http://housecleaningsuccess.com The House Cleaning Pro Newsletter Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:23:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of our House Cleaning Success Platinum Membership site members is working very hard to grow her house cleaning business. She's working her way through the growing pains associated with finding workers for her business. Finding good employees and subcontractors is the hardest part of being a business ... http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2008/01/30/business-tips/business-success-and-failure/ If you've been following the news, then you know the economy is not as robust as it was last year. Many people wrongly think starting a house cleaning business at this time is the wrong thing to do. Most of your customers still need their house cleaned - the kids ... http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2008/01/23/business-tips/your-house-cleaning-business-in-a-slow-economy/ Many small business owners wrongly think happy, satisfied customers will provide them with referrals. Sadly, this is not the case for most businesses. More important, a service business like house cleaning does not necessarily generate the best referrals. Why? http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2008/01/16/marketing/generating-referrals/ You may be cleaning your last house for the holidays (geesh - I had some teams that were cleaning until 5 or 6pm on Christmas Eve!) or you may be wrapping presents or getting ready to spend time with family and friends. http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/12/24/marketing/happy-holidays-from-the-house-cleaning-pro/ I’m beginning to see a shift in residential cleaning on the Internet.  People are advertising "how to" eBooks at a ridiculously low rate (scam?) for information I know first hand will not work to build a successful, long-term business. http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/12/10/business-tips/house-cleaning-business-hype/ Oh my goodness - I found the BEST Christmas stuff for you to play with! And the best part is...your one-time investment is a business write-off and can be used year after year. Christmas Cards Printable Christmas cards are perfect for last minute and personalized Christmas cards. You ... http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/12/04/special-offers/christmas-cards-stationary-gift-cards-and-santa-letters/ December is here and it's time to start thinking about your clients. What can you give them to let them know how much you appreciate them? If your business is super busy you'll probably want to keep it simple. No matter how much time I planned ahead, it always ... http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/12/01/marketing/christmas-business-gifts/ Have you looked into the benefits of using steam in your professional cleaning? There are smaller, hand-held steam machines on the market which are maneuverable enough to reach even the tightest corner. The cleaner can sanitize and deodorize virtually any surface in the home. http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/10/26/cleaning-tips/house-cleaning-businesses-benefit-with-steam-cleaners/ Do you know if you need a permit in your city to operate your house cleaning business? Most people start their business and do not realize there are legal requirements to consider. Some start out just to make extra money, then just continue on expanding not realizing they are running an ... http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/10/16/business-tips/is-your-house-cleaning-business-legal/ One of our Platinum members posted the results of their new networking strategy to grow their house cleaning business. Not only did this bring in 2 new clients, but they also acquired 17 new prospects. Log in or become a member and find out how they're using this ... http://housecleaningsuccess.com/2007/10/06/business-tips/low-cost-way-to-get-new-clients/