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Title: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Mo Ahmed on June 29, 2010, 06:06:20 pm

Hey i'm just doing a little research with folks who are just starting a cleaning business and would like to know:

"What's your No 1 frustration about starting a cleaning business"?

Thanks guys...

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Richard Cole on June 29, 2010, 07:30:29 pm

I should imagine the number one is getting customers, because without them you do not have a business.

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: JandS on July 16, 2010, 07:24:57 pm

Having to do the work myself!!!!

John

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: A+CleaningService on July 16, 2010, 10:09:53 pm

Better to start part-time. Unless you are brave. 
I would be lost without a business plan

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Vernon Purcell on August 04, 2010, 06:11:37 pm

Customers

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Mary Watson on September 08, 2010, 04:30:55 pm

Learn how to satisfy customers' needs.  :-\

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Matt Seymour on September 08, 2010, 06:13:27 pm

Drumming up business is proving to be quite tricky!

Have so far tried:

Leaflets.

Website and adwords (adwords only recent).

Free online directories.

Business cards given to anyone who will take one!

Yet to try:

Visiting businesses in person.

Sales letters.

I'm doing ok, but it could be better.

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Max Campbell on October 06, 2010, 07:36:05 pm

No doubt you have a reason for phrasing the question like that, but I'd say a more relevant question for most starters is "How do you avoid frustration when starting a new cleaning company?", and someone in this forum (I'm new & don't know how to quote, yet) hit the nail on the head - Either be brave, and with a business plan, or, equally valid, start part time - ie have another source of income so you're not completely dependant on the new business. That's what I did, and I wouldn't change it - frustration happens when you're under pressure, so do what you can to keep the pressure off.

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Blue City Cleaning on October 27, 2010, 11:08:12 pm

For me - funds to kick off.

Title: Re: Struggling to Get Your Cleaning Business Started?
Post by: Justine Hughes on August 18, 2011, 12:12:03 pm

Your customer. That's why you need to think all the details necessary to start and support a business. Keep in mind the customers will appreciate all the efforts and works you did to them.

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