Don’t know how to start a business?
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Here’re the 9 EXACT steps we teach our students to set up a home cleaning businesses:
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This thread is for you.
Here’re the 9 EXACT steps we teach our students to set up a home cleaning businesses:
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Overview
Here’s what you’ll need to run a successful cleaning business:
• Business Name & Service Area
• File LLC & EIN (Doesn’t need to be completed to make money)
• Openphone
• Liability Insurance
• CRM (Booking Koala)
• Payment Processor (Stripe)
• Providers (Cleaners)
• A way to get customers
Set up should take ~1 week.
Here’s what you’ll need to run a successful cleaning business:
• Business Name & Service Area
• File LLC & EIN (Doesn’t need to be completed to make money)
• Openphone
• Liability Insurance
• CRM (Booking Koala)
• Payment Processor (Stripe)
• Providers (Cleaners)
• A way to get customers
Set up should take ~1 week.
Common Mistakes
Before we get to that, let’s go over the 2 most common mistakes:
1. Overthinking & procrastinating
2. Getting stuck on one small task
Move fast.
Before we get to that, let’s go over the 2 most common mistakes:
1. Overthinking & procrastinating
2. Getting stuck on one small task
Move fast.
Website
Build one from scratch if you want.
Just make sure you have an online booking page available.
Or buy one with our partner.
They deliver in 7 days.
DM me if you want an intro.
Build one from scratch if you want.
Just make sure you have an online booking page available.
Or buy one with our partner.
They deliver in 7 days.
DM me if you want an intro.
Openphone
You want to separate your personal phone number from business calls & messages.
Set up these settings:
You want to separate your personal phone number from business calls & messages.
Set up these settings:
General Liability Insurance
You need it for protection and in order to use Google LSA (even though your subcontractor providers will have their own).
Aim for $50-$100/mo.
Next Insurance, Thimble, & Foxquilt are good options.
You need it for protection and in order to use Google LSA (even though your subcontractor providers will have their own).
Aim for $50-$100/mo.
Next Insurance, Thimble, & Foxquilt are good options.
Google LSA
Google LSA is the easiest way to start getting leads for home service businesses.
You need:
• Business name
• Business email
• Service area
Then the hassle part…
Google LSA is the easiest way to start getting leads for home service businesses.
You need:
• Business name
• Business email
• Service area
Then the hassle part…
You need to submit your general liability insurance AND get 5 verified reviews.
Get them fast.
This is where most people get held up.
Offer to do 30 mins of cleaning for friends/family in exchange for a review.
Get them fast.
This is where most people get held up.
Offer to do 30 mins of cleaning for friends/family in exchange for a review.
Online Directories
Set up your Google Business Profile.
To make it easy for you, here are the 15 steps to follow:
Set up your Google Business Profile.
To make it easy for you, here are the 15 steps to follow:
The second directory you want to set up in Next Door.
Neighbors use it to communicate.
You can have a local monopoly if you use it correctly.
Be the “go-to” cleaning company.
Neighbors use it to communicate.
You can have a local monopoly if you use it correctly.
Be the “go-to” cleaning company.
Booking Koala
BookingKoala is the CRM we recommend.
Hop on a call with BK or someone at our company, HSA, to set it up.
It takes a few hours to set things up properly.
BookingKoala is the CRM we recommend.
Hop on a call with BK or someone at our company, HSA, to set it up.
It takes a few hours to set things up properly.
Business Tracking
We only use 2 trackers:
1. Operations tracker - track what’s going on in your business on a daily basis
2. HSA business plan - your P&L + where revenue map and goals
Too many spreadsheets gets confusing.
Keep it simple.
We only use 2 trackers:
1. Operations tracker - track what’s going on in your business on a daily basis
2. HSA business plan - your P&L + where revenue map and goals
Too many spreadsheets gets confusing.
Keep it simple.
Want help starting your own remote cleaning business?
We’ve helped 1000+ students get started.
Comment “remote” and I’ll send a free training to show you how.
We’ve helped 1000+ students get started.
Comment “remote” and I’ll send a free training to show you how.
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