I am thinking of setting up 2 small businesses, 1 of which would doing domestic cleaning (the other is gardening, but that's for another day) to supplement our income. I would ideally like to start it and then get my Wife involved later as she would like to do something in the mornings once our DS starts Nursery later this year, but is quite a shy person so I am trying to get it going and then hand it over once there's a little less of the donkey work for her to do. If any of you guys employ or would employ a domestic cleaner, what sort of hourly rate do/would you pay, and how often would you need them to come? I think I would prefer to use my own equipment (I would buy a new vacuum and cleaning tools etc to use) as I thought it would look more professional than using someone's own products, but could adjust prices if some customers preferred this option. Also, if you needed a cleaner and wanted to look for one, would you look online, yellow pages, leaflets etc? Obviously I would like to get a couple of customers and then get recommendations / word of mouth, but I have to start somewhere. Any advice you can all give would be much appreciated. Thank you very much .
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Geoff0409 · 04/02/2014 19:05
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