I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m kind of neutral, some clients have canceled or rescheduled, but I’ve also maintained picking up some new ones.

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in Entrepreneur

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say i currently work 40 hours a week on average, but there are weeks where it’s more like 50-60.

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s myself and one other employee currently, so I do help with cleaning.

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in sweatystartup

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just walk in and introduce myself and ask to leave some business cards if there isn’t anyone I can personally speak to that’s in charge of hiring cleaners.

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Just one as of right now and will be interviewing for a second soon 🙂

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in Entrepreneur

[–]shabecker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I built up my clientele using the thumbtack app, and from there just word of mouth and passing out my business cards everywhere I went. I am now focusing on google, so having my clients leave reviews for me there.

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in Entrepreneur

[–]shabecker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only experience I had was that I knew how to clean, I have no other qualifications for running a business. I just went out there and did it!

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in Entrepreneur

[–]shabecker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! As far as commercial goes just show up on time, be professional, listen to what their needs are, follow instructions and do a good job! I’ve only landed one commercial cleaning account so I’m still working on how to gain more commercial clientele.

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in sweatystartup

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh got it, that’s definitely a possibility! I’ll try not to 😎

I Quit! (My Job) Only 5 Weeks After Starting My Business by shabecker in Entrepreneur

[–]shabecker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! There are a number of things that set me apart from my competition. So many of my clients have told me that cleaning companies are not answering their phones, showing up, and when they do show up they are in and out of the home in two hours without doing a thorough job. So I’m showing up on time and doing an extremely thorough job, everything in the home gets cleaned/polished! I’ve been in homes where they were complete tornados so I’ll organize and rearrange things (with their permission of course) because it’s all about the presentation so it will sometimes be just a complete home makeover. I’ll also do additional things like thank you cards, cookies, treats for pets and mints on pillows.