How to Make $1,917/Day Doing This!

Do you want to know how to start a cleaning business-and grow it to a revenue of more than $700K a year? We have the answers in this interview.
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Brock Parnell was only 19 years old when he started South Sound Janitorial in 2013, and he already had 4 years of experience in the cleaning business, working for a friend’s cleaning company as a teenager.
Brock’s business really took off once they added their first janitorial client, a chain of casinos. After bringing in $28,000 their first year, their revenue grew steadily year over year, and in 2020 Brock was able to move his cleaning company from his garage to a dedicated commercial space.
In today’s interview, we’ll find out how Brock launched his cleaning business start up and grew it to a 6-figure annual revenue. He’ll share how much it cost to get started and what equipment is a must-have for a cleaning company. We’ll also learn how he connected with his first clients, and how he markets his business today to keep building his brand.
Growing as a cleaning business can be a double-edged sword-it means more revenue, but you also need more space and a larger team. We’ll hear how Brock knew it was time to get a commercial space for South Sound Janitorial, as well as his strategy for finding and hiring new talent. Anyone who owns (or wants to start) a cleaning business will want to hear his advice!
Learn how to start and scale your own cleaning business to 7 figures - hubs.li/Q01Djz8T0
Resources
southsoundjanitorial.com/ - South Sound Janitorial’s website
www.upflip.com/academy - Launch and scale your business with our expert-led Academy
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:09 How Brock Started His Business
2:08 Systems and Processes
3:16 THIS Is How Much You Can Make
4:19 The Trick To Scaling Your Business
5:04 The Must-Haves To Get Started
6:05 Picking Out The Perfect Equipment
8:00 Paying Employees While Keeping Margins High
9:10 The Best Way To Bring in New Customers
9:50 Cleaning Services You Must Offer
11:45 Following The Cleaning Process
12:14 The Importance of Reviews
13:30 Blitz Time with Brock!
15:02 The Most Profitable Cleaning Services
15:43 Tips for Cleaning Bathrooms
16:31 How To Hire The Perfect Employee
17:19 Janitorial vs House Cleaning
18:21 The Perfect Way To Clean Mirrors
19:07 Maintaining Customer Relationships
20:01 Why An Office Space is Important
21:21 Tips and Tricks for Cleaning Toilets
23:13 Keeping Track of Customer Accounts
24:01 Window Cleaning Trick
24:40 How To Make Your Business More Efficient
25:40 Implementing Skills From Past Experiences
26:34 The RIGHT Way To Mop
28:00 The Importance of a Checklist
28:47 The Better Business Bureau Rating
29:22 The Key To Great Leadership
30:18 Maintaining a Work/Life Balance
31:20 How To Start Your Business TODAY
32:42 Planning for the Future
33:48 Entrepreneurial Hacks
34:20 Resources for Advice
34:50 Is a Mentor Required?
35:46 Learning from Mistakes
37:03 Brock’s Favorite Business Book
#cleaningbusiness #cleaningbusinessstartup #cleaningcompany

[@UpFlip]

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[@mikkeyalamillo7421]

I would like to work for him iam in the same business but my boss pays peanuts $50 day

[@ShineLikeaProAZ]

@@mikkeyalamillo7421 My cleaners make $35 to $70 an hr

[@breuschbarbare0248]

Dude i just have one word to say to you : awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome,awesome

[@robmen1402]

$778 to clean that church. 5 hours two people. But how many times per month does it get cleaned? If it's cleaned once per week. $778 per month seems to be below the standard pricing for a place that big. If they only go and give it a good cleaning once per month than that price makes sense.

[@TaylorTheCre8or]

I have a cleaning business, we just hit $570,000/yr and it’s been less than a year. About 12 employees now and we’re getting an office soon. I’m almost 24

[@Josue2T]

what worked best for marketing your business when starting out?

[@TaylorTheCre8or]

@@Josue2T i would say just making sure you’re present on multiple platforms. We didn’t do any paid marketing but with how we set up our website, we look very professional and ready to handle even big buildings. We got all of our calls from our google page. Commercial marketing is 20x harder than residential. Our first contract was actually 5 office buildings all owned by the same owner and then 2 large multi family housing buildings. Now we just got a large apartment community for a total of 47k/month.

