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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Spreadsheet templates :S | 8/4/2011 |
| Q: I am a secretary for a company that does painting, cleaning, tub/counter resurfacing, and general ... A: Amanda, For your schedules I recommend Anytime Deluxe ... | |
| Advertising Dollars | 6/30/2010 |
| Q: My friends and I are a group of female DJs and were just given the opportunity to play on a popular ... A: As a business owner, I can tell you that we receive an overabundance of phone calls asking for ... | |
| vacuum cleaners | 9/22/2009 |
| Q: I just started overseeing this hotel in NH-USA and we have 50 rooms. The previous person has been ... A: Randy, Try ordering from www.vacland.com We use Royal vacuums - commercial grade. They last ... | |
| how to motivate house cleaning employees | 7/2/2009 |
| Q: Can you give me some ideas of how I can motivate employees, how to make work a good environment and ... A: Do you have, and more importantly do you use, proper hiring and screening procedures, employee ... | |
| Website for Small Business (House Cleaning, Lawn Mowing, etc) | 5/24/2009 |
| Q: Over the summer I started a small lawn mowing business and its doing well. Due to our excellent lawn ... A: Having a professional site can help a new company seem more established. However, there are few ... | |
| referral bonuses | 3/8/2009 |
| Q: Your response would be greatly appreciated. Regarding referral bonuses for our cosmetics business, ... A: I would send a monthly or quarterly bonus check for a certain percentage of total orders. We have ... | |
| Time Management and Daily Planning for a Business | 5/21/2007 |
| Q: I want to ask some questions concerning Time Management especially the To Do List: 1- How, When and ... A: 1. You might consider keeping a daily planner with your to-do items and appointments. Be certain ... | |
| How to Price a Job that is Far Away | 5/17/2007 |
| Q: I have recently started a landscape design business. I have just acquired 5 clients. One of my ... A: FIRST you should pre-qualify the prospect to determine if the job would be worth the travel (i.e. A ... | |
| bad checks | 4/30/2007 |
| Q: I'm just starting out with my home-based business and just beginning to build up my clientele. In ... A: When I started my residential cleaning business in 1989 I accepting checks for all services was ... | |
| scheduling | 6/3/2006 |
| Q: I am an assistant manager and I am in charge of many different tasks. The task that is giving me ... A: Tanya, Have you solved the scheduling problem? --------------------------------------------- ... | |
Answers by Expert:
Walter L. Gibson
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Expertise
I can assist with starting and growing a successful house cleaning business. Specific questions should relate to: marketing; customer relations; estimating jobs; employee hiring and management; office procedures; equipment and supplies procurement; data management; and scheduling.
Experience
I have run an independent residential cleaning business since 1989, and have experienced all aspects involved with this venture. I have created an owner's manual, daily procedures manuals for both office & cleaning staff, employee handbook, business letters, forms and documents necessary for an indepentent business owner to develop a successful cleaning business. These cleaning business forms, letters and manuals are available at MaidDocs.com
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