Home Based Cleaning Business
Many people have taken their love of cleaning and started a home based business. The economy being in terrible shape and the need to have a stable and secure supplementary income has given many women (and some men) the idea of starting their own cleaning service. This type of home based business is relatively easy to start up. Usually you would already have the necessary items needed to clean a house right in your broom closet.
Work Materials
Home based cleaning businesses need the basics. These basics consist of:
*a broom,
*mop & bucket,
*vacuum cleaner,
*dust and wash rags,
*cleaning solutions,
*and carpet powder
It has been suggested that you purchase an industrial mop & bucket combo to make the job of mopping a floor a little easier on your back. If you wish to keep your work material budget low, try purchasing your material in bulk at a discount warehouse or sales club.
Finding Clients
You can find clients quickly and easily by using the age old method of word of mouth, or also known as a referral. Offer your service free, yes free, to a friend or family member. Do your absolute best when cleaning their home and a positive referral will come natural. Kindly ask your friend or relative to refer you to someone who may need your services. The likely market would be busy families with both parents holding down a full time job. These families will most likely need and want your services. Not to mention, they will have the financial means to afford you on a weekly basis. This is a great way to get word out about your home based business.
Advertising
If you want to do more in the form of advertising yourself, you could set up a small budget for advertising. Remember that since you are starting out, you need to keep your startup costs low. Passing out simple business cards with your name, business, and phone number would be a great idea. You could go to your local copy and print shop and have from 500-1000 business cards print up for under $35.00. Also, using that same copy and print shop you could have a flyer (either hand written or typed) printed on a ream of colored paper for around $20-25 dollars. These should be kept simple to avoid exhausting your startups means. And of course there is advertising in the Yellow Pages and inside of the local newspaper, but these forms of advertising are very expensive.
Charging
It is difficult for some who start their own home based cleaning business to set a rate for their services. They want to be competitive, but they also want to make sure that they are making a profit and doing work that is worth their time and effort. Selecting a service rate may be a challenge for you too. The best way to handle this obstacle is to evaluate yourself and your new home based business. Analyze and ponder over the aspirations you have for this business of yours. How much money do you want to make? How much would you need to charge in order to make a profit? Have you figured in the costs of travel, supplies, and insurance? Asking yourself these questions and including the answers into the decision making process will make that issue a little easier to settle. It would also help to check and see what your local competition is charging, and set your rate around and/or slightly below theirs.
Starting a home based business could be challenging, but if you have all your “ducks in a row,” before starting it you will most likely succeed at your venture. Being creative, decisive, and ambitious is a wonderful start in achieving your goal of operating a successful home based cleaning business. Best of luck to you!
About the Author:Amonzo Upshire has been working from home for three years now. He is considered a home based business consultant because he has help thousands of people succeed in working from home. If you interested in working from home, go to www.maddmoneybiz.net or www.crownjewelvacations.net. Let him help you reach your potential.
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