The BookedEZ Blog
Grow your cleaning business, one tip at a time.
Practical guides for owners who'd rather be cleaning than doing admin: more clients, more reviews, more regulars.
House cleaning price calculator (prices by square foot)
Free house cleaning price calculator: standard, deep, move-out and post-construction prices by square footage, with add-ons and recurring discounts.
Open the tool →Professional house cleaning checklist (printable)
Free printable house cleaning checklist for cleaners: standard, deep, move-out and Airbnb turnover, room by room, plus the final walk-through.
Open the tool →Cleaning business plan (free template + worked example)
A cleaning business plan in 8 sections: services and prices, customers, marketing, hiring, costs and the math to $10K a month. Free .docx template.
Read the guide →Cleaning business names (150+ ideas and a free name generator)
154 cleaning business names by style, a free name generator, and how to check a name is free: state search, USPTO trademarks, domain and Google Maps.
Read the guide →Cleaning business slogans (100+ ideas and how to write one)
110 slogans and taglines for cleaning companies by style, six rules for writing your own, and where to put it.
Read the guide →Free maid and cleaning service contract template (Word + PDF)
A three-page cleaning service agreement for house cleaning clients, free in Word and printable PDF, with what each of its 12 clauses is for.
Read the guide →Office cleaning rates: how to price commercial cleaning
What offices are quoted per hour, per square foot and per visit in 2026, what an hour of cleaning costs you, and a worked monthly bid.
Read the guide →Cleaning business tax deductions: what you can write off in 2026
Supplies, mileage at the 2026 IRS rates, contractor pay and 1099s, home office, insurance and software, with where each goes on Schedule C.
Read the guide →CRM for a cleaning business: what to track and which to use
The client details a cleaning company should keep, the follow-ups that bring clients back, and how spreadsheets, general CRMs and cleaning software compare.
Read the guide →Types of cleaning services and cleaning businesses
Residential, commercial, short-term rental and specialty cleaning compared, plus the four services a house cleaning company sells, with prices, add-ons and margins.
Read the guide →How to hire cleaners for your cleaning company
What to pay, a job post that gets applicants, the text, phone and video interview questions to ask, background checks, paperwork and the onboarding call.
Read the guide →How much do house cleaners make? (pay by state and what owners keep)
Hourly and yearly pay for house cleaners in every state, what self-employed cleaners earn per job, and how much a cleaning business keeps after paying its cleaners.
Read the guide →Uniforms for cleaning services (what to buy and who pays)
What a cleaning company uniform includes, fabric and color, embroidery or print, how many to order, who pays for them, and a dress code you can copy.
Read the guide →Cleaning business license: what you need to start (and in what order)
What licenses are needed to start a cleaning business: business license, LLC or sole proprietor, DBA, EIN, sales tax and contractor paperwork, in order.
Read the guide →Cleaning business insurance: general liability, bonding and what you actually need
Cleaning business insurance explained: general liability, janitorial bonds, workers' comp, commercial auto and BOPs, what drives cost, and what to ask.
Read the guide →Cleaning business supplies list (free printable checklist)
Cleaning business supplies list: the starter kit by category, what to buy first, buying wholesale, and how to track supply cost per job. Free checklist.
Read the guide →Free cleaning invoice template (Word + Excel, with an example)
Free cleaning invoice template in Word and Excel, a filled-in cleaning invoice example, what to include, and payment terms that get you paid on time.
Read the guide →The most profitable service businesses to start (15 compared honestly)
The most profitable service businesses to start: 15 ideas compared on startup cost, licensing, recurring revenue and how fast you land a first customer.
Read the guide →How to start a commercial cleaning business (and win your first contracts)
How to start a commercial cleaning business: the insurance clients require, finding first contracts, walkthroughs, writing a bid, and contract terms.
Read the guide →How to start an Airbnb cleaning business (turnover checklist + pricing)
How to start an Airbnb cleaning business: a room-by-room turnover checklist, timing, flat pricing by size, and how to find hosts and Airbnb cleaning jobs.
Read the guide →SEO for cleaning companies (how to rank on Google)
SEO for cleaning companies: set up your Google Business Profile, build a simple site with a page per service and area, get reviews, and rank locally.
Read the guide →How to start a cleaning business in 2026 (step by step)
Niche, paperwork, insurance, pricing, bookings and your first 10 clients, in the order to do them.
Read the guide →How much to charge for house cleaning (formula + example price list)
Price from your real costs, not a guess. A simple formula, a worked example, and deep-clean and recurring rates.
Read the guide →How to get clients for a cleaning business: 12 ways that work
Free ways first, paid ways second, and how to keep the clients you win.
Read the guide →Cleaning business software: what you need (and what to skip)
The features that pay for themselves, the ones you can skip, and the questions to ask before you sign up.
Read the guide →Best scheduling app for a cleaning business (2026 comparison)
BookedEZ, ZenMaid, BookingKoala, Jobber and Housecall Pro compared on price and team size, plus the 8 must-haves and how to switch.
Read the guide →How to get more reviews for your cleaning business (without feeling pushy)
Most happy clients will leave a review. They just need to be asked at the right moment, in the right way. Here's how to do it.
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