To ask you to help me quickly choose a colour for this

So glad you posted in time and aren't too upset.

Don't kick yourself...
Ideas often need a polish before they are let loose into the wild, no shame in that!
That's what version 1.0... 1.1 ... 1.2 etc etc is for. 😁

If your foray into the world of employing graphic designers led you to some better ideas, albeit in an unplanned convoluted way - it's still money well spent.

I would go with Nancy Joan's image (or similar)👌
Decide if you deffo want that name, which is fine now the princess is dropped, and get out there. ☺️

Good luck!

This is great!!!

Simple on the eye... If I saw that driving down the road more than once I would be aware of local firm as it's immediately recognisable, being so clear and sharp.

If I was in need of a cleaner it would make me prick my ears up and take a snap of the number to call.

The Disney princess I would assume was something to do with children's parties and it didn't even register as it wouldn't resonate with my needs... It would be lumped into 'something to do with Disney' in my brain and my eyes would slide right off it.

Disney lawyers do not fuck around and they will sue you. I know people who have been threatened for crocheting a toy which has a resemblance to one of their characters.

You shouldn’t feel stupid, you’ve been ripped off by someone who cannot seriously call themselves a designer - stuff like this gives people who actually design for a living a bad name.

How much did they charge you? I’d be leaving some very bad reviews if nothing else.

Hope you can get something better sorted - lots of good advice here.

Don't feel stupid, you don't know what you don't know. Write off the money and give something else a go.

I'd also use Nancys, looks much more professional

I agree with previous posters, I feel its still too close and you may get sued.

Hi OP
Your logo is so so important in how people perceive your buisness and it's worth getting it right. You have some great advice here and the one by @NancyJoan is much better than the original and would make me want to use your company. Good luck with it!

I would be very disappointed if Mrs Overall turned up to my house instead of Cinderella.

Sorry, image here

I'm honestly shocked that anyone would try and charge you money for that. You can make your own logo on Canva in minutes, they have so many templates to pick from. For example:

I'd keep it really simple, something like this, this took seconds on Canva.

Think about what is specific to you that you're bringing to people.
Decluttering for people that need a kickstart to get their home in order - what about Kickstart Home & Cleaning Services?
Are you helping the client to feel less cluttered? To give them literal space and/or headspace? To banish germs? Organise a whole house? To make surfaces shiny? To take a burden from their daily lives? To free up time for them?

Think of all the positives your work will bring and see if that inspires you to a better name and logo. There are actually some great logo designers on Instagram who make little videos about how an idea becomes a logo.
Good luck. (Please please lose the Disney!)

What about just calling your company ‘Local area’ Cleaners? If not already taken. That could help if people are searching on the internet for services near them and make you seem local/personal.

Quoting this kind offer to draw OP's attention to it x

Lots of people have made the copyright point so I’m reluctant to add, but as a lawyer who has dealt with Disney copyright issues I promise you this is not worth the grief. I’m also really pissed off for you that the company you have used have said that this would be ok. It’s not ok.

i would go for something much cleaner and more simple. Are you wed to being called sweeping beauty? It doesn’t adequately encapsulate what it is that you do if you’re also focusing on decluttering.

I’d go for something shorter with a tagline:

Calm Company - we bring the calm and clean to your chaos and clutter

Time and Space - we create space for your things so you have time for your living

etc etc …..

I used to think up product/ business names as part of my profession. Pm me if you would like me to have a shot at it for you( free, of course).

Xxx

I imagine this thread is hard to read op...
But you are getting some good advice here, so look on it as a stitch in time... 💐💐💐

I think you're well within your rights to ask for a refund, as this logo just isn't usable. Beyond the copyright issues, it doesn't look professional.

Something simpler and more minimalistic would be way better, especially for a tidying up / decluttering service.

OP, I will tell you a story about one of my favorite indie perfume houses.

It used to be called Black Baccara, until Baccarat, the crystal company, threatened legal action. Now, a black baccara is a type of rose. It is very much its own thing, and separate from Baccarat. Black Baccara had existed for years. Indie perfumes have this while community surrounding them, and lots people tried to help.

None of that mattered. Baccarat is a huge business and it would have been no problem whatsoever for them to bankrupt this small business. Even if they didn't have a leg to stand on, they had the resources to tie BB up in court indefinitely until the owner ran out of money.

In the end, Black Baccara had to completely rebrand and change their name at their own expense, sacrificing years of reputation.

Do not do this to yourself. It will not go well. The time to make changes is now, before the business is already established and you risk losing an existing customer base.

I like the company name, but not the Disney Princess thing, perhaps use a real person/your image instead of this (copyrighted nightmare image)

Don't be disheartened op.

I agree with pp, this logo is a mistake for reasons given.
But all you need is something simple and clear.

A name that's about you and your DC (so it's not just a play on a Disney name but is play on your shared name instead I.e
Clarke's cleaning cavalry

If you Google 'cleaning company logo' most are simple and conjure images of fresh clean homes, not an hourglass figured princess. I think that's a good idea, especially if your DC continue this on without you.

So sorry to hear you are not well and having to plan for life beyond your prognosis this way...

But take heart, you clearly have courage and a good idea, and there are useful images (better suited to the task than these people came up with) you can get for free as pp said.

“thought i was looking professional doing it this way 😔”

Tbh I can see what you’ve tried to do but it just looks lazy. You’d be better turning yourself into the cartoon character or not using a character at all. Logos need to be simple. A quick google and there’s loads of ‘sweeping beauty’ cleaning companies…. What makes yours stand out from them? I do like the play on words but it’s obviously been done to death

OP

I play around with logo design and am happy to throw you some things together, for free x