[@DavidRamseyIII]

What kind of net profit are you making after paying yourself mate? We are at 5 million turnover 1 million net pre income tax

[@TaylorTheCre8or]

@@DavidRamseyIII Hey, congrats on your success! How long have you been in business? Our margins are actually pretty good, we’re at about 40% profit. Just after labor taxes and insurances, we’re at 50% so 10% for softwares and such. We have very little corporate overhead. No office, just storage units

[@DavidRamseyIII]

@@TaylorTheCre8or we actually bought an existing one that was failing at 22. Very risky, we were accountants but didn’t know what we were doing. Now 30. Are you still doing house cleaning? We went purely commercial cleaning as soon as we could. We also went heavy on the website and SEO and stayed off of the listing websites. The best customer is someone googling commercial cleaning and the worst would be someone going to Facebook or some service that gives you multiple quotes

[@TheLaboys_]

Started my cleaning business in January and this month we will gross $20,000. Last month we did 11,500. For 4 months I’m happy with the growth!

[@walidahnjeri830]

Hi! I am just curious. Are you a franchise? If not do you use a lead generation company?

[@SFNena415]

Santino, congratulations!! I am on track to open my business within the next month. Comments like this keep me motivated! So happy for you!

[@mindfulgardener911]

How do you land the contracts. It's like a hidden society that I'm trying to get into

[@TheLaboys_]

@@mindfulgardener911 Nothing is hidden you just aren’t putting in the work. You will either make it happen, or a year from now you will be saying, “It’s impossible start a cleaning business, people didn’t want to hire me” or some other BS when in reality you didn’t hustle to make it happen

[@ryannn6501]

Are you doing commercial or residential?

[@hardworkpays1929]

We started our cleaning business last month me and my wife are 41 days in and are on track to make 56k this year just with our repeating cleanings. First month we made 1100.00 now this month we have over 4800.00 scheduled and still more walk throughs this week. This is the easiest business to succeed in just start now. I wasted 8 years in other businesses that just kept us afloat now it's time to thrive

[@Josue2T]

how’d you get business that fast?

[@hardworkpays1929]

@@Josue2T market market market I sent out mailer's in 6"-9 envelopes with flyers and a card and a printed up note saying who we were and would like to offer free walk throughs and quotes. I cold called at least 20 offices a day and went door knocking residential at least one hour a day monday threw Friday. Residential is easy quick money while you setup commercal accts also use yelp paid ads and google paid ads but that's only been up and running for a few days now I budget 300 a month on those. It's insane how much work is out here just today we got our second commercial acct sign our contract and a walk through tomorrow for a property management office that has three property's for janitorial services. Just get out there and do it I'm interviewing people now and that I feel is going to be the hardest part of this whole business the cleaning is easy

[@guCCI-sy5de]

@@hardworkpays1929 What is your average selling price? Love the username by the way :)

[@hardworkpays1929]

@@guCCI-sy5de Just depends I dont have enough data as it's our 2nd month we are raising prices still but a stated at .08 cents per sqft for commercial and 0.15 cent per clean for residential.

[@jaayflipsto100k3]

Congratulations

[@christopherj8028]

I start next month. Just Lost my job and I'm starting this business using unemployment money. I'm pretty close to loosing everything. I'll be back here in a year to tell you how well I did.

[@naimokhalif747]

All the best!

[@alphaomega9255]

Definitely be watching for your success and wish you well

[@MikeKruzich]

Any update??

[@philipanthony9917]

Hi what happened Christopher? Hope you are doing good with your business

[@moniquer437]

How’s it going for you Chris?

[@BlueSkyedCountry]

Whenever I watch this channel everyday all I see is possible growth but never seen a negative decline, i don’t think that all every business has gone through flowery path! Where’s the thorny paths too?

[@s44577]

Welcome Nick, you did a great job with this interview! Looking forward to more and continued success to Brock--he's right, the most important thing is customer satisfaction :)

[@Ronald-Butler]

I am starting to really appreciate this channel. I think you guys are really doing a service to humanity by teaching them the ropes of the Biz. It's like getting a mentorship for free....

