| How much time do you spend in an average | | | | house cleaning company, you will likely pay a little |
| week attending to your home? What else could | | | | less for the service. With that extra money, have |
| you be doing with that time? Hiring a house | | | | an online background check performed to give |
| cleaning service can save you time, and it can also | | | | you peace of mind as you hire the cleaner. |
| save you money if you use that time in a more | | | | Once you have narrowed down a list of potential |
| profitable way. | | | | candidates, interview them. Outline what you |
| The first place to look for this type of help is | | | | expect them to do while they are in your home, |
| friends and family. Do you know someone who | | | | and then find out how long they think it will take. |
| has hired a house cleaning service in the past? | | | | You may not want to choose the individual or |
| Ask them what their experience was. Get | | | | company who will do the job the quickest, |
| references from people you trust, and start your | | | | because they may not do the best possible work, |
| search with those individuals or companies. | | | | but you also do not necessarily want to hire the |
| You must decide if an individual or a company | | | | one who will take the longest, because you will |
| works best for your house cleaning needs. With | | | | pay much for this service. Find a cleaner who has |
| an individual, you will have the opportunity to talk | | | | a reasonable time estimate. |
| to the same person each week, help them | | | | Finally, once you have a potential house cleaning |
| understand what you expect from them, and | | | | service or cleaner in mind, ask for references. Call |
| build a good working relationship. With a company, | | | | those references to find out what they think of |
| you get the benefit of insurance, background | | | | the individual or company. Ask specifically if there |
| checks, and fill-ins if your service provider is sick | | | | were ever any problems, and if there were, how |
| or unable to work, but you may not get the | | | | those problems were handled. This will give you |
| personal touch you would receive from an | | | | clear insight into what to expect if you enter into |
| individual. Both scenarios work well, but you have | | | | a working relationship with a particular service |
| to decide which is best for your needs. | | | | provider. |
| If you do choose to hire an individual instead of a | | | | |