We got screwed on a job, and the client refused to pay full price for a deep cleaning. If you’re a solo house cleaner and your customer backed out of the agreement, what do you do?
You want to avoid cleaning jobs that waste time and money, so how do you protect yourself from clients who don’t pay? How can you safeguard your cleaning business?
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*** WE GOT SCREWED ON A JOB CHAPTERS ***
0:00 – Meet Angela Brown, the House Cleaning Guru
0:10 – We got screwed on a job; what do we do?
4:05 – Is that still a business if I clean on the side?
4:15 – Do I still pay taxes if I get paid on the side?
5:05 – Is it hard to get a deep clean scheduled last minute?
5:21 – If the client doesn’t ask questions, should I give a price upfront?
5:44 – Do I need to ask who is hiring me and paying me?
5:58 – If the person hiring me is not there, do I stop the job?
7:26 – Is it essential to know who is the boss of the job?’
8:07 – Should I take a break and eat if I work long hours?
8:19 – Are there labor laws that require breaks?
9:18 – Do I need to go back to the man that hired me and demand my money?
9:33 – What are travel expenses?
10:09 – Why did we have to use the back door?
10:46 – Questions you need to ask at the beginning of a job
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