[@mauriciom8430]

One of the best videos I've seen on a true starter business. Thank you for the great content!

[@BSferle]

I'm impressed! I've been in the business for 30 years, plus...and learned some new things. Thank-you!

[@ssingh8166]

Whats your annual revenue?

[@jwillis941]

Keep your equipment clean and in good repair. Also keep your storage area clean and organized. When staff enter your area and see it clean they are less likely to search for problem areas throughout the building. Just like he said, appearance is everything. The little things make a huge difference. Also, keep the dust low, low, low. Nothing looks dirtier than dust.

[@UpFlip]

Thank you for the great tips Jeffrey. 😀Appearance can make a huge different to both staff and clientele. How long have you been in the cleaning business?

[@emanuelsanchez180]

I love this content. I have a cleaning business myself and this video inspired me!

[@thinkingoutloud3470]

I have a cleaning business myself. This is definitely motivating. Thanks!

[@UpFlip]

Awesome thinkingoutloud! That’s great to hear. How long have you been in the industry?

[@thinkingoutloud3470]

@@UpFlip around 6 months

[@jonr2192]

My mom owned one since 2006. I used to help clean for about 6 months to a year, it's now my sisters company but this video is cool to see

[@arjunkumar-jh8ut]

how much are you making 😊😁😃

[@hon3515]

How is it doing?

[@fensterputzernuernberg]

The key to a good or successful cleaning firm of any kind is finding the right staff and more importantly knowing how to hold onto them ... This job is often purely physical in nature and if you have no respect for your staff or do not care about them they will be coming and going from your firm like a does of salts.

[@thehustlenetwork]

Love to see this! Great Job!!

[@mabel.e.kgalley9710]

Very great, inspiring and practical interview. Information well released and taken. Thanks for that beautiful way of handling the interview.

[@UpFlip]

Glad it was helpful, @Mabel! Are you looking to get started in the cleaning industry?

[@mabel.e.kgalley9710]

Yes sir I am looking forward to doing that and will surely keep you informed when I do. Am soooo passionate about cleaning, thanks for asking.

[@MiniMillionaire]

Very motivational story - Learned a lot from this ! Thank you !

[@DavidRamseyIII]

Our commercial cleaning business is a gold mine. Runs completely under management. 5 mil turnover 1 mil net profit. Best business we ever bought

[@willalexander62]

That’s crazy ? You mentioned you bought the company ?

[@slenderman4623]

This interview was so helpful thank you

[@fareshtaartist6005]

How do you buy this business?

[@michellebarnermckeej.d.3347]

❤❤❤

[@joem8704]

That's great. Do you have any tips for how to acquire customer's?

[@lityoshii1086]

I LOVE UR CONTENT GUYS KEEP EM COMING

[@UpFlip]

Thank you lit yoshii. We really appreciate that. What industry should we have on the channel next?

[@lityoshii1086]

@@UpFlip Technology industry would be nice 👍

[@anamericanentrepreneur]

What a great inspiring story. Keep up the good work!

[@guerrillamane9573]

$17/hr and no insurance. That’s rough

[@Bnative]

Awesome video👍 that guy is as honest as possible and that’s why his business is thriving.

[@dystanysam9896]

I’m starting to do elderly house cleaning I can’t wait to get started

[@UpFlip]

Amazing Dynasty Sam. Congrats. We're very happy for you! 😀😁👍Have you started your business plan?

[@11TOLU]

Yassss🔥🔥🔥🔥. Loved seeing this

[@delmyvillanueva7669]

I am in the cleaning business since December of 2021 and I am not going back. Loved this video.

[@UpFlip]

Congrats Delmy.😀 We couldn't be happier for you. 🎉🎈🎊We wish you all the best. Thanks so much for watching and commenting on the video. Any advice for someone just getting started in the industry?

[@herbertpearson5665]

Excellent content!

[@gabriellorenzo4228]

Amazing!!!! Thank you so much

[@YasinNabi]

I found your channel very educational and worth subbing. thanks for the apploads ! a fellow creator!!!

