Ask a House Cleaner

Credit Cards. Should I take credit cards if I'm only one-person cleaning houses? Today we Ask a House Cleaner do I need a merchant account to grow my cleaning business? Angela Brown, The House Cleanin...

21 Aug 20178min

Junk in junk out is a business philosophy. Junk in junk out refers to your early days as a house cleaner. If you are too busy to exercise, too busy to eat right. Or too busy to sleep at night, you can...

20 Aug 20178min

Stack the deck is an American idiom encouraging you to get the most of your house cleaner. When you stack the deck in your favor it means doing everyday routine tasks. Today on Ask a House Cleaner - y...

19 Aug 20177min

Close out is an end of day cleaning biz term that means you close out your accounts for the day and get paid for today. Ask a House Cleaner if a close out includes the inventory of cleaning supplies. ...

18 Aug 20177min

Broken vacuum. "Nooooo." What should I do? This question comes from house cleaners with a broken vacuum and half a house left to clean. Today on Ask a House Cleaner we look at options for a broken vac...

17 Aug 20175min

Depression. You know somebody whose house is a mess. They're filled with anxiety, gloom, sadness, misery, worry, and sorrow. The trouble with depression is you want to help, but you can't change someo...

16 Aug 20178min

Prejudice and bias towards house cleaners? If you are a cleaning service provider you're feeling the pinch from homeowner prejudice. Stuck in an old-fashioned mindset of chauvinism, racism, and bigotr...

15 Aug 20178min

Lock out! You can't get in to clean and the customer is not responding when you call or text. And you don't have an alarm code or a hidden key. What do you do? Can you prevent the lock out? As a maid ...

14 Aug 20177min