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$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.
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 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 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
@@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
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 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 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.
@@mindful__gardener 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
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.
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 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.
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?
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 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. ☺
@@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.
@@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!
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.
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?
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 :)
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....
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.
REALLY not a good idea to be down there with the brush when you flush the toilet, all that bacteria flies back up into your face and dangerously into your eyes so i would definitely ignore that step 😮
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.
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....
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 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.
@@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.
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?
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.
@@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
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!
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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 .
@UpFlip He sounds disingenuous, everything is awesome when it isn't necessarily. I feel like he's talking down to me like I am a kid or something. I am all for new hosts but they have to know what it is to be a entrepreneur not just say that everything is awesome and with the inflections of a morning show tv host 🤦
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@@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.
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.
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
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.
I have cleaning business in Auckland , New Zealand. Construcción cleaning is a great opportunity to increase your income. Auckland is growing up so fast.
Just to understand this a little better, when you say net profit of either 20% or 25% of the revenue, does that means this is your income as a owner of the business before taxes or after taxes?
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.
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.
that is not much to be honest. let say they spend 4 hours a week to clean the church. You are having two people there, there seems to not be alot of room for profits.
I want to know this too. Turnover doesn’t really tell you anything about net profit in the hand. And even then how much is he working to get that profit?
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.
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. 😀
how do you decide on price point! I am ready to launch my cleaning business but just stuck on the pricing point. I know I want to do a flat fee but need guidance on how to come up with that price point.
To determine your cleaning business’s pricing, start by calculating all your costs and researching local market rates. Consider what’s included in your services and how much time and labor are involved to ensure your flat fee is both competitive and profitable. Good luck!
60k a month sounds great, but as he says the profit margin is 20% - 25% if they stay in time. So that is 12k to 15k a month profit. Not bad, but these video's never do a great job in stating the difference between revenue and profit.
holy, but like where does all that money go. Ik his biggest expense is paying his employees but bro wtf, 40k to 50k is way to much to be spending. I wonder where it all goes
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.
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.
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.
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?
@@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.
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.
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?
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!
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I would like to work for him iam in the same business but my boss pays peanuts $50 day
@@mikkeyalamillo7421
My cleaners make $35 to $70 an hr
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$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.
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
what worked best for marketing your business when starting out?
@@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.
What kind of net profit are you making after paying yourself mate? We are at 5 million turnover 1 million net pre income tax
@@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
@@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
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
how’d you get business that fast?
@@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
@@hardworkpays1929 What is your average selling price? Love the username by the way :)
@@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.
Congratulations
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!
Hi! I am just curious. Are you a franchise? If not do you use a lead generation company?
Santino, congratulations!! I am on track to open my business within the next month. Comments like this keep me motivated! So happy for you!
How do you land the contracts. It's like a hidden society that I'm trying to get into
@@mindful__gardener 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
Are you doing commercial or residential?
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.
All the best!
Definitely be watching for your success and wish you well
Any update??
Hi what happened Christopher? Hope you are doing good with your business
How’s it going for you Chris?
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.
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.
@@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.
@@jeremycaudill6916 I was referring to lead companies in general. Many are crap. The good leads cost $$.
Home advisor is a well known scam. It’s been brought to light a long time ago.
$17/hr and no insurance. That’s rough
Capped at $19, too.
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?
So all of a sudden everyone “just started” their cleaning business and making crazy numbers a month? 😂
That's very creative 😂
I have a cleaning business myself. This is definitely motivating. Thanks!
Awesome thinkingoutloud! That’s great to hear. How long have you been in the industry?
@@UpFlip around 6 months
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
how much are you making 😊😁😃
How is it doing?
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.
Very true Searchbug. Thank you so much for the insight. 😀Are you in the cleaning industry as well?
@@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. ☺
We are in month 8 on track for 200k. The work is there. Building a team is the key.
Truly Amazing Eddie.😀Congrats! Thank you for the feedback. Any advice on finding the right team members?
Do you do independent contractors or employees?
@@UpFlip yes, interview lots of people and firing is just as important as hiring. Do not sacrifice your culture.
@@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.
@@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!
Our commercial cleaning business is a gold mine. Runs completely under management. 5 mil turnover 1 mil net profit. Best business we ever bought
That’s crazy ? You mentioned you bought the company ?
This interview was so helpful thank you
How do you buy this business?
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That's great. Do you have any tips for how to acquire customer's?