[@jeremycaudill6916]

Home Advisor is a scam. They send leads to you , and everyone else in the category. And most of the time you call as soon as it comes in and they have already gone with someone else.

[@cland4140]

That’s how leads work. They’re sold to multiple entities, especially if the leads are cheap. The more expensive the lead, the more exclusive.

[@jeremycaudill6916]

@@cland4140 I can go on Home advisor right now and enter some random name and address from the white pages and Home Advisor will charge the companies for that fake lead. It is a shit business practice on Home Advisors part.

[@cland4140]

@@jeremycaudill6916 I was referring to lead companies in general. Many are crap. The good leads cost $$.

[@Bdigital9482]

Home advisor is a well known scam. It’s been brought to light a long time ago.

[@darioxbrow9223]

I love this new upflip guy's vibes;)

[@UpFlip]

Thank you Dario. 😀Glad you like him. Do you think we should keep switching up the host?

[@shawniepirie8719]

Thank you so much for this video. I have a 5 star cleaning service, and I learned so much watching this video. But please please give me the name of the insurance and bond company your using. The one I use way too expensive. Thanks!

[@megaru9903]

This tutorial was definitely helpful in a lot of ways.

[@UpFlip]

Great Mega. This is what we love to hear. 😀Would you ever start a business such as this one?

[@elrama2011]

I have cleaning business in Auckland , New Zealand. Construcción cleaning is a great opportunity to increase your income. Auckland is growing up so fast.

[@sethary9698]

Thank you for the great video!

[@UpFlip]

No problem Seth. Glad you liked it! Should we do more cleaning business videos?

[@sethary9698]

@@UpFlip sure I enjoy them since that's what I do but I think there's something to be learned from any busines owner.

[@searchbug]

A business can achieve six figures through hardwork and collective efforts. Make sure to screen thoroughly your applicants before hiring them. You want people to trust you to their home or business and allow you inside their property while they’re away. Many cleaning service business owners may have the urge to skip background checks and criminal record screening due to the extra expenditure, but this step is crucial in order to protect yourself, your business and your current and future clients.

[@UpFlip]

Very true Searchbug. Thank you so much for the insight. 😀Are you in the cleaning industry as well?

[@searchbug]

@@UpFlip My pleasure! We work with cleaning businesses, yes. We are a data company that helps businesses in the cleaning industry with intelligent data which they can use for lead generation and background checking. ☺

[@albertarcia4590]

I've tried alot of companies that give you leads but some are expensive I been with thumbtack for years ..but yes most customers aren't ready to hire or there only 1 time customers not repeat... The hardest thing for me is getting clients there so much low ball competition out there Good video

[@EivinSukoi]

I’ve been in the cleaning industry for 30 years , it’s very hard to compete with the big cleaning companies that seem to have the “ right connections “ , I am telling you by personal experience if you try to go yourself to get accounts the chances are almost impossible unless you find a cheap client who is willing to hire anyone for a cheap price . Now trying to find good people it’s like trying to grab a sleeping tiger’s nuts and live to tell , not only that but nobody wants to work for no less than $25 per hour in my area , on top of that add liability / works man cop insurance , taxes and lots of bull shit . You will be better off to work for a cleaning contractor , where you will be a subcontractor and maybe get $30 to $35 per hour , and my advice don’t hire , save yourself headaches . I remembered before the pandemic my ex wife and I used to make about $12500 per month putting around 60 hrs each per week . Now I work by myself , I work no more than 30 hrs per week , bring home around $4700 , I weed out the loudsy accounts , keeping the good ones , but I still work as a subcontractor .

[@victorybusinesshub6475]

Great content 👍

[@UpFlip]

Thank you Victory. Have you seen some of our previous cleaning business videos?

[@harvesfesting]

Love this

[@EddieRodriguezPA]

We are in month 8 on track for 200k. The work is there. Building a team is the key.

[@UpFlip]

Truly Amazing Eddie.😀Congrats! Thank you for the feedback. Any advice on finding the right team members?

[@AnnA-jd4xm]

Do you do independent contractors or employees?

[@EddieRodriguezPA]

@@UpFlip yes, interview lots of people and firing is just as important as hiring. Do not sacrifice your culture.

