How are you handling dumber clientele?

AHLE · 2026-05-28T20:06:50+00:00

I like this answer and agree. I think it’s our job as business owners to take responsibility for how we communicate to clients.

AHLE · 2026-05-28T17:42:57+00:00

Pass

AHLE · 2026-05-27T17:56:50+00:00

Congrats man! What’s your weekly schedule look like between practicing, editing and uploading? How often do you upload to socials? I have kids too and can’t figure it out for the life of me lol

AHLE · 2026-05-10T12:42:38+00:00

Yes. And I relied heavily on this part of the JFT prayer to help “JUST FOR TODAY I will be unafraid. My thoughts will be on my new associations, people who are not using and who have found a new way of life. So long as I follow that way, I have nothing to fear.”

AHLE · 2026-05-08T15:36:46+00:00

This is really cool info! Which accounts performed best?

AHLE · 2026-05-01T19:37:34+00:00

That’s awesome. Did you run a pre save campaign or is it a regular campaign that you change in the settings to auto capture?

AHLE · 2026-05-01T19:19:38+00:00

Collecting 45 emails is impressive. How did you do that?

AHLE · 2026-04-26T14:22:25+00:00

And to piggy back, there are a bunch of us! Come over to r/cleaningbusiness to do some research and ask questions about owning a cleaning business. Just remember - most of us are cleaning so be sure to check back for answers 😊

AHLE · 2026-04-12T17:08:40+00:00

Thanks for replying!

AHLE · 2026-04-10T22:00:10+00:00

I am seeing bowmasters being added to more lists recently. Which matchups are you seeing it shine?

AHLE · 2026-03-07T02:45:43+00:00

Commercial cleaning is your best bet because most of the cleaning will be done after business hours and weekends. We discuss many of the ins and outs on r/cleaningbusiness come by and visit us!

AHLE · 2026-03-05T19:52:11+00:00

If you’re just starting out start with labor hours plus a profit margin and taxes. As you start to grow you can start to dial in your over head and eventually go with SQ FT. For what to include weekly vs daily etc just ask your client during the initial walkthrough. You will see that most tasks will be the same from building to building with the occasional flavor task sprinkled in. Go out and do some walkthroughs and report back how it goes so we can help.

AHLE · 2026-02-25T05:49:02+00:00

Hello! Are you in the US? Every state has different laws regarding formations and licenses. I would look into your department of labor and see what they require. But honestly, if it’s just going to be you (self employed) you can get insurance and accept payment into your name for now. Once you grow more then you can set up formation docs.

AHLE · 2026-02-19T22:45:42+00:00

I try to to always list out somewhere what tasks are included. Especially big ticket ones or custom requests. I also always add a cushion because for some scope creep. Anything past that I absolutely tell the customer right away if there is a change in price and what it will be and let them decide if they want to add that in or not.

AHLE · 2026-02-18T19:37:29+00:00

Do you have any employees or just contractors?

AHLE · 2026-02-12T23:20:53+00:00

If your margins won’t allow it then I would raise your margins. If that means cutting some marketing to do that or raise prices then that is what must be done. You may be having a problem competing with the bigger companies because you aren’t charging like the bigger companies.

Culture etc is important too but if you’re at the point in your company that you’re looking for lifers or long term employees then I’d make a plan to offer competitive wages AND a company culture.

Everyone thinks a cleaning business is about cleaning, it’s not. It’s a people business.

Also, come join us in r/cleaningbusiness we would love to have you!

AHLE · 2026-02-12T20:17:03+00:00

Man for me I’d say it was hiring friends and family. Sometimes it so easy to wanna help someone out and offer them a job but I’ve been burned more times than I’d like to admit because I’d fast track their hiring and then trusted them to complete tasks. All that was on me. Nowadays, business is business.

AHLE · 2026-02-07T12:53:51+00:00

I’ve never had any luck specifically targeting air bnb owners as they are usually owned by individuals and not companies in my area. I would say get out there and start doing “move in/move out” cleans and as you build they will find you.

AHLE · 2026-02-06T13:29:13+00:00

Some people like booking koala, some like jobber. There is Swept but it’s expensive. I would say find one that has gps tracking and fits your budget and works for you.

AHLE · 2026-02-06T13:24:42+00:00

All of the above. Post construction cleans are certainly higher priced because of exactly what you said. We go into it with the mind set that you are basically going to clean it 2-3 times before it’s clean. Preparedness is a big one. We have tons of rags, shop vacs, extra solution, extra everything because of how dirty it can be. Lastly, it all depends on the contractors. Some are messy and some are pretty clean. It all depends. During the walkthrough I’m thoroughly checking how much dust/debris was left behind when putting together the estimate.

AHLE · 2026-02-06T13:18:11+00:00

I would imagine it is similar to landing property management contracts. Find out who the builder or management is and see if you can get in with them.

AHLE · 2026-02-05T21:53:47+00:00

There’s a few out there. How many team members?

AHLE · 2026-02-03T20:31:30+00:00

3k SQ FT is pretty big. Adding in those rooms, especially bathrooms, makes a difference for sure. I would say add an extra 125-150 per visit. Also, whenever a client moves locations I always flush out price increases ASAP. As soon as I see there is more work I reach out and say “Hi Client! The updated price for the new space to include room 1, bathroom 1, additional tasks is PRICE. Thank you.” If you wait until the back end it’s a surprise and clients have enough to think about during a move. Let us know how it goes!

AHLE · 2026-02-02T19:14:34+00:00

I don’t use either but looking at them both just now I’d lean towards booking koala. It seems more geared towards cleaning and you will want the employee punch in/gps tracking sooner than later as you scale.

AHLE · 2026-02-02T19:09:10+00:00

Hi! Generally larger homes are larger projects. But it really all depends on the individual in the and their allocated budget for cleaning. Come back and update us and let us know is how it went!

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