To become successful in running an office cleaning business, it’s probably a good idea to begin running a domestic cleaning cleaning business. By doing it this way you will gain the knowledge in cleaning techniques, products and chemicals to use, training and hiring cleaners.

When moving in to the world of office cleaning you need to bear in mind that the market is varied. For example, some big offices require specialised equipment and a surgery needs special cleaning products and have instructions disposing of hazardous waste.

I have found that the great aspect of running a domestic and commercial cleaning company is that you can use the same cleaners who need extra work. They work during the day cleaning houses and then evenings cleaning offices, this is a huge benefit because it’s less of your time spent recruiting cleaning staff.

Now if we assume that you have run a domestic cleaning business you should be familiar with which chemicals and products to use. Hopefully you will be using refillable concentrates and not ready made products. After all we need to be reducing our carbon footprint at every opportunity and stick to our environmental policy.

So, what’s the best way to secure new customers in the commercial sector.

Marketing & Advertising Print – Leaflet marketing I would say has an excellent return on investment, it’s simple, there are plenty of direct mail companies to deliver them and the leaflets are cheap to produce. Make sure you think carefully about the image you want to create, create a few different designs and play around with the wording. Go for full colour, if you can afford it have the leaflet printed double sided.

Online advertising – If you get this right, marketing your company online will produce excellent results. Your website must be impressive, this is your shop window to entice potential customers in. Learn how search engines work, teach yourself HTML, and learn SEO and the tricks in reaching the top of search engine results. Alternatively set up an adwords account and use PPC pay per click advertising whilst your website is reaching the top of the organic search results.

Final tip, remember Rome was not built in a day. Running and building a successful cleaning business takes time, many years so stick to your business plan and be proactive.

Darren Ackers runs a a privately owned Surrey Office Cleaners company. We provide professional Office Cleaners in Surrey.

Businesses all around the world have one thing in common “trash.” No matter what type of service your company provides or product your company may sell, if your business is operated out of a physical location the trash has to be emptied. Now the question is who is going to empty the trash. A company has two choices when asking itself this question. Either do it yourself, or have someone come in and do it for you.

Businesses that decide to handle this chore in-house must make each employee empty the trash or hire a new worker to empty the trash in the entire workplace. In both instances trash removal by the employees can be costly and time consuming. Bringing in an outside company to do the cleaning is a viable solution as apposed to having employees doing the cleaning.

Besides the basic cleaning task, there are other services available through a janitor service, such as, carpet cleaning, grout and tile cleaning, and auto scrubbing. These types of services help a business maintain a certain level of professionalism. In-house cleaning is no longer a necessity because a cleaning company can provide all of the above services. A company can save allot of money, not to mention time just by out-sourcing its janitorial needs.

Within the Cleaning industry the cleaning contract plays an important role between the cleaning company and the customer. The cleaning contract presents all of the terms of the agreement between the vendor and the customer. Sweeping, mopping, dusting, and cleaning the restrooms, are all duties stated within the cleaning contract. Also stated within the contract is the number of days per week the service is performed.

The day of the week that the service is provided, the time of day, and who will be responsible for cleaning equipment and supplies are also pointed out in the contract. Considering the responsibility and importance of bringing in new people into your workspace, having a cleaning contract in-place is extremely vital to the success of this joint venture.

Want to find out more about Janitor Service, then visit Theo Hill’s site on how to choose the best Janitorial Service for your needs.