[@EddieRodriguezPA]

@@AnnA-jd4xm we do both. But prefer to have employees because contractors are their own entity you legally can’t really tell them what to do or what time to show or supply any materials.

[@TheLaboys_]

@@EddieRodriguezPA How are you acquiring customers? And are you doing primarily commercial or residential? Any tips would be awesome! Me and my wife do only residential and we have a team of cleaners. We are on track to do 20k this month. We are 4 months in as of right now and loving the growth!

[@mohamedseraj4198]

AYE YO SHORTY WITH THE BACKPACK VACUUM!!!!

[@troyw1000]

Do you have any examples of your checklists available?

[@miguelvasquez8632]

I'm a window cleaner who does residential and looking to get into janitorial services. A little side hustle a few hours to end the day. How do you acquire janitorial leads? Home advisor?

[@maysonkitty1593]

do one with residential snow removal business

[@UpFlip]

We’ll be on the lookout Mayson😀 Now that the weather is changing do you feel these types of businesses have to be versatile in the work they do?

[@kristiandoychev2449]

Nice video but I noticed that the website isnt active though?

[@eyeshezzy]

Amazing business and i like the new hosts enthusiasm

[@juliopantoja1722]

Were can i buy all the cleaning supplies can you list them please

[@squirtlesmells8174]

How did Brock learn all these cleaning techniques? Love this video since it shows the best cleaning techniques for specific places.

[@UpFlip]

Thanks for watching. Experience can be one of the best teachers. 😀Would you ever get into the cleaning business?

[@JiNKA]

T&E

[@joelboddie]

What the best backpack vacuum?

[@aracelirivera9409]

Can you please interview organizing businesses like Rescue My Space, Neat Method , or organized mama. This one business I am looking into doing. Specially now that companys like The Home Edit and Konmary Method made professional organizing possible.

[@UpFlip]

We think this would be a great video Araceli. Do any of these companies have youtube channels?

[@aracelirivera9409]

@@UpFlip yes rRescue My Space has youtube channel. She has given some q and a in her channel but not in depth with numbers and websites she uses.

[@HeatherSt.Therese]

I'm just starting my cleaning business

[@bazzza4613]

what about the vacuum with battry and no cord. ? I use this for stairs. Made me 50 % faster

[@robertbrowne4431]

Insurance and licensing is a bit more expensive here in NYC. 200 for licensing and insurance I pay 400 a month for coverage and that's not even equipment

[@waltermh111]

That sounds about right lol People love to pay for higher and higher costs in NYC. Maybe not you, but most people do. I dont get it. Self destruction incarnate.

[@jerryfrates4572]

Can you do one on epoxy garage flooring?

[@JoseGarcia-sy8kx]

It’s been uploaded

[@Peace4wk]

This video was great. My husband shared it with me. Can you do a video on running a successful child care business?

[@UpFlip]

We're so glad you enjoyed Keesha. Thank you for supporting the channel. We'll be on the lookout for a child care business. :) Is this the industry you're currently in?

[@edr.2642]

Wow I started my commercial cleaning company back in 2013 as well. My town is small 130K population. I only have 9buildings 150K per year rev. I hope I get more contracts like him.

[@UpFlip]

Congrats on the success Ed Rubio.😀 We wish you all the best. What type of advertising do you do for your business?

[@squirtlesmells8174]

My town's population is only about 75k. Do you think a residential or commercial cleaning company would be profitable?

[@DavidRamseyIII]

@@squirtlesmells8174 how far is the nearest next big town?

[@squirtlesmells8174]

@@DavidRamseyIII I live in Alameda, which is close to bigger cities like Oakland, San Francisco, Fremont, Sacremento, etc.

[@DavidRamseyIII]

@@squirtlesmells8174 that’s perfect mate. You have a huge possible market. Our commercial cleaning company serves a 50 square mile area in a much smaller city doing 5 million turnover and 1 million net profit. The opportunity for cleaning is limitless you just have to find barely functional staff. The key is to get off the tools and stop doing the cleaning yourself as fast as humanly possible

[@shanaflores5301]

This is great :) What lead service system does he use ?

[@todd_thegrad]

Thumbtack is a good lead service to use. I’ve used it myself and landed accounts from there.