I'm impressed! I've been in the business for 30 years, plus...and learned some new things. Thank-you!
Whats your annual revenue?
I’m starting to do elderly house cleaning I can’t wait to get started
Amazing Dynasty Sam. Congrats. We're very happy for you! 😀😁👍Have you started your business plan?
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.
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?
AYE YO SHORTY WITH THE BACKPACK VACUUM!!!!
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 :)
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....
buy a squeegee please
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.
No medical insurance talking about giving gas cards to employees are you serious and gas discounts
One of the best videos I've seen on a true starter business. Thank you for the great content!
I'm not a clearner but that window cleaning technique can be improved.
They are investing considerable effort in enhancing their techniques. Everyday is a learning day! ☺️
REALLY not a good idea to be down there with the brush when you flush the toilet, all that bacteria flies back up into your face and dangerously into your eyes so i would definitely ignore that step 😮
I love this content. I have a cleaning business myself and this video inspired me!
Cleaning, already cleaned surfaces, okay bro. JK, he is killing, congrats.
I don't think you understand how commas work.
It may look clean, but that doesnt mean it is ;)
.15 cent per square feet and 08 cent per square foot ? How ? No way. How are you measuring?
I love this new upflip guy's vibes;)
Thank you Dario. 😀Glad you like him. Do you think we should keep switching up the host?
At least pay the workers more if you can't offer them health insurance 🤣😅
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.
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....
Wow, thank you! What business would you like to know more about?
@@UpFlip hot dog stand and Korean BBQ....
Ok so if he’s making around $50k a month and has about a 20% profit margin than means he’s only making around $10k a month!😢
He said he does $50-60k a month how is that a $1.5 M business?
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.
We hope the hiring process gets better for you Thomas. 😀Have you used any hiring services to find employees?
@@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.
@@FallHammer2012 think some are still riding the high of the stimulus checks and the extra unemployment. lol
@@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.
I LOVE UR CONTENT GUYS KEEP EM COMING
Thank you lit yoshii. We really appreciate that. What industry should we have on the channel next?
@@UpFlip Technology industry would be nice 👍
Very great, inspiring and practical interview. Information well released and taken. Thanks for that beautiful way of handling the interview.
Glad it was helpful, @Mabel! Are you looking to get started in the cleaning industry?
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.
Please please please interview a junk removal company
why is he vacuuming like that?
I am in the cleaning business since December of 2021 and I am not going back. Loved this video.
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?
How’s the business doing?
Nice video but I noticed that the website isnt active though?
what about the vacuum with battry and no cord. ? I use this for stairs. Made me 50 % faster
Do you have any examples of your checklists available?
I mean each to their own..but Lysol, comet, and paper towel..? Definitely not what my company uses
his way of cleaning windows & mirrors is pretty off, but I guess he's doing all the rest the right way since he's so succesfull :D
presenter seems pretty fake
Low wage not good
We hope you enjoyed the video - thank you for watching! ☺️
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.
Congrats on the success Ed Rubio.😀 We wish you all the best. What type of advertising do you do for your business?
My town's population is only about 75k. Do you think a residential or commercial cleaning company would be profitable?
@@squirtlesmells8174 how far is the nearest next big town?
@@DavidRamseyIII I live in Alameda, which is close to bigger cities like Oakland, San Francisco, Fremont, Sacremento, etc.
@@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
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!
The dude is 28 and looks 40?
Can I start cleaning business by myself, just for apartment by now.
Absolutely @baye fall! Good luck, and happy cleaning!
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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 .
Very motivational story - Learned a lot from this ! Thank you !
We would like if you can interview with us. My business called tidy vibe cleaning is top cleaning in company in Tacoma washington.
Who is this guy?!
Our second host!
@UpFlip He sounds disingenuous, everything is awesome when it isn't necessarily. I feel like he's talking down to me like I am a kid or something.
I am all for new hosts but they have to know what it is to be a entrepreneur not just say that everything is awesome and with the inflections of a morning show tv host 🤦
they drive their own selves?
This channel is a FREE university!
That's a fantastic compliment! We're thrilled you see the channel as a valuable resource for learning. While you're here, why don't you check the UpFlip Academy for more valuable insights? Link's in the description! 🫡
I was taught the figure 8 technique to mop floors
Thanks for commenting on the video Courtney. Can you give us more detail on this technique?😀
@@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.
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.
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
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.
I have cleaning business in Auckland , New Zealand. Construcción cleaning is a great opportunity to increase your income. Auckland is growing up so fast.
