tapelessfiddle
Contributor
Hey everybody,
Earlier this month I got inspired by Nzott and his thread
NOTABLE! - [Progress] Growing a Cleaning Business
Which lead me to this gem as well by localcasestudy
https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/tltuy View: https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/tltuy/day_26_from_zero_to_website_launcha_recap_of/
And I had read this thread a while back (which really got me to see the light) by IceCreamKid
I have cleaned homes in the past to pick up a few extra dollars but it was never my main source of income. Now have a family member who has been cleaning for a while now and I will help them out sometimes or pick up an extra job from them. They are great at what they do but would like to make a little more. I combed through localcasestudy and Nzott's threads and combined a lot of the best pieces of their information together and made a sort of rough playbook as something for me to follow. I had many idea's from reading IceCreamKid's thread a few summers ago. I'm from the trades world, trying to get out of the rat race now. This is something new for me but I am going to document it here, write how everything is going and hope it goes well. Here's the first step I'm starting with.
1.Business Basics
Type: Service Business
Industry: House Cleaning
Name:
Area: 20 Mile Radius of
Frequency: Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Once
System Overview:
1.The customer goes to my website and books my service.
2.The website reserves date & time and brings customer to check out & pay.
3.Hire a team of 2 independent contractors or 1 all star to perform the work.
4.Look at the review & any testimonial from the customer after job is done.
5.Split the payment with the independent contractor.
(Move to full time employees eventually for legal reasons. Fine line between subcontractors and employees in the IRS’ mind. Not worth the business risk as things grow)
Initial Start Up Items Purchased:
Domain Name & Hosting ($18, Annual)
WordPress Website Ecommerce Plan ($557, Annual)
WordPress Booking Plugin ($TBD, Annual)
WordPress Website Design ($400)
Business Number & Call Forwarding ($20, Monthly)
Quickbooks Essential Plan ($20, Monthly)
I want to start with an owner mentality from the get go. It might sound weird, but the actual cleaning aspect of the business is such a tiny component that it’s completely unnecessary to spend any time on before starting, this is where I had gotten stuck previously. Studying how to create and place systems in the business is really what I think will separate us from any competition quickly.
How The Business System Works:
1.Pairing up Clients with Independent Contractors
2.Splitting payment the contractor.
3.Doing this for weeks/months straight.
4.Slowly building a base of recurring clients. Start to raise my prices. Rinse, repeat.
5.Before long, l hope to be able to pay someone else to sit & do those tasks.
I will post step 2 once I have figured a few more details out it will be a more explained business overview.
Thanks
Earlier this month I got inspired by Nzott and his thread
NOTABLE! - [Progress] Growing a Cleaning Business
Which lead me to this gem as well by localcasestudy
https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/tltuy View: https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/tltuy/day_26_from_zero_to_website_launcha_recap_of/
And I had read this thread a while back (which really got me to see the light) by IceCreamKid
GOLD! - HOT! - Making Money For Dummies (And In a Crowded Market)
My primary goal for this thread is to hopefully open your eyes to the fact that although everyone is jumping on the online entrepreneur bandwagon, there is still plenty of money to be made in the offline world. Hopefully it helps somebody out. You can take almost any old school biz and apply...
www.thefastlaneforum.com
I have cleaned homes in the past to pick up a few extra dollars but it was never my main source of income. Now have a family member who has been cleaning for a while now and I will help them out sometimes or pick up an extra job from them. They are great at what they do but would like to make a little more. I combed through localcasestudy and Nzott's threads and combined a lot of the best pieces of their information together and made a sort of rough playbook as something for me to follow. I had many idea's from reading IceCreamKid's thread a few summers ago. I'm from the trades world, trying to get out of the rat race now. This is something new for me but I am going to document it here, write how everything is going and hope it goes well. Here's the first step I'm starting with.
1.Business Basics
Type: Service Business
Industry: House Cleaning
Name:
Area: 20 Mile Radius of
Frequency: Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Once
System Overview:
1.The customer goes to my website and books my service.
2.The website reserves date & time and brings customer to check out & pay.
3.Hire a team of 2 independent contractors or 1 all star to perform the work.
4.Look at the review & any testimonial from the customer after job is done.
5.Split the payment with the independent contractor.
(Move to full time employees eventually for legal reasons. Fine line between subcontractors and employees in the IRS’ mind. Not worth the business risk as things grow)
Initial Start Up Items Purchased:
Domain Name & Hosting ($18, Annual)
WordPress Website Ecommerce Plan ($557, Annual)
WordPress Booking Plugin ($TBD, Annual)
WordPress Website Design ($400)
Business Number & Call Forwarding ($20, Monthly)
Quickbooks Essential Plan ($20, Monthly)
I want to start with an owner mentality from the get go. It might sound weird, but the actual cleaning aspect of the business is such a tiny component that it’s completely unnecessary to spend any time on before starting, this is where I had gotten stuck previously. Studying how to create and place systems in the business is really what I think will separate us from any competition quickly.
How The Business System Works:
1.Pairing up Clients with Independent Contractors
2.Splitting payment the contractor.
3.Doing this for weeks/months straight.
4.Slowly building a base of recurring clients. Start to raise my prices. Rinse, repeat.
5.Before long, l hope to be able to pay someone else to sit & do those tasks.
I will post step 2 once I have figured a few more details out it will be a more explained business overview.
Thanks
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