[@TaylorTheCre8or]

He uses Angi

[@juliosandoval8244]

Great story and great motivation for us new in business or looking to start.

[@ayscuecodie]

I know the video is a little old but hey boss man good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@UpFlip]

Thanks for your kind words!

[@GIOVANNYGARCIAHOLGUIN]

i love this content

[@UpFlip]

We really appreciate that Giovanny. Are you new to the channel?

[@GIOVANNYGARCIAHOLGUIN]

@@UpFlip no. follow this channel since a year ago

[@Australiakangaroo2022]

If someone can please leave exact hourly rates for the Residential and commercial cleaning As an average.

[@GlennCrinerLA]

How do u hire and get contracts??

[@thomasperreira4153]

I could use some advice on how to prices. I've loss plenty of potential clients due to my pricing and understand how too. I am new to the industrial and the clients I do have love the work I do. Any advice or programs out there that cold help me , i would greatly appreciate it.

[@UpFlip]

Thank you for the question Thomas. Congrats on getting started. This can be a challenge for many businesses especially when they are first starting out. 😀Keep working hard and things will get better. Sometimes you may have to lower the prices or even do small things for free until you build up, you're clientele. You can also price other companies in your area that do the same work to see what they charge. Please keep us up to date with your businesses progress. 😀

[@GamestarsBulgaria]

What are the best Vacuum Cleaners for such business?

[@DiviPhotos]

great video

[@UpFlip]

Thank you Divi. 😀 We love doing videos in this industry. Have you checked out some of our other cleaning business videos?

[@MR22]

Incredible channel guys! Keep it up! How do you find these businesses to interview?

[@UpFlip]

Thank you Matt! Some of them reach out to us, some through word of mouth and others we research. Do you have any businesses you could suggest to do our next video on?

[@churchgamefowl4198]

@@UpFlip Let’s do Brian Winch with CleanLots.

[@1smae100]

How to go about getting started doing this?

[@Nandobrutv]

Starting a cleaning business in 2023 y’all gonna be interviewing me one day

[@livessalvas]

Como está o seu negócio?

[@juliopantoja1722]

Also how do i make a check list

[@Courtney23932]

I was taught the figure 8 technique to mop floors

[@UpFlip]

Thanks for commenting on the video Courtney. Can you give us more detail on this technique?😀

[@Courtney23932]

@@UpFlip I learned in training at McDonald's as a manager years ago and i been doing it ever since.Similar to what you were doing but taking the mop like your making the number 8 sideways instead of side to side or pushing the mop and its so much easier on your back.I do floor care at the hospital .I was pumped up watching your video because I do that same thing when cleaning glass or mirrors. I've been cleaning for years and it's a never ending job I'm trying to learn the business of it. Even with the Rubbermaid microfiber mop I use that same way in a figure 8.

[@MatrixServicesLLC]

I own a large cleaning company, and we all use a figure 8! You would take forever and kill yourself mopping like that. If you have a spill to scrub up maybe. Sorry but bn in business for 13 years and 20 years in janitorial.

[@markroberts6507]

Love your channel and content, way too many adverts which made me cut the video short, whether this is KZbin or Upflip i don't know

[@russelllayton2477]

It must be KZbin because I have KZbin premium and I don't see any.

[@queennaomi7361]

Dose the course work for Canada?

[@melvayaredaguilar]

31:25 try saying the organization successfully payed for it, or they simply restocked because that’s how a business stays open

[@nobodystaysawaketotheend9848]

Big question: how to prevent employees from breaking off and stealing clients? It sounds extremely easy to do: low cost to start up, already know the clients etc. You can always put those kinda of language in co tract but how in practice do you prevent it? Hiring a lawyer doesn’t make any sense financially to change some small account.

[@Mr.Alexander]

Do you mean sub contractors? Employees likely won’t do that considering all the work they would have to do to even be considered for a commercial contract

[@projectb3117]

Indeed. That are the important things they wont tell you. Same as getting employees. Almost nobody wants to do that. So you as boss will be doing most of the work yourself.