I love this new upflip guy's vibes
Starting a cleaning business in 2023 y’all gonna be interviewing me one day
Como está o seu negócio?
I started my cleaning company I’m LED certified but I’m in need of help with the Bids to bring in big clients
Give your guys insurance
I wonder if he worked for ABM(the larger company ) 🤔
If someone can please leave exact hourly rates for the
Residential and commercial cleaning
As an average.
Just to understand this a little better, when you say net profit of either 20% or 25% of the revenue, does that means this is your income as a owner of the business before taxes or after taxes?
I'M BRAZILIAN, WHAT TIPS CAN YOU AMERICANS GIVE ME TO MAKE MONEY, I TRIED DIGITAL MARKETING HERE IN BRAZIL BUT I COULDN'T GET ANY RESULTS
What the best backpack vacuum?
Ya need to come to florida and do videos on busniesses
We're planning to this summer ;)
What type of businesses should we do in Florida Tim?
@@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
What tim said
Should wipe counter first then sinks
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.
Love to see this! Great Job!!
The new host is a great fit for the channel!
Thank you!😀 We appreciate you always supporting and commenting on the videos.
Yassss🔥🔥🔥🔥. Loved seeing this
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.
We think this would be a great video Araceli. Do any of these companies have youtube channels?
@@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.
Awesome new host!
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?
@@UpFlip switch it up!
@@UpFlip I think both hosts are incredible - Paul and Nick.
I almost forgot he was new
What do you answer when a cleaning company asks you "where do you see your self going" its a cleaning jobs for crying out loud!.
May I suggest answering " I see myself going to the client's house to provide a stellar cleaning service"
@@brandonboushy that could be one
For that 1st job, he mentioned they make $ 753 per month? That is profit....right?
that is not much to be honest. let say they spend 4 hours a week to clean the church. You are having two people there, there seems to not be alot of room for profits.
700k in revenue? How much exactly does he make.
I want to know this too. Turnover doesn’t really tell you anything about net profit in the hand. And even then how much is he working to get that profit?
He said 15-20% profit and if I remember right he invests 10-15% of that back into the business. So that'd be around 100k for himself
He makes enough to not have to work for someone else and have a cap on how much he can make in some 9-5.
Awesome video👍 that guy is as honest as possible and that’s why his business is thriving.
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.
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. 😀
do one with residential snow removal business
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?
Not American, would have been nice😔. Would have worked on many angles fast.
how do you decide on price point! I am ready to launch my cleaning business but just stuck on the pricing point. I know I want to do a flat fee but need guidance on how to come up with that price point.
To determine your cleaning business’s pricing, start by calculating all your costs and researching local market rates. Consider what’s included in your services and how much time and labor are involved to ensure your flat fee is both competitive and profitable. Good luck!
Can you please ask more about scheduling and systems and how to handle problems or complaints? Also, how to price
Those are awesome suggestions! We'll keep those in mind for future videos.
60k a month sounds great, but as he says the profit margin is 20% - 25% if they stay in time. So that is 12k to 15k a month profit. Not bad, but these video's never do a great job in stating the difference between revenue and profit.
holy, but like where does all that money go. Ik his biggest expense is paying his employees but bro wtf, 40k to 50k is way to much to be spending. I wonder where it all goes
@@uncomfortabletruths7990 very labour intensive. So probably employees
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.
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.
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.
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?
@@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.
How do u hire and get contracts??
This is great :) What lead service system does he use ?
Thumbtack is a good lead service to use. I’ve used it myself and landed accounts from there.
He uses Angi
How did Brock learn all these cleaning techniques? Love this video since it shows the best cleaning techniques for specific places.
Thanks for watching. Experience can be one of the best teachers. 😀Would you ever get into the cleaning business?
T&E
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.
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?
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!
Im 29 also hope to make the same with mine I just started.
@@Adosewithrick if you need some tips let me know
@@bkryba5637 thanks so much I appreciate it 🙏
some tips would be greatly appreciated! thank you
@@bkryba5637 would love to speak with you sometime! I understand if you can’t! A LinkedIn/Instagram to follow you would be great
I found your channel very educational and worth subbing. thanks for the apploads ! a fellow creator!!!
31:25 try saying the organization successfully payed for it, or they simply restocked because that’s how a business stays open
....see, this cleaning company does not exist
Cleaning bussiness is good for start but it will never go to millions it has a limit.
Vague answer