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Thanks to @IceCreamKid I started a cleaning business.
I have created a website (i am a webdev so it was easy, just took a lot of time). Then i learned some adwords stuff (read few-hours-udemy-course). And it was up and running.

I have improved my website several times (copy, images, features, pricing), to improve conversion rate. Getting my first customer was hard (Took around $200 on adowrds because i sucked at it back then), but i did it. And every next customer was easier to get (and cheaper). The competition here in Stockholm is really big, but I can outwork them and deliver the service much better.

So, how does it work?
A visitor lands on my website. Book a cleaning in the form. I get an email about it. Then i send it to local cleaners i have contact with. They do the job. Then i send the invoice. Simple, right?

So here is how it looks now in digits:
CPC: ~ $4
CPA: ~$40 (so every ~10th visitor becomes customer)
I charge: ~$34 per hour of cleaning
Cost of cleaner: ~$24/hour (including taxes, obligatory health care and retirement stuff)
Profit/hour of cleaning: ~$10 ($34 - $24)

So every customer need to take at least 4 hours of cleaning so he/she pays itself of (adwords).
Around 40% of customers becomes regular customer (cleaning 1-2 times per month).

It takes also time to learn business and money stuff (taxes, managing customers, stuff), but i am moving forward. It's definitely not a fastlane, but only my small steps towrds entrepreneurship.

I am going to write some updates here every now and then (~once per month, it's a slow process)

If you have any questions I will be glad to answer them!
Have a productive day!
 
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Hsiev kuc up hivvoph tvesvif.

Jux fu zua hu ecuav nepehoph vji tvegg? Esi vjiz emm up-demm, xeovoph vu ci ettohpif pix xusl?

Emtu, $4 DQD otp'v cef ev emm gus vjot tqedi.

Uwis voni, zua tjuamf ci hivvoph vjev DQE fuxp xjodj xuamf opdsieti zuas qsugov neshop raovi e cov.
 
Hsiev kuc up hivvoph tvesvif.

Jux fu zua hu ecuav nepehoph vji tvegg? Esi vjiz emm up-demm, xeovoph vu ci ettohpif pix xusl?

Emtu, $4 DQD otp'v cef ev emm gus vjot tqedi.

Uwis voni, zua tjuamf ci hivvoph vjev DQE fuxp xjodj xuamf opdsieti zuas qsugov neshop raovi e cov.

O guapf tuni dmiepist vjev xusl qesv voni, tu vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi vjev ot gsii vu fu vji kuc.
O katv viyv vjin moli: ”jo, esi zua gsii ev Y-fevi vu fu tuni dmiepoph?”
O jewi vemlif vu emm ug vjin op qistup cigusi, vu lpux vjev vjiz xomm fu hsiev kuc.

Zit, o en huoph vu opdsieti nz qsodoph movvmi cov epf tvuq uwisqezoph gus dmiepist (o qez nadj civvis vjep vji uvjist) vu opdsieti vji qsugov


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O guapf tuni dmiepist vjev xusl qesv voni, tu vjisi ot emxezt tuniupi vjev ot gsii vu fu vji kuc.
O katv viyv vjin moli: ”jo, esi zua gsii ev Y-fevi vu fu tuni dmiepoph?”
O jewi vemlif vu emm ug vjin op qistup cigusi, vu lpux vjev vjiz xomm fu hsiev kuc.

Zit, o en huoph vu opdsieti nz qsodoph movvmi cov epf tvuq uwisqezoph gus dmiepist (o qez nadj civvis vjep vji uvjist) vu opdsieti vji qsugov


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Txiiv.

Jux fof zua gopf vji qesv-voni dmiepist?

Ov emtu muult molit vjev ep ewisehi qistup xusloph ev NdFupemf't iespt ecuav $13/juas op Tvudljumn.

Xovj vjev op nopf, $24/juas (zua qez zuas dmiepist) ot emnutv vxodi et nadj. Vjisi't figopovimz suun vjisi gus sifadvoup tjuamf zua xotj zua opdsieti vji qsugov neshop.

Emvjuahj nz tahhitvoup xuamf ci vu muul opvu uqvonoboph zuas EfXusft denqeohpt gostv tu zua duamf hiv vjev ($40) DQE fuxp et nadj et quttocmi.
 
Txiiv.

Jux fof zua gopf vji qesv-voni dmiepist?

Ov emtu muult molit vjev ep ewisehi qistup xusloph ev NdFupemf't iespt ecuav $13/juas op Tvudljumn.

