Savvy Cleaner - Training for House Cleaners and Maids

Angela Brown's Top 10 Squeegees cover the silicone squeegee, the rubber squeegee for glass and the One Pass Water Blade. Angela Brown's Top 10 Squeegees aren't just for house cleaners and maids. Even homeowners will enjoy the Stainless-Steel Glitz of the Hiware. Or the practicality of Desired Tools shower squeegee. The Mallory sponge squeegee and the Carrand compact window squeegee also make their debut here. And then there's the Unger Professional microfiber window cleaner and the Vvivid fine-edge squeegee. Window cleaning, house cleaning and glass cleaning have never been easier. Angela Brown's Top 10 also introduce us to Ehdis, Ettore and FlexSweep.

Angela Brown's Top 10 Squeegees cover the silicone squeegee, the rubber squeegee for glass and the One Pass Water Blade. Angela Brown's Top 10 Squeegees aren't just for house cleaners and maids. Even homeowners will enjoy the Stainless-Steel Glitz of the Hiware. Or the practicality of Desired Tools shower squeegee. The Mallory sponge squeegee and the Carrand compact window squeegee also make their debut here. And then there's the Unger Professional microfiber window cleaner and the Vvivid fine-edge squeegee. Window cleaning, house cleaning and glass cleaning have never been easier. Angela Brown's Top 10 also introduce us to Ehdis, Ettore and FlexSweep.

Broken vacuum! So, who pays the house cleaner or the homeowner? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says we replace things we break while house cleaning. It's a cost of doing business. But a broken vacuum is normal wear and tear and the maid is not liable. Same rules apply for a toilet valve replacement as the broken vacuum. Sure, it may need vacuum repair, and you can apologize and be honest but set realistic expectations upfront. Replacement parts for old household items don't fall on the cleaning business owner or their employee. When the maid arrives to clean the vacuum and toilet should be in working order. And they should leave them in the same condition.

Can I pay the house cleaner less? Great question for today's #AskaHouseCleaner Vacation Rental Mailbag. Many #Airbnb or VRBO hosts feel they should pay the house cleaner less. Angela Brown says "when you find the cheapest house cleaner it will tank your ratings and reviews. Cheap equals cheap." Some #VacationRental or Short term rental owners want to pay the house cleaner less by hiring those not bonded and insured. But what happens if they damage your property? Hire a house cleaner that has house cleaner training and cleaning chemicals training.

The best scrub brush for seniors is the hot topic of today's #AskaHouseCleaner #ProductReview Drill brush cleaning makes cleaning easy and the Homitt Electric Spin Scrubber is hands down the best scrub brush for seniors. The Homitt spin scrubber has an adjustable head, extension arm, and 4 replaceable scrubber heads. What makes it the best scrub brush for seniors is its light weight, rechargeable and is a 360 cordless bathroom cleaner.

Angela Brown's Top 10 cleaning cloths range from disposable cloths for cleaning to the microfiber cloth. And in today's #Top10 cleaning cloths list you'll see leaders like the e cloth and the Skoy cloth. Making splashes are the Valentino Garemi and Brite Wipes by Brite and Clean. If you're looking for a shining and polishing cloth or something for fine surfaces the SecurOMax is a hit. We also cover cotton terry cloths and the edgeless microfiber cloth for all your #cleaning needs.

Is attitude training for house cleaners necessary? All cleaning employees have biorhythmic down days. This could be just a bad day or PMS, but attitude training for house cleaners? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says "it’s easier to manage employee drama when you hire for attitude and train for skill. Attitude training for house cleaners is a must because happy employees = happy clients." A positive attitude at work leads to strong leadership and better customer service.

How to turn down a job in house cleaning is a common question. Do you over price your service and hope the homeowner finds a new maid or maid service? Do you turn down a job because of difficult customers? Or do you say goodbye and don't accept the job in the first place? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says part of your house cleaning training is to learn to turn down a job. If you have high maintenance customers you can't manage, end the contract and move on.

Got house cleaner woes? If you have a #VacationRental or an Airbnb and the house cleaner doesn't show, you have house cleaner woes. If the room is a mess and the guests arrive and you aren't able to manage the cleaning - you have house cleaner woes. So what do you do?

Can you use any toilet bowl cleaner to clean a customers house? And are there things you need to know before choosing one?

Angela Brown's Top 10 sponges for house cleaning cover microfiber, magic erasers, and the Scrub Daddy. Sponges for house cleaning can be a non-scratch scrub sponge or a long pile microfiber sponge. Angela Brown, The House #Cleaning Guru likes #sponges from Mr. Clean, 3M, Upstar, Pura Naturals and Viking. She uses the Scrub-it "hot pocket" for washing dishes and the Ocelo cellulose sponge for the bathrooms. Sponges for house cleaning come down to the right tool for the right job. And when you're done with the jobs, the natural loofah bath sponge is for you. :-)

What do you do with guest items left behind at an #Airbnb or VRBO? Does the Airbnb guest expect the host to ship stuff back? Or do the guest items left behind go in the #VacationRental lost and found? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says it's best to manage guest expectations. List in your house rules what happens or if there's a charge when guests leave stuff. Do you offer a shipping service for guest items left behind? And if the house cleaner finds something during the turnover service how soon is the guest notified?

Ever wonder about the high cost of trash that sparks joy? The Marie Kondo #Tidyingup movement has us all decluttering. Organizing the stuff in our lives that spark joy and asking "What is trash?" Angela Brown says if you have a storage unit you may be paying the high cost of trash that sparks joy. Even though you may know how to declutter, you may be hoarding things too good to use that you're not willing to toss. Minimalism for beginners lies in understanding the high cost of trash that sparks joy.

Do you want to know how to remove hard water stains? Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru talks accumulation and etching and shows you how to remove hard water stains with Brite and Clean. Once you know how to remove hard water stains you can upsell the #Cleaning to your clients. We use the Black+Decker 6 Orbital Polisher to replace the elbow grease in today's #ProductReview. Cleaning hard water deposits is not easy but with the Ultimate Hard Water Stain Remover, your job got simple. #HardWaterStain