Hazel:
Tailored Maid Services:
I have considered offering it myself for a reasonable fee. Not sure if I ever will though. In my opinion, there's a need in this industry for something "fresh" to come out! Between those three providers I cite above, they are all starting to look the same.
Torrey
I totally agree there is a huge need for cleaning websites and related graphics. I see the same pictures again and again. The websites are generally simple in design and something that I can create myself for less money than what they're asking. I'd like to see more sophisticated sites, like ones that have little buckets for the buttons and perhaps a "live" estimate form... you know, where the prospect can input data about the home and get a price quote right on the screen!!! Now that's something that I would pay for because I just don't have the time or patience to do this myself. I could do it. I know how to do it. But I don't wanna to do it, lol!
I just spent 20 minutes replying to these posts and when I hit the post button the damn thing disappeared!
I get turned off when I look at the websites that all have the same gorgeous house, the same rooms, the maids cleaning the perfect, spotless kitchen. I don't like looking at the cleaning buckets, rubber gloves, scrub brushes, etc. They all look the same, they're boring and there's nothing on them that would make me want to hire them.
About a year ago, my sister's son started designing a website for us. He had a little broom for the cursor, buckets for the buttons, etc. Unfortunately it never came to fruition because my sister and I couldn't agree on a damn thing. ['nother story that some of you have already heard] A lot of the craft websites have some really cute designs. Some people would think that it's too "cutesy" for the cleaning business, but I think that if you didn't go overboard it would be different and fun without being tacky and for residential it would be great.
Anyhoo, that's why I really like Torrey's website. It's different. The colors are calm and soothing. You can almost smell the scents. I think it projects "clean" and it's done in a classy way. It elevates the "cleaning ladies" to a higher level. When I see the buckets and gloves I think "dirty, gross toilets, grime", which is what we clean, however, when I see Torrey's site I envision the end result. Fresh. Clean. Smells great. Relax. Am I making sense?
I offer the same services that Torrey does--all natural, aromatherapy cleaning, custom cleaning. I'd like my website to project the same thoughts and emotions.