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A great time to start a cleaning business

Now is the best time to start a cleaning business. SPRING CLEANING! Don't let all the hype and fear-mongering about a so-called recession stop you from taking action. Sure, this economic slide is a big deal to millionaires and billionaires. However, the real reason it may be tight for you is mainly due to your JOB (Just Over Broke). JOBs aren't keeping pace. I doubt they will anytime soon.

Think about it. What is a typical pay raise in one year? 4%, 6%, 8%? And your gas and food bills are doubling? Entrepreneurs know that with the same effort you pour into getting that promotion or raise, you can double the profits of your own cleaning business -- within the same year's time frame. You must be self-disciplined. You must have a whole lotta faith, but that is why we are here! Let us help you get started -- and help keep you rockin' -- on your way to self-employment and self-empowerment.

Start a cleaning business part-time, and keep your regular JOB. Our Pro Membership blog tells you how. We will consult with you personally via e-mail. In addition, order a custom website to promote your new cleaning business 24/7/365. As a Pro Member, we will give you your own cleaning business website -- with no up front costs.

Don't give into doomsday hype. Starting a cleaning business now is as lucrative an idea as ever. I should know, I started mine during the last great, so-called recession.

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Start a carpet cleaning business (Press Release)

Start a carpet cleaning business with the Suze & Ev Carpet Cleaning Business Method. Press Release- http://www.prlog.org/10061689-suze-ev-method-teaches-how-to-start-carpet-cleaning-business-quickly-and-profitably.html

Recent Pro Membership Blog Posts

Here are some of the issues I have dealt with in my recent blog posts on the pro member's blog.

How to land demo cleaning jobs and price them.

Starting a post construction clean-up service.

The best online marketing tools and resources.

Raising profitability over time.

Coming up in April for pro members.

Audio chapters for the Suze & Ev methods! Listen instead of reading!

Become a Pro member and be informed and up-to-date. Get a website for your cleaning service business in less than 48 hours!

Good fortune,Ev

Start a carpet cleaning business: Suze & Ev Carpet Cleaning Business Method.

Learn how to start a carpet cleaning business with the Suze & Ev carpet cleaning business method. This detailed system will get you started quickly with your carpet cleaning business.

Starting a cleaning business the recession proof way

starting a cleaning business can be recession proof.

In a recession the businesses that usually tend to fair the best are the one's dealing with necessity. Now you may think a house cleaner is not a necessity for most home owners and you would be right. But when starting a cleaning business you should not be catering to the average home owner. Unless you prefer to increase the risk factor and failure potential of your new business to make it more exciting.

One mistake newbies make when starting a cleaning business is worrying about reaching the most people (span perception) instead of reaching the right client for your stated goals (depth perception). Depth perception is a much smarter focus when starting a cleaning business because you can only physically clean so many house in a given time frame. SO make them really good clients, not average clients.

What is a good client? Well, if financial security is your goal and you want to cruise through a recession like nothing happened, then a rich client is the best client! Don't assume that all people get frequent cleanings because they are obsessed with cleanliness either, rich people get frequent cleanings for an entirely different reason. Can you guess what it is?

So your time will be much better served by finding the perfect clients, that will pay you well, pay you often, not be effected by economic ups and downs and spread the word to their clan through their well protected networks. Impress one wealthy client with your work and you will get two more within a month. It happens like clockwork. Why? More on the next time.

Do not start your cleaning business from the notion that you are doing this only to serve your fellow man. you are doing it to become a success too. Do not give into low self esteem planning. Listen, there are plenty of cleaners out there working for $10 an hour and feeling like they are doing the right thing and more power to them, but if you want to be a success with your business and have financial security, well that is a different game and you better learn the rules so you can win it!

Learn more as a Pro Member

Ciao, Ev

Carpet Cleaning Tips

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Kitchen Cleaning Tips

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New Pro Membership Tool: Live Auctions

As a pro member you can now buy new and used vacuums and other cleaning supplies. With the new real-time auctions, you can purchase everything you need to start a cleaning business in one place!

