If you find a boring business to get into, chances are there is not a lot of competition.  What do I mean by boring?  How about starting a domestic cleaning service?  One of the most distasteful task that everyone faces is house cleaning.  House cleaning is also a repetitive chore and this means repeat customers.  Isn’t that the perfect business model?  If you don’t mind a bit of strenuous work, it is quite possible to make a very healthy living off of house cleaning jobs.

So how does one start a house cleaning business?  First off, like any business, you need to do your research.  You need to have a good understanding of the accounting in order to run your housekeeping business.  Have a start up budget for supplies and stick to it.  This also means having an emergency fund set aside that can sustain you for the first year in business until you start making consistent money.  Also, think about getting bonded and insured.  This will put yourself and your potential clients at ease.  Next, you should also investigate how much other cleaning companies charge for their services.  Have the companies come over to your house and give an estimated quote.  With these figures in mind, you can decide whether or not to undercut their prices.  However, do not undercut too much because even though your cleaning services might be cheaper, some clients can still be very picky no matter the amount they pay.  Finally, and this is the most important point, you have to ask yourself whether you can actually provide good cleaning services.  Cleaning your own house is quite different from cleaning professionally.  There are all types of tips and tricks for cleaning to make stubborn dirt and stains go away.  Do you know these tricks to make you clean more efficiently?  Also, be cognizant that some clients prefer natural products when you tidy their house.  Are you going to be “green” when you clean?

Providing a domestic cleaning service is a very good way to make money.  Not a lot of people do it because of the nature of the business.  It’s boring and it’s not sexy.  However, this is why it is a lucrative business.

If you are on this site then you have the right attitude and you’re on the right track to finding a cleaning job.  This means that you are not too proud to do something that most people dislike.  Thank goodness that the majority of people do not like house work because that just means more clients and more work for you.  Let’s just say that you can make a very good living doing housekeeping work because it pays well and it’s recession proof.  There is a twist of fate in all of this because as other people work overtime or an extra two or three jobs to make ends meet, they are neglecting their household duties.  However, rather than cleaning the house themselves, they will hire someone to do it instead of saving the money.  As mentioned, that’s just more work for you.

Now, you can join a cleaning service to get house cleaning jobs or you can set up your own domestic cleaning service.  Obviously, your take home pay would be substantially higher if you worked for yourself.  However, just how do you get clients?  One way is to start with a commercial company and then later build up your clientele and before going independent.  Hopefully, your clients will go with you when you set up your own cleaning business.   You should always do a good job for your clients but also remember that in any job, it’s about networking as well.  Make sure you ask them if their friends need any household chores done as well.

In terms of advertising, there is the traditional flyers you can pass around in neighborhoods, post an ad on the local job boards or placing an ad in the local newspaper.  But, this is the age of the Internet and you are here because you do know how to operate a computer.  There are lots of house cleaning sites that are looking for help and all you have to do is look around.