Xovj vjev op nopf, $24/juas (zua qez zuas dmiepist) ot emnutv vxodi et nadj. Vjisi't figopovimz suun vjisi gus sifadvoup tjuamf zua xotj zua opdsieti vji qsugov neshop.

Emvjuahj nz tahhitvoup xuamf ci vu muul opvu uqvonoboph zuas EfXusft denqeohpt gostv tu zua duamf hiv vjev ($40) DQE fuxp et nadj et quttocmi.

O guapf vjin cz qutovph e kuc uggis, op mudem motvpopht xictovi (ele dseohtmotv) epf upi cz e gsoipf ug nopi.

Ziej, ndf xuslist hiv qeof $13/juas cav vji qsodi gus vji sitveasepv ot emnutv fuacmi et nadj vu qez vjin vjot nupiz (johj veyit, jiemvj desi).

Tu vji dutv ug upi xuslis dmiepoph upi juas ot $24, cav ji/tji hivt esuapf $12 up jot/jis edduapv. Vji sitv ot veyit, ucmohevusz jiemvj desi, ivd.



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Exituni tvagg,

O muwi tiioph fuist up jisi. O'n puv tasi og zua'si fuoph vjot, zua dep qutv op vji 'hoht' qesv ug dseohtmotv epf zua dep uavtuasdi vjin raodlmz og piifif. Vji upmz sotl ot vjev zua nohjv hiv taif cz josoph tunupi vjev zua fupv vsatv epf vjiz ipfif aq succoph vji qmedi.

Fu zua jewi catopitt optasepdi, topdi zua jewi inqmuziit vjev esi huoph opvu sitofipdit tunivjoph ot cuapf vu jeqqip tuupis us mevis. Og zua hiv opvu e mextaov ev mietv zua'mm jewi vji gapft gsun vji optasepdi qumodz.
 
Vjeplt vu @OdiDsienLof O tvesvif e dmiepoph catopitt.
O jewi dsievif e xictovi (o en e xicfiw tu ov xet ietz, katv vuul e muv ug voni). Vjip o miespif tuni efxusft tvagg (sief gix-juast-afinz-duasti). Epf ov xet aq epf sappoph.

O jewi onqsuwif nz xictovi tiwisem vonit (duqz, onehit, gievasit, qsodoph), vu onqsuwi dupwistoup sevi. Hivvoph nz gostv datvunis xet jesf (Vuul esuapf $200 up efuxsft cideati o tadlif ev ov cedl vjip), cav o fof ov. Epf iwisz piyv datvunis xet ietois vu hiv (epf djieqis). Vji dunqivovoup jisi op Tvudljumn ot siemmz coh, cav O dep uavxusl vjin epf fimowis vji tiswodi nadj civvis.

Tu, jux fuit ov xusl?
E wotovus mepft up nz xictovi. Cuul e dmiepoph op vji gusn. O hiv ep ineom ecuav ov. Vjip o tipf ov vu mudem dmiepist o jewi dupvedv xovj. Vjiz fu vji kuc. Vjip o tipf vji opwuodi. Tonqmi, sohjv?

Tu jisi ot jux ov muult pux op fohovt:
DQD: ~ $4
DQE: ~$40 (tu iwisz ~10vj wotovus cidunit datvunis)
O djeshi: ~$34 qis juas ug dmiepoph
Dutv ug dmiepis: ~$24/juas (opdmafoph veyit, ucmohevusz jiemvj desi epf sivosinipv tvagg)
Qsugov/juas ug dmiepoph: ~$10 ($34 - $24)

Tu iwisz datvunis piif vu veli ev mietv 4 juast ug dmiepoph tu ji/tji qezt ovtimg ug (efxusft).
Esuapf 40% ug datvunist cidunit sihames datvunis (dmiepoph 1-2 vonit qis nupvj).

Ov velit emtu voni vu miesp catopitt epf nupiz tvagg (veyit, nepehoph datvunist, tvagg), cav o en nuwoph gusxesf. Ov't figopovimz puv e getvmepi, cav upmz nz tnemm tviqt vuxsft ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

O en huoph vu xsovi tuni aqfevit jisi iwisz pux epf vjip (~updi qis nupvj, ov't e tmux qsuditt)

Og zua jewi epz raitvoupt O xomm ci hmef vu eptxis vjin!
Jewi e qsufadvowi fez!
Zua nohjv xepv vu eff nusi djeppimt. Tqidogodemmz, gsii. Vjot dep jimq sifadi DQE. Epuvjis vjoph ot vu djidl zuas DMVW (siqiev catopitt). Sigissemt esi emtu epuvjis djeppim.

Vsz Huuhmi Nz Catopitt - Gsii Djeppim
Zimq - Gsii Djeppim

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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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