[@TheGreatEscape77]

I feel like thats always a risk no matter what business your in. An employee can always leave and start doing it on there own, nothing you can do to stop them

[@dulcecyanide5925]

I started working with cleaning companies when I started cleaning homes for a living 16 years ago - I took ALL the clients they would assign me because I felt that the companies treated the employees poorly. Hell, they had us on as independent contractors instead of as employees and would pay min wage. (There were other issues also, like it didn’t seem like the owners of the companies actually understood what it took to clean properly and they had unrealistic expectations amongst other things.) They didn’t realize that without their cleaners they had NOTHING. They also had us sign contracts to not steal their customers. Non of us abided by it. The company charged $60hr to clean homes, and pay us $12hr. I’d tell the clients I’d charge $50hr if they paid me directly. I would have 💯 stayed with the companies and not taken their clients if I had felt RESPECTED. The way workers are treated makes ALL the difference.

[@victorianannozi9760]

This is quite helpful

[@stephanieelder8322]

Hi stephanie here! I have 7 kids and need to make a better income. I would like to know more about how you get leads

[@kacifashions8449]

What kind of license did you need?

[@MilaRoseCo]

The new host is a great fit for the channel!

[@UpFlip]

Thank you!😀 We appreciate you always supporting and commenting on the videos.

[@blipblop92]

Its funny this video shows up. My local competition has basically wiped out all the profits scaling this up. Everybody can put on a car sticker and start doing this on their civic and undecut everyone else.

[@projectb3117]

02:36 How many times a month you need to go?

[@sergekrnkh4]

Awesome new host!

[@UpFlip]

So glad to hear this Serge.😀Do you think we should have the same host on each video or switch them up from time to time?

[@Nelson-ys8pm]

@@UpFlip switch it up!

[@sergekrnkh4]

@@UpFlip I think both hosts are incredible - Paul and Nick.

[@Adosewithrick]

I almost forgot he was new

[@timcastanedacomedy]

Ya need to come to florida and do videos on busniesses

[@UpFlip]

We're planning to this summer ;)

[@UpFlip]

What type of businesses should we do in Florida Tim?

[@timcastanedacomedy]

@@UpFlip i seen like alot late nite desert places around but i like to see how mobile detailing busniess is in florida and ecommerce busniess

[@jerryfrates4572]

What tim said

[@boldbosstv5602]

Please please please interview a junk removal company

[@ShineLikeaProAZ]

What's the company they use for leads? I've tried three companies so far and all of them failed to get me customers.

[@AnnA-jd4xm]

try running facebook ads

[@ShineLikeaProAZ]

@@AnnA-jd4xm Done that and no success.

[@FallHammer2012]

Problem is finding workers in my area. No one wants to work no matter what you pay them. Alot less stress by just doing the cleaning yourself with no employees.

[@UpFlip]

We hope the hiring process gets better for you Thomas. 😀Have you used any hiring services to find employees?

[@FallHammer2012]

@@UpFlip Not really. Just ads in the paper and Facebook. I have some good employees currently at a few accounts that have been with me for a few years. Getting employees for new accounts is the problem. People just don’t want to work.

[@AnnA-jd4xm]

@@FallHammer2012 think some are still riding the high of the stimulus checks and the extra unemployment. lol

[@stevedavenport1202]

​@@FallHammer2012They don't want to do janitorial work for low wages. I see plenty of people doing manual labor jobs that are well paid. This is why you only see Mexican immigrants in this job.

[@stevenhull5025]

I have great respect for anyone who operates their own business. However, this type of business OWNs the operator. If he is off sick or cannot work for a variety of reasons then profits slump. There is also the risk contracts can be cancelled due to the client going out of business themselves. I prefer a residual income type business where revenue comes in regardless.

[@MrSteelermaniac]

That could change very soon. If we have a Recession. Layoffs will be coming. Some people will have to cancel thier services. Because they will not be able to afford it. Whatever avenue you go down, there will always be a con. Good luck.

[@delmyvillanueva7669]

.15 cent per square feet and 08 cent per square foot ? How ? No way. How are you measuring?

[@AlexSacharow]

What lead generator is he using?