Become a pro member and turbo charge your cleaning business start up.

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how to start a carpet cleaning business

Coming Soon!

We will be offering a Suze and Ev Method for how to start a carpet cleaning business. We have been planning the carpet cleaning business start up method since the beginning actually.

We will be interviewing some of the top carpet cleaning business owners in the country to get a variety of voices and perspectives on running this type of cleaning business.

Obviously, the carpet cleaning service profession is quit a bit different from the other types of cleaning services and we are currently hashing out those specific details.

I will be featuring the various benefits of starting your own carpet cleaning business on my blog over the next few months as an introduction to the world of professional carpet care and other related services.

You will want to compare the benefits of going the Suze and Ev method route over a carpet cleaning franchise start up arrangement.

Please stay tuned for further developments on "how to start a carpet cleaning business" method from start-cleaning-business.com.

Thank you and good fortune. Ev

Pay down that holiday debt with a part time cleaning job

pay down your holiday credit card debt fast with a part time office cleaning job.

This is a great time to start your cleaning business, for these simple reasons:

1- Pay down your holiday credit card debt. and avoid exponential interest.

2- Start your business part time on the weekends and evenings during the winter months.

3- Have your business ready for the spring cleaning season.

We have made it fool proof and fast with our Pro Membership service for 2008. Please click on the perma-link below.

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New for 2008, the pro membership services. Starting a cleaning business just got a whole lot easier!

Need Extra Money For The Holidays?

Feeling the holiday money pinch? Want to have extra fun this holiday season and pay down those credit cards immediately? I know many of you have been thinking about starting your own cleaning business and you have been checking out what Suze and I have to say for some time now. You know that we are the real deal and that we can help you get started in a matter of days.

You could pick up two or three offices within one week and be making $150 a week towards your holiday debt.

You could pay down your holiday debt fast, save money instead of paying interest and ease into your business all at the same time. This is the perfect time to launch. During the holidays cleaning work is always available and easy to get, if you know how. Suze and I will be here to help you.

Take charge of the holidays. Transform them into a new opportunity for you!

You will need a website for your cleaning business

You will need a website for your new cleaning business. Read about the 9 reasons why you must do this first. We make it easy and affordable for you to start your new cleaning business website right away.

Start a cleaning business website

The 9 reasons you need a website for your cleaning business. We have a great system for getting you started with your cleaning business website affordably and quickly.

Cleaning Marble Tips

Dear Ev,

A couple of my clients have marble walls and floors in their shower enclosures-any thoughts on the best way to clean them.

Hi Debbie,

Whatever you do, do not use vinegar on the marble. It is ok, if you are quick, but if you let the vinegar sit, the acid will cloud the Marble. I avoid the whole affair by going nowhere near Marble with vinegar.

The best thing for marble is actually a simple dish soap and warm water and then polish with Windex and a yellow Micro- fiber cloth. The trick to making Marble look good, is too squeegee the water off and buffing it with a dry micro-fiber cloth. Every cleaner should have several sets of Micro- fiber cloths.

Cleaning marble in the bathroom is a challenge, because over time it will get water marks, no matter how well it is maintained. I usually let the client know that at some point, especially if it is brand new. A client can confuse wear an d tear (water marks and scuffs) with becoming dirty.

Polished marble is a very dangerous material for a shower and bathroom floor, it is very slippery when wet and very hard to fall on, so be very careful! Since Marble is so labor intensive, I actually make a note when I'm doing the walk through and charge an extra amount to clean it.

You can learn a lot more about cleaning Marble with the Suze and Ev Method.

The Initial Challenges

The initial freak out happens to the best of us. The last time we launched a new cleaning business in California, we had disaster after disaster for about 2 weeks and then it just started to flow. I had a similar thing happen in New Mexico as well. In Colorado, it went smooth after the first job, so go figure!

Basically, in the first month, there is going to be a lot of challenges, but then you will settle into a set clientele and a system for running your operation. The last time we launched in Cali. it was rough at first, but after we had a set group a clientele it went smooth for the next few years, very smoothly.

