Ask a House Cleaner

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Always Bring This With You When You Go To Clean a House Nov 02, 2021

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Always bring this with you if you work alone cleaning houses. Don't be tricked or caught off guard. If you want to keep yourself safe as a lone worker be observant, and add these 5 personal safety tips to your cleaning routine.

Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner training and certification for house cleaners and maids. (https://savvycleaner.com/join) And your host today is #AngelaBrown

*** ALWAYS BRING THIS WITH YOU CHAPTERS *** 0:00 - Meet Angela Brown the House Cleaning Guru 0:37 - How do you stay safe when doing bids or job estimates? 1:09 - Keep your end goal in mind - dress for the job you do 1:46 - Make the customer feel safe by removing the risk 2:00 - Carry a clipboard and take notes 2:20 - Plan an exit strategy if you need to bolt 2:50 - Let someone know where you are and have them call you 1 hour later 3:53 - Wear your cleaning uniform to a job for easy identification 4:34 - Only set appointments with the decision-maker 5:02 - Keep a 360 awareness at all times 5:21 - Know where the exits to the home are in case you have to leave 5:36 - If strangers approach you - be confident and make eye contact 6:50 - Practice safety first and follow your gut instincts

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*** WHAT IS ASK A HOUSE CLEANER? *** Ask a House Cleaner is a daily show where you get to ask your house cleaning questions and we provide answers. Learn how to clean. How to start a cleaning business. Marketing and advertising tips for your cleaning service. How to find top quality house cleaners, housekeepers, and maids. Employee motivation tactics. Strategies to boost your cleaning clientele. And cleaning company expansion help. Our host, Angela Brown, a professional house cleaner for 25 years, ran and managed one of the largest independently owned cleaning companies in the Southeast United States. She is the CEO and founder of Savvy Cleaner Training for House Cleaners and Maids.

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Non-Toxic Cleaning Products | What Professionals Know But Won't Tell You Oct 29, 2021

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Non-toxic cleaners are what professional cleaners use right? And what are the best non-toxic cleaning products to use if you buy your own? Is the stuff in the grocery stores safe to use around people, plants, and pets? And is the use of natural ingredients the same as non-toxic?

Today's #AskaHouseCleaner sponsor is #SavvyCleaner training and certification for house cleaners and maids. (https://savvycleaner.com/join) And your host today is #AngelaBrown

*** NON-TOXIC CLEANERS CHAPTERS *** 0:00 - Best Non-toxic cleaning products house cleaners use 0:10 - Meet Angela Brown the House Cleaning Guru 0:26 - What are the best non-toxic cleaning products? 0:58 - What is the surface type? And what type of soil are you removing? 1:31 - What does non-toxic mean? 1:50 - Choose Safer Choice cleaning products 2:01 - The EPA has 2,000 Safer Choice products to choose from 2:59 - House cleaners use lots of chemicals all day, every day 3:17 - Learn chemical safety 3:51 - Wear personal protective equipment to protect yourself 4:23 - Narrow the products in your cleaning caddy to 4 or 5 5:09 - Learn about the pH scale for the cleaning products you use 5:30 - EPA has 950 chemicals they've approved for Safer Choice products.

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