Friday tips
Run your cleaning business with less admin.
One idea at a time, with a calculator for your own numbers. Each takes two minutes.
Where your admin week goes
Add up the admin you do each week, and see what it comes to over a year.
Work it out Tip 2Quote from photos, not site visits
See how much of your month goes on visiting homes to price them.
Work it out Tip 3WhatsApp is not a customer list
Work out what the enquiries that slip through WhatsApp are worth.
Work it out Tip 4Stop the wasted trips
Count what locked doors and forgotten appointments cost you in a year.
Work it out Tip 5Book it once, not every fortnight
See how many visits you book by hand in a year, and the time it takes.
Work it out Tip 6Invoice when the clean is done
Find out how much of your money is sitting with customers at any time.
Work it out Tip 7Photos settle every argument
Put a number on what complaints and re-cleans cost you.
Work it out Tip 8What a clean really costs
Work out a price from your time, travel and products, not the number of bedrooms.
Work it out Tip 9No more 'where am I going?' calls
Count the calls and messages your cleaners need to find their next job.
Work it out Tip 10Your admin assistant, Mia
See how long you spend looking things up in your own records.
Work it out