Research your market
Find out if your city is a good place to launch, who your competitors are, what to charge and what to pay your partners.
Before you spend a dollar on ads, check your market. Market research scores your city, pulls real household numbers from the U.S. Census, finds your local competitors and their prices, and turns it all into prices that fit your Busy Book booking form.
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Open Market research
In the menu, tap Market research. Or on Prices and extras, tap Prices for my area.
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Tell us about your area
Type your city and pick your state. Add nearby towns if you know them, how far your partners will drive, who you want to clean for and what you plan to pay your partners. Then tap Start my report.
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Read your report
In a few minutes you get a score for your city out of 35, the real Census numbers, stronger nearby places if there are any, the ZIP codes to start in, your competitors, local prices, what to pay your partners and your busy and slow seasons. We email you when it's ready, so you can leave the page.
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Use the prices
Tap Use these prices. You see your prices today next to the report's. Tick the ones you want, then tap Save the ticked prices. Only the ticked ones change.
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Ask a follow-up
At the bottom of the report, tap one of the questions, or type your own and tap Ask. The answer shows on the same page.