13 min

Why Cleaning Contracts and Residential Cleaning Don’t Mix Profit Cleaners: Grow Your Cleaning Company and Redefine Profit

    • Entrepreneurship

Getting (and keeping) customers is the name of the game for all businesses, including cleaning companies. But, all too often cleaning companies try to do too much in order to secure customers, which, unfortunately, ends up hurting the business altogether. 
 
One of these methods for securing customers is cleaning contracts.
 
While they might seem like a good idea for keeping long-term customers, cleaning contracts actually deter customers, especially in the residential cleaning market. Thankfully, there are lots of other customer retention methods to consider.
 
In this episode of the Profit Cleaners, you will learn about the pros and cons of cleaning contracts. You’ll hear how to do cleaning contracts (if you really can’t operate without them), when you should be doing cleaning contracts, and why you should consider dropping customer contracts altogether. Ready to grow your cleaning business? Tune in now! 
 
Highlights:
 
[01:40] Why insurance is more advantageous than customer contracts 
[02:10] The disadvantages of cleaning contracts in the residential market
[07:11] How to utilize cleaning contracts the right way
 

Getting (and keeping) customers is the name of the game for all businesses, including cleaning companies. But, all too often cleaning companies try to do too much in order to secure customers, which, unfortunately, ends up hurting the business altogether. 
 
One of these methods for securing customers is cleaning contracts.
 
While they might seem like a good idea for keeping long-term customers, cleaning contracts actually deter customers, especially in the residential cleaning market. Thankfully, there are lots of other customer retention methods to consider.
 
In this episode of the Profit Cleaners, you will learn about the pros and cons of cleaning contracts. You’ll hear how to do cleaning contracts (if you really can’t operate without them), when you should be doing cleaning contracts, and why you should consider dropping customer contracts altogether. Ready to grow your cleaning business? Tune in now! 
 
Highlights:
 
[01:40] Why insurance is more advantageous than customer contracts 
[02:10] The disadvantages of cleaning contracts in the residential market
[07:11] How to utilize cleaning contracts the right way
 

13 min