One of the most difficult parts of starting a house cleaning business is deciding how to price cleaning jobs. I get many questions on that. But in fact, most people give little consideration to the in-home estimate. This when you go to the prospect’s house to determine how much work is involved and leave them with an estimate for the first cleaning and a quote for the ongoing service. This is where you have to “sell” your service and “sell” yourself as a business person.

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