Grow a Cleaning Business: From Solo Cleaner to a Small Team
Pricing for a team, the first hire, training, keys, scheduling, pay and quality, with templates and a 30-day plan
Your calendar is full and you are turning work away. You know a helper would fix that, but you don't know what to charge so a second person pays for themselves, how to train someone in your clients' homes, or whether to hand over a key.
This book takes you from "should I grow at all?" to your first helper's first solo job, one step at a time. It covers pricing for a team, finding and training the first person, keys and trust, scheduling, pay and records, quality checks, keeping good people, a second and third helper, and the money at team size. It ends with a 30-day plan.
By the end you will have
- 13 chapters, from "Are you ready to grow?" to "Your first 30 days"
- A checklist at the end of every chapter
- 16 fill-in templates: readiness check, team hour cost worksheet, price change letter, helper job ad, interview and trial shift scorecard, room standards sheet, team key and access policy, "meet your cleaner" client note, weekly team schedule, hours and pay record, quality check sheet, client feedback message, helper check-in guide, team equipment list, weekly owner routine and a monthly team money review
- A fictional cleaning business followed through most chapters, with example figures labeled as such
- A 30-day plan with one main task for each day
- 78 pages. PDF for printing, EPUB for phones and e-readers
Who it is for
- Solo home cleaners who are fully booked and want to take on help
- Small cleaning businesses with one or two helpers that want systems
- Readers of "Start a Home Cleaning Business on a Small Budget" ready for the next step
- Anyone who wants plain steps, scripts and checklists for a first hire
What it is not
- Not legal, employment, insurance, tax or financial advice: the guide tells you which questions to ask a qualified person in your area
- Not a promise of clients, growth or results
Questions
- Do I need the first book?
- No. This one starts where a solo business is full. The first book covers services, setup, pricing, first clients and routines.
- Employee or contractor?
- The guide explains the question, what changes with each answer and whom to ask. It does not give the rules for any one country.
- Is this only for home cleaning?
- It is written for home cleaning, but the hiring, training, keys, scheduling and quality chapters apply to most small cleaning teams.
- What formats do I get?
- A PDF laid out at 6x9 inches for reading on a screen or printing, and an EPUB that adjusts to phones and e-readers.
- Can I use the templates in my business?
- For your own use. You may use the checklists and templates in your own business; you may not resell, share, republish or give away the book or the files.
- Does it cover my country's employment rules?
- No. Those differ by place, so the guide tells you which questions to ask a qualified person where you live.
- Will you hire or run the team for me?
- No. It is a book, not a done-for-you service or a franchise. It gives you the order of work and the forms; you do the work.
Refunds: see the refund policy.