any ideas please

[mizzy25]

remember ages ago I asked in here about working cleaning peoples houses etc ie how much to charge and such?

well im still working for an agency and until recently I had 3 customers of my own. Sadly one of them has died so I no longer have her. Then today another customers rang me and shes had her days cut to 3 days a week @ work so after next week she no longer needs me. I also packed in one of the customers from the agency as I was terrified id find her dead one day (I actually think she might be dead now)

anyway, so now im needing more customers to replace them and I want more anyway. Ive already delivered some leaflets, but im ordering some more and im going to do loads next week. Ive got a magnet thing for one side of my car and im going to order another one.

what im wanting now is any ideas on how I can get some new customers, other than leaflets and my banner on my car please?
Im thinking local shops advertise. I don't know about the local paper, anything else? any suggestions welcome.

[Vicky.]

Advertise yourself on gumtree?

Edit. http://www.gumtree.com/p/jobs/cleaner-needed-to-start-asap/1058101491 any good? Not sure if you want self employed or working for others..or if you have transport :laugh:

[mizzy25]

yes I have transport thanks vicky il check it out.

[Jay.]

Gumtree's good! There's a website I tried to use for dog walking a couple of years ago, I can't find it but it was just as good as this one http://www.myoddjobs.co.uk/ - I searched 'cleaner' and there were a few! Good luck :)

[mizzy25]

thanks very much jay il take a look.

[Kazanne]

thanks very much jay il take a look.

Cant really add to what Vicky and Jay have suggested Mizzy,only to say word of mouth goes a long way and good luck with it.:hugesmile:

[Vanessa]

You could try the Jobcentre as well. They will have vacancies.

[Vicky.]

Honestly wouldnt bother with the jobcentre tbh...so many of their advertised jobs are fake :/

[Marsh.]

I also packed in one of the customers from the agency as I was terrified id find her dead one day

:laugh3:

[mizzy25]

You could try the Jobcentre as well. They will have vacancies.

I want to work for myself

[MTVN]

Can't go wrong with the good old yellow pages

[Vanessa]

I want to work for myself

Ah, ok. You could try Loot and GumTree. And advertising in local shops.

[mizzy25]

Ok I know I want more work and needed more leaflets (ive got about 500 left from last time) so I ordered what I thought was 1000 last night, only somehow ive managed to order twice so im getting 2000 leaflets ffs lol Ive tried to cancel but I have no idea what the hell im doing so I think Il be getting the 2000 lol

[Cherie]

Do you do door to door leafleting Mizzy? have you put one on the notice board in the big supermarkets? also any big business near you that you could leave some for the staff, school staff rooms or hospital, I wish you were near me I would give you plenty work!! I hate housework.:bawling:

[Cherie]

Ok I know I want more work and needed more leaflets (ive got about 500 left from last time) so I ordered what I thought was 1000 last night, only somehow ive managed to order twice so im getting 2000 leaflets ffs lol Ive tried to cancel but I have no idea what the hell im doing so I think Il be getting the 2000 lol

lol you will be overrun with enquiries..

[Vanessa]

I hate cleaning as well. :fist:

[mizzy25]

Do you do door to door leafleting Mizzy? have you put one on the notice board in the big supermarkets? also any big business near you that you could leave some for the staff, school staff rooms or hospital, I wish you were near me I would give you plenty work!! I hate housework.:bawling:
yes door to door leaflets, there is an asda near me il have to see about putting up a leaflet, theres also a morrisons and im sure they have a notice board. a friend of mine works in a building society in town and she said if I sent her one she wud out it up on the notice board @ her work, but I forgot to send her one lol will do it today. I wish I lived near u too Cherie. I get ridiculously distracted when I doing my own house but when I do someone elses its very satisfying when its all done.

[mizzy25]

lol you will be overrun with enquiries..

I certainly hope so lol

[Kizzy]

Set up a FB page for your business with all the info on and ask folk on your FB to share it?
What about you dog track buddies? Dogs are messy.. well mine is haha!
those free advertising boards they have in supermarkets or B&Q maybe too.

