March 31 2010
My Mother-in-law is coming to Visit. I Need to Get a Cleaner Right Away!
Tagged Under : Cleaning, cleaning contractor, get a cleaner, green cleaning, house cleaning
How to use the internet to get a high quality cleaner.
The pressures of a hectic lifestyle are more than enough to overwhelm a working mother. Excelling at work, home, and in your personal relationships is already a balancing act and adding a critical mother-in-law to the mix doesn’t make for a stress-free environment. To avoid the nagging and complaining of your husband’s mother, make sure your home is clean and neat on her arrival. You may not have the time to actually clean your home to a sparkly shine with your busy schedule. Getting a cleaner, however, allows you to go on with your schedule and get a clean house at the same time.
Traditional methods of getting a cleaner are time consuming and tedious. With your already jam-packed schedule, I am sure you don’t have time to place a classifieds ad, contact a local business owner, conduct interviews, or run background checks. Forgo all of the work necessary to secure a reputable cleaner with stellar credentials and use an online freelance network.
An online freelance network is a web site designed to connect cleaners with homeowners looking to have work done. To find an online freelance network, go to google.com and perform a search for “freelance cleaner”, “freelance network”, or “freelance contractor”. With these three keywords you should be able to locate a number of networks. Fool around with other keyword combinations and see what your search yields. Once you have located a network, browse the contractors to get a feel for the type of cleaners this particular network attracts. Your first stop may not be the network for you. If you don’t see any cleaners that catch your eye, head back to google.com and find another network to browse.
Once you’ve hit upon a network that you like, use the search feature to locate cleaners in your local area. Online freelance networks allow for member contractors to create profiles. These profiles will display all of the cleaner’s credentials. Without calling to ask questions or set up an interview, you can find out if the cleaner is a member of the Better Business Bureau, how long she’s been in business
0, and her specialties. Read the profiles and get ready to post your job.
Once you have determined exactly what you want done, post your job on the site. Most online freelance networks are free, but some do require that buyers (that’s you) pay a small fee for accessing the service. After only an hour or so, you should have at least one contractor interested in your job. If her credentials are sufficient, you’ve found your cleaner in record time. If you want to pass on your first interested cleaner, wait a little while. There will surely be more respondents. How do I know? Online freelance networks usually have more member contractors than jobs. This means that a large number of cleaners will be competing for your work. This is also great for your bank account. With the fierce competition, prices are held to a relative bargain.
Ditch the frantic cleaning and get a cleaner to work a little magic in your home. Your mother-in-law will never know and you’ll be stress free.
