partnerships
Business partnerships are like marriages. You start out with the warm, rosy glow of the honeymoon period .
Then comes the day to day work of decisions and yes, some disagreements.
If you have the right partner, there can also be growth, mutual respect and healthy profits.
Just like marriages though, unfortunate things can happen and the partnership may break.
Discover ways to set-up and maintain a strong cleaning business partnership with this Deep Guide.
Even if you’ve been in a business partnership for years, there are things you can do now to make it better, now and in the future.
How To Get Ahead Of The Game With Partnership Taxes
If you work with the right person or persons, a business partnership can be a great way to build a thriving house cleaning business.
However, a business partnership brings with it more paperwork, responsibilities and things you need to be aware of like taxes.
Making your way through tax requirements for partnerships at the federal, state and local level can be a lot of work.
Plus there are special rules for married couples who work together in a business.
To get ahead of the partnership tax game, you and your partner(s) need to be very clear about all of the taxes you’re expected to pay.
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3 Insider Secrets To Make Natural Stone Countertops Gleam
Are you challenged by your customers natural stone countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms? You do an okay job with them, but you want to do better?
Uncover “3 Insider Secrets” to make your customer’s natural stone countertops gleam. Find out how to safely clean these surfaces.
Use the secrets to make your cleaning business a local stand out and add a glow 🌟 to your bank account.
5 Ways To Energize Your Cleaning Business With QR Codes
Looking for a way to energize marketing in your cleaning business? QR codes can be small and mighty doorways linking prospects and current customers to information you want to share with them.
Get 5 proven tips for using QR codes for your business you can use on marketing materials like business cards, flyers, your website and social media.
Also get ideas to protect people who use your QR codes. Learn about steps you can take to keep them and your business safe from hacks and scammers.
[Includes a #6 BONUS TIP to make your cleaning business zoom!]
How To Deal With Unsupervised Kids When You Clean Houses
Since COVID-19 started, there are often more people in the homes you clean. That includes kids who may or may not be supervised by their parents.
Some unsupervised kids can create bigger messes and bigger headaches for house cleaners. Discover some ways to get your customers help with cutting down clutter and extra work.
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3 Profitable Ways To Be A Wood Laminate Floor Hero
What do you need to be a wood laminate floor hero for your customers?
Find out the how to tell the difference between traditional hardwood floors and wood laminate floors.
Get tips on how to care for wood laminate floors. Learn how to bring back the just installed shine to dull, streaked laminate floors.
Turn your customer’s wood laminate floors into a profitable extra service.
What Is Self-Employment Tax? And Why You Should Care
Federal self-employment (SE) tax or estimated tax is one of the most important taxes you have to deal with as a self-employed house cleaner, housekeeper or maid service owner.
If you fail to pay this tax, you have to chew through a sour mess of penalties, interest and fines.
Discover more about SE tax, when it kicks in, how to prepare for it and ways to pay SE tax.
Plus, see the list of business deductions you can use to lower your tax bill.
Also find out more about SE tax in your state. Get the information you need to get started with state SE tax and stay out of trouble. Continue reading…
Residential Cleaning Or Commercial Cleaning ⎯ How To Do Both
Is it possible or even desirable to combine residential cleaning and commercial cleaning as a self-employed cleaning business owner?
Find out how residential and commercial cleaning differ and why they are considered different businesses.
Get tips on how to add daytime commercial cleaning accounts that can fit in with one or two person house cleaning business schedules.
Discover your small cleaning business advantage when it comes to local offices and retail businesses.
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