[mizzy25]

Well we did some leaflets on mon and tues and ive had a phone call today for a quote, its only to deep clean a kitchen but if I get it im hoping for more regular work off her, quoting on wed.
ive been doing a bootcamp for about a year and I happened to say I was tired on thurs, the guy who does the bootcamp asked me if I worked? I said yes and told him what I did. He said I could b just what hes looking for, then the class started and he had another straight after so we never sorted anything, so on tues I will give him one of my leaflets and il take it from there. so fingers crossed I get both and then they say it comes in threes so another one would b ideal too lol

[mizzy25]

things seem to be looking up. a friend of mine from the dogs has just sent me an e mail asking if we do one off spring cleans. of course we do so im going to give her a quote next mon a full one off clean will take a few hours for 2 of us to do though so it wont b cheap, but then again were not greedy either.

[mizzy25]

oh and she works in a school too so il ask her if she can maybe put a leaflet up there for us.

[Vicky.]

I'm actually quite tempted to hire a cleaner as a one off at the moment..the house is just ridiculous, I feel too crap to sort it and gavs ****ed his shoulder and back.

I think I would be embarrassed though, with someone seeing the state of it :joker:

[mizzy25]

believe me I see all sorts lol

[Crimson Dynamo]

what about an ad on your local radio station?

[mizzy25]

Well did the kitchen deep clean and she wanted us back to do the bathroom.
The guy @ the bootcamp is leaving it for now.
The girl @ the dog track, we are doing her whole house deep clean next Thurs.
We did some more leaflets but haven't heard anything doing some more on Mon. Sainsburys seems to have a board so we will have to look into that. Hopefully will get some more asap as Im beginning to think...is it worth it?
Although had a message b4 on fb off an old workmate and shes now working cleaing the gold club and a lady who plays golf asked her is she wanted to clean her house weekly, but she doesn't so asked me if id be interested. Too right I would. So ive asked her to pass on my details. So fingers crossed there.

[Kazanne]

Well did the kitchen deep clean and she wanted us back to do the bathroom.
The guy @ the bootcamp is leaving it for now.
The girl @ the dog track, we are doing her whole house deep clean next Thurs.
We did some more leaflets but haven't heard anything doing some more on Mon. Sainsburys seems to have a board so we will have to look into that. Hopefully will get some more asap as Im beginning to think...is it worth it?
Although had a message b4 on fb off an old workmate and shes now working cleaing the gold club and a lady who plays golf asked her is she wanted to clean her house weekly, but she doesn't so asked me if id be interested. Too right I would. So ive asked her to pass on my details. So fingers crossed there.

Ah ,fingers crossed for you Mizzy,good luck:hugesmile:

[Ammi]

Well did the kitchen deep clean and she wanted us back to do the bathroom.
The guy @ the bootcamp is leaving it for now.
The girl @ the dog track, we are doing her whole house deep clean next Thurs.
We did some more leaflets but haven't heard anything doing some more on Mon. Sainsburys seems to have a board so we will have to look into that. Hopefully will get some more asap as Im beginning to think...is it worth it?
Although had a message b4 on fb off an old workmate and shes now working cleaing the gold club and a lady who plays golf asked her is she wanted to clean her house weekly, but she doesn't so asked me if id be interested. Too right I would. So ive asked her to pass on my details. So fingers crossed there.


..I think you'll probably get some work through people recommending you now, Mizzy..I hope you do..and you must have done great job on her kitchen and she must have been really happy with it to want you to go back and do more..I hope this all really works out for you and you're on your way with your business now...

[mizzy25]

Thanks Kazanne and Ammi, I did leave her a business card what my brother in law made for us and said to feel free to pass it on to her friends.

[Vanessa]

Good luck, mizzy. :love:

[smudgie]

I reckon you will soon have too much work to handle, once the word gets around
Good luck Mizzy

[mizzy25]

Thanks Vanessa and I hope so Smudgie x

[Kizzy]

Did you get your public liability insurance mizzy?
Good luck with everything :D have you sorted pricings for general and deep cleanings?