The worst thing you can do is over re-act to the initial challenges and assume it will always be that challenging, it will not, once you are in the flow and once you gain confidence.

Anything worth doing is going to be a challenge!

Suze and Ev Method Testimonials

Suze and Ev Method testimonials. Read what people have said about our cleaning business start up method. The best selling cleaning business method.

Q and A with Ev #2

Melissa writes

Can I start a cleaning business part time while I keep my current job, is that realistic? I've never started a business before, it's sounds kinda scary!

Ev responds

Hi Melissa,

Yes, begin your cleaning business part time, in the evenings. There are many steps to starting up that you can do while you work your other job. Please check out our new quick start guide.

http://www.start-cleaning-business.com/quick-start-guide.html

Do not quite your current job cold turkey if you do not have money saved up!

The Suze and Ev Method and the quick start guide will help you to prepare your business and build it slowly. For example, you can clean offices part time in the evenings and weekends, once you are at that stage of having clients and possibly phase out your present job.

The Suze and Ev Method has resources to plan all of that out.

Good fortune, Ev

Q and A with Ev #3

I am really ready to start my cleaning business...are there companies out there that can help you get interviews? Also isn't this business saturated? Just concerned...thanks!

Ev's answer:

Hi Charles,

I had the same concern when I started, it seemed like there were cleaning companies all over the place. I quickly realized though, you only need a dozen accounts as a solo cleaner and a few dozen more as a full blown cleaning service to make a lot of money. Also keep in mind, the demand is increasing far more than the supply. This will continue to be as the boomer generation gets older. The other thing I learned is, most cleaners are not very good or professional, so I quickly landed clients switching from already established cleaners.

Our Suze and Ev Method teaches you how to get a lot of clients fast and shows you how to keep them for as long as you want.

We are having a sale right now, read more here

Good fortune, Ev

Q and A with Ev #1

Question: What contracts and forms are included?

Included with your purchase of the Suze and Ev Method you receive these contracts and forms.

House Cleaning Services Agreement
Ovewrnight Business Cards and Prints
Monthly Budget
Start Up Costs Worksheet
Yearly Expense Report
Business Name Brainstorming
Home Office Work Sheet
Mission Statement Worksheet
Balance Sheet
Expense Report
Financial Plan Worksheet
Personal Goals and Objectives Worksheet
Self-Assesment Worksheet
Annual Profit and Loss Statement
Auto-Expense Travel Report

That pretty much covers it. These forms online would total over $100. They are included free with the Suze and Ev Method.

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Car Cleaning Tips

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Brass Cleaning Tips

Cleaning brass is another basic skill needed as a cleaning professional. There are many brass cleaning tips, tricks of the cleaning trade. All of which are featured in the Suze and Ev Method.

Bathroom Cleaning Tips

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Start Up Real Quick Like!

One of the best things about starting a cleaning business is you can start up fast.

If you have the desire you can start up really quickly with very little money invested. If you can put two weeks of sweat equity into your start up, you can have full time work within two weeks. You can of course stretch this effort out over a longer period and still get a few jobs within the first few weeks.

Most people who go the Suze and Ev Method route, take around a month to six weeks to get a full time roster of clients, but many have done it in well under one month and if you have a completely free schedule for two weeks and you follow our start up method, you will have full time work within two weeks. It takes a lot of work, but hey, all dreams require a lot of work, this actually isn't that bad in comparison to most business start ups. It's a fraction of the effort.

I have a friend starting up a hardware store, whoa, that's a lot of work for a year just to get the store ready to open! Maybe you just want to use the cleaning business to generate a steady income while you build up your real dream. That's great , that is how we did it.

You can read all about it in our Suze and Ev Method for starting a cleaning business.

Choose Who You Work With

One of my favorite things about having my own cleaning business is that I can pretty much control who I work with. I don't know about you, but every 9-5 job had at least one person that seemed to go out of their way to make my work experience difficult and unpleasant. And typically, there is nothing you can really ethically do about it, except hope they burn enough bridges that they get fired.

