| Copyright (c) 2008 Brent Wale | | | | new to the industry you may just want to start out |
| If you own and operate an office cleaning/ janitorial | | | | small and only offer the basic office cleaning services. |
| business, or looking to start one,Here's a way you | | | | That's what I did when I first got started. |
| can explode your income in your office cleaning | | | | Not only have I expanded by offering additional |
| janitorial business without even getting any new | | | | services to my clients...But I'VE also expanded into |
| accounts. | | | | residential carpet cleaning as well. This can be more |
| It's a simple method I use all the time. Rather than | | | | of a seasonal business depending on the city you live |
| limiting your efforts to just finding new accounts, you | | | | in. |
| simply expand the services you offer to current | | | | But in the spring and Summer months residential |
| clients. | | | | carpet cleaning is very lucrative. |
| Such as carpet cleaning, window or wall washing, and | | | | Keep in mind residential carpet cleaning (if done |
| even plant care. You can also increase your profits | | | | properly) does require a bit more equipment than |
| by selling some of the supplies to your clients as well. | | | | office cleaning to get started. |
| Such as refilling Soap dispenser's, paper towel, and | | | | With an office cleaning business you really only need |
| toilet paper containers, which adds an amount to the | | | | a few basic cleaning tools and supplies to get started. |
| contract price. You can also replace their light bulbs, | | | | A carpet business..again if done the right way..takes a |
| and trash bags. | | | | little bit more of an investment. |
| If you do the cleaning AND furnish the expendable | | | | Its not a good idea to show up in a small car, and a |
| supplies, your service contract will be a little more | | | | rented cheap looking carpet cleaner machine. You |
| secure since the client depends on you for both the | | | | should first look into buying a van, or truck with a |
| cleaning work and supplies. So not only does your | | | | truck mount. |
| income absolutely sky-rocket when you offer your | | | | These are extra services that offices pay for in |
| clients additional services, but your client will depend | | | | addition to the cleaning of their office. You can put |
| on you more! | | | | lots of extra money in your pocket. |
| I can't stress this enough. I'VE made a ton of money | | | | You could make a business out of any one of these |
| by offering additional services to my clients. If your | | | | extra "add-on" services such as carpet cleaning. |