New: Cleaning Business Starter Kit — $37 one-time · See the Cleaning kit
Popular
No matches. Try a shorter word, like “mystery”, “word search” or “cleaning”.
See all productsPractical guides on pricing, running and growing a small service business.
Snow removal · 9 min read
A storm-day plan for a one-truck snow business: priority tiers, a timed 12-stop route, a start time worked back from your earliest deadline, salt load math, a service log with a filled-in example, and customer texts.
Pricing · 9 min read
Check your cost growth, work out how many customers you could lose and still come out even, then send a short price increase letter at least 30 days ahead. Includes a worked January 2027 example for a solo cleaner, a sample letter, a reminder text and pushback answers.
Money · 9 min read
The three logs a cleaning business needs (money in, money out, miles), expense categories matched to Schedule C, and a 15-minute Friday routine, with a worked week that reconciles card fees to deposits.
Hiring · 9 min read
The 12 house cleaner interview questions to ask (with what a good answer sounds like), 6 to never ask under EEOC and state rules, a weighted scorecard worked through for two candidates, and a paid working interview costed at $61.53.
Starting a business · 9 min read
An LLC isn't required to start a cleaning business. Here's what it protects and what it doesn't, the 2026 fees in California, Texas, Florida and New York, and a worked example that turns them into a cost per clean.
Snow removal · 9 min read
Build your snow removal price from your own minutes, miles and winter overhead: a $38 push with depth tiers, a $560 seasonal price capped at 20 pushes, salt priced by the trip, and a worked $90 small-lot quote, checked against 2026 cost guides.
Lawn care · 9 min read
The 12 sections a seasonal lawn care contract should cover, from rain delays and drought skips to prepay refunds and auto-renewal rules, with sample clauses and a worked 28-visit season reconciliation.
Marketing · 9 min read
How to set up a Google Business Profile for a cleaning business step by step: the name and address rules, choosing service areas by drive time (worked example), a video verification shot list, what replaced Q&A, and what to do if your profile is suspended.
Growth and tools · 9 min read
Write a one-page business profile, save one helper per weekly job in Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini, and test it with a worked quote. Includes each app's current menus, the privacy settings to check, and what changes when Gemini Gems become skills in November 2026.
Starting a business · 9 min read
Which insurance a cleaning business needs at each stage (liability, bond, workers' comp, auto, equipment), published 2026 costs, the exclusions new cleaners miss, and a worked example that turns premiums into a cost per clean.
Marketing · 9 min read
Pick amounts that match real jobs, write terms without expiration dates or fees, number and log every certificate, and sell from early November to Christmas Eve, with a worked season of 12 certificates and the 2026 dates.
Money · 9 min read
How much to set aside for taxes when you're self-employed, worked out step by step for a solo cleaner with $48,000 profit in 2026, turned into a per-payment habit, with the estimated tax dates and safe harbors.
Hiring · 9 min read
The 10 steps to hire your first cleaning employee, from employee-vs-contractor and an EIN to I-9, new-hire reporting and payroll deposits, with a dated example hire and the first paycheck worked out.
Holiday lighting · 9 min read
Build your Christmas light installation price per linear foot from install and take-down time, the lights' cost per season, travel and overhead, with a price sheet and a worked quote for a house with one- and two-story sections.
Starting a business · 9 min read
A step-by-step guide to starting a snow removal business: shovel, snowblower or plow, route capacity math, EIN, local and sales tax rules, insurance questions, and a worked startup budget with break-even.
Snow removal · 9 min read
The 12 sections a snow removal contract should cover, from trigger depth and refreeze to seasonal caps, salt and indemnity laws, with sample clauses and a worked seasonal example.
Marketing · 9 min read
Six low-cost ways to get your first house cleaning clients, with copy-ready scripts, the Google, FTC, Nextdoor and mailbox rules new cleaners trip over, and a worked 30-day plan with cost-per-client math.
Holiday lighting · 9 min read
The 13 sections a Christmas light installation contract should cover, from leased lights and take-down dates to roof damage and the FTC Cooling-Off Rule, with sample clauses and a filled-in example job.
Handyman · 9 min read
What US handymen charge per hour and per job in 2026, how to build your shop rate from your real billable hours, and a worked quote for a 4.5-hour punch list with trip and minimum charges.
Lawn care · 8 min read
What US lawn care companies charge per visit, per hour and per acre in 2026, why per-square-foot rates mislead on small lawns, and a worked quote for a weekly quarter-acre lawn built from your own costs.
Pressure washing · 9 min read
What US pressure washers charge per square foot for driveways in 2026, how to build your own rate from your costs, and a worked quote for a 920 sq ft driveway and walkway.
Window cleaning · 7 min read
What window cleaners charge per pane and per window in 2026, how to define a pane on your quotes, and a worked quote for a 2-story house with screens and a second-story surcharge.
Cleaning · 8 min read
What US house cleaners charge in 2026 per hour, per square foot and per visit, plus a simple way to set a price that covers your costs, with a worked quote for a 3-bed, 2,000 sq ft home.
