Start your business
How to Start a Remote Cleaning Business (Step by Step)
The exact order to start a remote cleaning business you run from your phone, with independent contractor cleaners doing the cleanings.
The Busy Book blog
Build a cleaning business that runs without you cleaning
Plain-English guides from Jazmine Tates and the Busy Book team: starting, pricing, partner cleaners, getting clients and picking your software.
Partner cleaners
1099 vs W-2 Cleaners: Independent Contractors or Employees?
The real difference between 1099 contractor cleaners and W-2 employees, how the IRS and Labor Department decide, and how to work with contractors the right way.
Software and tools
AI Receptionist for a Cleaning Business: What It Does and What It Costs
How an AI receptionist answers cleaning leads by text and phone, quotes your flat price and books cleanings, what to look for, and what the options cost.
Software and tools
BookingKoala vs Busy Book: Which Is Better for Your Cleaning Business?
BookingKoala vs Busy Book compared on price, booking, cleaner apps and answering leads, so you can pick the right software for your cleaning business.
Pricing and money
Cleaning Business Insurance: What Coverage You Actually Need
What insurance a cleaning business needs when you work with independent contractor cleaners, what your partners should carry, and how photos protect you.
Start your business
Cleaning Business Startup Costs: What You Actually Need to Spend
A line-by-line breakdown of what it costs to start a remote cleaning business, what's free, what's monthly and where beginners overspend.
Start your business
Do I Need an LLC for a Cleaning Business?
LLC, DBA or sole proprietor? What each one means for a new cleaning business, what it costs, and how to decide without overspending on day one.
Get clients
Google Business Profile for Cleaning Businesses: The Complete Setup
How to set up and grow a Google Business Profile for a home-based cleaning business, so you show up when people search "house cleaning near me."
Software and tools
Housecall Pro vs Busy Book: Which Is Better for House Cleaning?
Housecall Pro vs Busy Book compared for cleaning businesses: plan prices, users, AI answering, booking and cleaner apps, with an honest pick for each.
Partner cleaners
How to Find Reliable Cleaners for Your Cleaning Business
Where to find experienced independent contractor cleaners, what to post, what to ask in a phone chat, and how to keep great partners for the long run.
Get clients
How to Get Cleaning Clients (Your First 5, Then Your First 50)
Where your first cleaning clients really come from, what to put in your listings, what to say when they ask for a price, and how to keep them coming back.
Pricing and money
How to Price House Cleaning (The Flat-Rate Formula)
A simple flat-rate formula for pricing house cleaning by bedrooms, bathrooms and square feet, so every price pays your partners well and leaves profit.
Pricing and money
How to Set Up a Business Bank Account for Your Cleaning Business
Why your cleaning business needs its own bank account from day one, what you need to open one, and a simple account setup so payroll, taxes and marketing never mix.
Start your business
How to Start a Cleaning Business While Working Full Time
How to launch a cleaning business around a full-time job: what to do on lunch breaks, in the evenings and on weekends, with partner cleaners doing the work.
Get clients
How to Start an Airbnb Cleaning Business (Turnover Cleanings)
How turnover cleanings for Airbnb and VRBO hosts work, how to price them flat, find hosts and run them with partner cleaners without missing a checkout.
Get clients
Is Thumbtack Worth It for Cleaning Businesses?
How Thumbtack charges for cleaning leads, how to tell if it's paying off, and the setup that turns more of those paid leads into booked cleanings.
Software and tools
Jobber vs Busy Book: Which Is Better for a Cleaning Business?
Jobber vs Busy Book compared for cleaning businesses: pricing per user, booking, texting leads, AI receptionists and cleaner apps, with an honest pick for each.
Software and tools
Launch27 vs Busy Book: Comparing Maid Service Software
Launch27 vs Busy Book compared on plan prices, card charging, cleaner apps, texting and answering leads, so you can choose the right maid service software.
Software and tools
The 10 Best Cleaning Business Software and CRMs (2026)
An honest look at the top cleaning business software and CRMs in 2026, with real prices, who each one fits best, and what to check before you sign up.
Software and tools
ZenMaid vs Busy Book: Which Fits Your Cleaning Business?
ZenMaid vs Busy Book compared on price, appointment limits, booking forms, texting and answering leads, with an honest look at who each one fits best.