Not so with your own cleaning service business. Sure there will be difficult clients from time to time, but as you will learn in the Suze and Ev Method, there are ways to minimize them, to pre-screen them out. Even if they get through, you can still quite easily replace them with a better client, usually within a few days.

Back when I first started my cleaning company, my first actual job with a new client (that was not a friend of a friend or a friend of my sisters) did not go well. That's another blog post. But I realized that I could walk away from it, there is always lots of cleaning work out there. Your first few jobs may be difficult, although you have the Suze and Ev Method to greatly diminish any possible problems, I didn't have that, I was making it up as I went. The point being that, you can do something about a difficult cleaning client, you can replace them! Also remember, difficult meaning maybe three hours a week you have to deal with a difficult client, not all day long, every day.

Start your own cleaning service and be in control of your professional life.

The Suze and Ev Method Works in the UK Too!

We get a lot of UK-ers wondering if the Suze and Ev Method will work for the UK. And we've been told a definite yes. We sell a lot of books in the UK and get very few refunds. You'll have to do some obvious cultural conversions, but these tend to be obvious to the UK reader. Our cultures are not that different and less so every day. We also offer a full money back guarantee, so If you feel it is not a good enough fit, then you receive a full refund. If your are a UK-er ad have been on the fence about the Suze and Ev Method, then give us a try, there is no risk. We are always just an email away to help you.

Vacations and Your Cleaning Business

One of the great benefits of having a cleaning business is being able to plan vacations whenever you want. If you have cleaning crews you can even continue to earn money while on vacation. Even if your just a small one person cleaning service operation you can squish your jobs on either side of your trip to keep your income the same while away. I did this allot the first few years, I would clean two jobs a day two days before and two days after I got back. This way I could plan 5 day trips with less than two weeks notice. The nicest part is of you just want to take a day off because a friend dropped in town, it's easy to just call and reschedule. No guilt, no hassle, no upset co-workers. If you have followed the Suze and Ev Method carefully and hand picked your cleaning clients as instructed, you'll have no problems with schedule changes.

Beware of Dog!

Not unlike the postman, house cleaners have a special relationship with people's pets! For the most part I have enjoyed my clients pets, the little critters have brought much appreciated comic relief. I have become quite close to a number of pets over the years. Suze and I have three cats ourselves. There have also been times when I stopped house/office cleaning for people because of their less than impressive pet. I'm sure they we're totally in love with Fifi, but I wasn't. This has happened only three times in almost ten years. Non the less it can be an issue, so pay attention to the family pet when giving bids.

When I started cleaning I didn't even have a car

When I first started a cleaning business I had no car! Luckily I lived in a town with a great bus system and I bought a used bike to get around.

I carried my cleaning supplies in a back pack. I arranged with each client to use their vacuum and duster. I didn't own a vacuum for three years! I ran my cleaning business this way for years and loved it.

I made excellent money for the effort without any of the usual JOB restrictions and stress. Don't let your current circumstances stop you from starting your cleaning business.

There is only one good time to start and that is now!

New marketing strategy on the way

Suze and I are working hard on including even more resources in the Suze and Ev Method. In the works is a revolutionary marketing program that will allow you to excel at marketing your cleaning business. You will receive this new feature even if you bought two years ago or today. It will be added to the live Never Ending Chapter. Please stay tuned to the blog for further information.

Suze and Ev Partner Up with the Janitorial Store

We have partnered up with The Janitorial Store to bring you even more resources to help you grow your cleaning business.

Find hundreds of how-to articles, janitorial bidding forms, business marketing plans, training programs, bidding calculators, discussion forum, audio programs.

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Full Money Back Guarantee

Remember, that with the Suze and Ev Method, you receive a full refund if not satisfied, a complete money back guarantee. There is no risk. We are so sure you'll be happy with your purchase that we offer a full money back guarantee. For three years we have been tracking our sales to refund ratio and we have a 3% refund rate. That is extremely low! We have worked very hard to make our product the best possible, we think you'll agree.

Order the Suze and Ev Method now, there is no risk!

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