Clean for Profit

Clean for Profit helps window cleaners and home-service pros grow a real, profitable business through practical marketing, systems, and interviews with successful operators.

Clean for Profit is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Clean for Profit, a business show with 46 episodes published.

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  The Free CRM Built for Home Service Businesses | John Rossiter of Zolato

  Sep 28, 202640 min

  John Rossiter is the co-founder of Zolato, a new CRM built specifically for home service businesses with a pretty unusual offer: the core platform is free. In this episode, John joins Colby and Dave to explain why the team decided to build Zolato, what they think is broken about traditional CRM pricing, and why contractors shouldn’t necessarily have to pay dramatically more just because they hire more employees or need additional features. We talk about Zolato’s free-forever model, optional texting and calling features, AI employees, customer-driven product development, CRM migration, automation, lead management, and the challenge of building software that works for everyone from a brand-new operator to a much larger home service company. John also shares some of his entrepreneurial background and the long-term vision for Zolato: creating an operating system for home service businesses that eventually helps with everything from sales and operations to marketing, finance, and strategy. A great conversation about where home service software is headed and what AI may actually look like inside the day-to-day operation of a service business. CONNECT WITH CLEAN FOR PROFIT Join the Facebook group Connect with other exterior cleaning business owners, ask questions, and share what’s working. We’re building profitable businesses that give us more freedom, and you’re invited. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2956557481359526 Need a better website for your cleaning business? I help exterior cleaning businesses get their web presence dialed in so potential customers can find them, trust them, and take the next step. Learn more: https://cleanforprofit.com/scorecard ️ Enjoying the podcast? Follow Clean for Profit so you don’t miss an episode. If it’s helped you, leave a rating or review and share an episode with another business owner.

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  Build a Cleaning Business That Doesn’t Need You on Every Job

  Sep 25, 202613 min

  Last birthday, I was cleaning windows. This birthday, my business is doing roughly twice the revenue for the day, and I’m not in the field. That shift didn’t happen by accident. In this solo episode of Clean for Profit, I’m reflecting on what’s changed over the last year and why your cleaning business deserves to be treated like an asset you’re intentionally building. We’re on pace for about $25,000 in revenue this month, and I’ve personally produced about $3,500 of it. I still clean windows once or twice a week, but the business is becoming less dependent on me doing every job. I break down: • Why you don’t need a $10 million company to start buying back your time. • How finding a dependable technician creates room for you to step out of the field. • Why I’m working backward from the goal of helping my brother earn $100,000 in a bigger leadership role. • How investing in your people, your skills, and your business can expand what you think is possible. • Why active income deserves more attention when you’re still building. If you started cleaning windows to escape a nine-to-five, this is a reminder to think about what you want the business to become next. Join the Clean for Profit Facebook group to connect with other cleaning business owners and keep the conversation going: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2956557481359526 See how your business shows up online with the Local Visibility Scorecard: https://cleanforprofit.com/scorecard Subscribe to Clean for Profit for more conversations about building a profitable cleaning business that gives you more freedom.

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  Window Cleaning Q&A: “Is Window Cleaning Actually a Good Business?”

  Sep 21, 202619 min

  Is window cleaning still a good business to start... and how much can you realistically make doing it? Submit your question for a future episode: cleanforprofit.com/ask In our first Clean for Profit Q&A, we break down the real opportunity in window cleaning, what a motivated owner-operator can earn, and how to ask happy customers for Google reviews without making it awkward. We get into the low barrier to entry, the difference between creating a job and building a business, what actually determines your income, and why consistently collecting reviews matters more than finding the perfect way to ask. If you’re thinking about starting a window cleaning company or trying to gain traction with the one you already have, this episode is for you. See how your website, Google Business Profile, reviews, and local SEO stack up with the free Local Visibility Scorecard: cleanforprofit.com/scorecard

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  The Postcard Strategy Behind a $200K Window Cleaning Business

  Sep 14, 202636 min

  Take the Local Visibility Scorecard: cleanforprofit.com/scorecard Chip Powell operates in one of the strangest window-cleaning markets imaginable: a small desert town beside Mammoth Lakes, where many of his best customers are wealthy second homeowners who live hundreds of miles away. By late August, Chip had already matched last year’s roughly $175,000 in revenue—and his postcard strategy is helping push the business beyond $200,000. Instead of mailing the homes he wants to clean, Chip uses county property records to identify second homeowners and sends postcards directly to their primary residences across the country. We also talk about: • Growing from a subcontractor to two full-time technicians • Building relationships with property managers • Breaking into Mammoth’s resorts and commercial properties • Using Google reviews to become the default local company • Rebooking customers before leaving the job • Building a recurring schedule in a seasonal market • Going deep when your market is too small to go wide This is a great look at how smart targeting, strong communication, and consistent follow-up can build a serious window-cleaning business—even in a tiny market.

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  We did $44,534 in Window Cleaning in August: Here's the Breakdown

  Sep 7, 202630 min

  Get insight into your online presence: cleanforprofit.com/scorecard August 2026 was a slow month for both Sierra Window Cleaning and Glass Therapy Clarksville. In this episode, Colby and Dave breakdown the numbers behind the month, how paid and organic marketing is faring, and what they're changing in the coming months. Make sure to follow and review the podcast if it's helpful to you! Thanks so much for listening. Your brother in suds, Colby

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