I cleaned carpets and laid them too. The Steam Team. Kind of like the Dream Team. Or you can go with A1 Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning. I say this because in the phone book and listings online that use alphabetical order, you will be listed first.
AAA is typically the better option for the phone book, but no one uses a phone book these days. Not to mention anyone with AAA or A1 or anything of that nature is looked down upon as they're trying to "scam" for business. Your current town, city, village plus your main task ie.... mine would be Wheaton Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning. Something else I was thinking of while driving to lovely KY today. You could try to set up an On-Call service for apartment complexes. I'm sure they're a tough egg to crack as most are established, but you can typically get in with the "Try me once and if you aren't satisfied with the quality of my work, don't pay me." You may have to eat a couple hours work + materials, but in the long run, with large complexes you could be talking 10-30 jobs a month on that alone. Something I would see myself offering if you get an exclusivity contract: For the tenants: Move in carpet cleaning One year renewal carpet cleaning Two year renewal carpet and upholstery cleaning Emergency stain/removal cleaning For the Office: Trash removal Vacuuming Service for the office, club house and gym. Windows and mirror washing for the office, club house and gym. Public/Private restroom cleaning Office and Club House Fridge cleaning
Yeah he is right. Not a lot of people use a phone book anymore, they just look up the name of the company online or just look for "insert company type" in "location" on a website. Expanding some of the services you do would not hurt. Cleaning carpets and upholstery is good but saying that you can also clean bathrooms, windows ect ect, would help. This will make it easier and more convenient for the client since they do not have to hire a different person and company to clean the rest of the house. If you build a good report with the client that builds a good bond between you and your client and they will keep rehiring you to do the job. You can do all the stuff in the OP that Van stated since you probably have most of the tools needed to do these tasks in your home so you don't have to make a huge initial investing in supplies. Later on you can upgrade to more efficient supplies. I am sure you already know this but I think following the advice in the OP would yield a higher revenue.