[@JayMontgomery]

I just started cleaning my gym's equipment. They love the job I've been doing and want me to do more locations. I do work a regular cleaning job as well. I was wondering where this cleaning service is to offer $17 hour starting pay? Cause here in Ohio these companies act like $10 - $11 is enough. Hopefully, my own thing will take off more so can quit.

[@UpFlip]

Thanks for the feedback Jay. This company is out of WA. Depending on the state the hourly rate is much different however doing your own cleaning business can open you up to limitless opportunities. 😀We believe in you. Have you started a business plan?

[@JayMontgomery]

@@UpFlip Thanks for the reply. No. I haven't started a business plan. Actually, I wasn't even "planning " on starting a business. It just kinda happened by accident. However, I know that if want to grow, I'm to need to get a little more organized.

[@ingloriouspancake7529]

I'm not a clearner but that window cleaning technique can be improved.

[@UpFlip]

They are investing considerable effort in enhancing their techniques. Everyday is a learning day! ☺️

[@FrankWaltersLovestoteach]

great. when I was 16 I was cleaning move-out apartments making $85 per apartment. At first it would take me four hours, then after three apartmetns I could clean an apt in 45 min.

[@UpFlip]

Doing things repetitively will make you good at what you do 👊

[@CR-bc1zt]

Highly unlikely in the UK.

[@alandaddydaycare200]

why is he vacuuming like that?

[@bkryba5637]

I just turned 29, got my cleaning business to a 500k in 4 years while attending university part time. I've even partnered with an immigrant in a franchise-type corporation (will be a franchise soon), he will be sending his son and daughter to university and will be buying a house within 5-10 years. Set me up for one of these!

[@Adosewithrick]

Im 29 also hope to make the same with mine I just started.

[@bkryba5637]

@@Adosewithrick if you need some tips let me know

[@Adosewithrick]

@@bkryba5637 thanks so much I appreciate it 🙏

[@frankwright9774]

some tips would be greatly appreciated! thank you

[@TheWarmDown_MMA]

@@bkryba5637 would love to speak with you sometime! I understand if you can’t! A LinkedIn/Instagram to follow you would be great

[@darioxbrow9223]

So, in order to help a customer make a review as easily as possible, what I would do is make my own app and from there, with just a couple clicks, they can leave a review in less than 2 seconds. Doesn't that sound cool, easy and feasible? It obviously would be much more expensive than if you were to have them leave a review on Google, but you have to do everything to make your customers happy.

[@UpFlip]

This is a great idea and very true Dario. It would also give you full control over your reviews and give direct feedback from the client. Have you looked into how to get things started with the app?

[@kamieaston3016]

Nice, I'd love to work for this guy. Seems to keep his check lists down to Earth. He almost lost me when he said 5 hours for a Church, but then he read off 5-6 items. I've worked for plenty of places (and more recently) an ice cream deli who wanted 2 people to clean the entire store in an hour. Mopping, sweeping, dusting, etc. Which isn't hard when you get it down, but there was so many items on the list. I quit because I found out she was cutting off hours (mostly at closing). So we'd close at 8 and usually spend (when we had 3 people) 20 minutes closing and cleaning down. But with 2 it took us over an hour, and she'd cut off our pay at 9 exactly. So she was scamming us out of our time. Plus she was paying minimum wage, so the pain wasn't worth it.

[@yakimawindowwashing]

Should wipe counter first then sinks

[@brennen2752]

whats the lead generator they use?

[@Itsgloden]

U can use thumbtack

[@projectb3117]

Finding people to work for you is the hard part.

[@UpFlip]

This can be a challenge for many businesses Project B. Thanks for watching. 😀 Are you in the same type of industry?

[@yugiohrookie]

So all of a sudden everyone “just started” their cleaning business and making crazy numbers a month? 😂

[@UpFlip]

That's very creative 😂

[@kollectiononthetrak9342]

Hello all! Brand new to the cleaning business and quite frankly, sometimes I feel a little over my head. Who should I speak to, in order to understand the ins and outs of the business better because these videos are nice but they're not substantial enough for me. Are there groups that handle taxes and creating contracts. I want to learn everything I can!

[@UpFlip]

Have you checked this out yet? course.upflip.com/cleaning-business-course