#182: How Allison Diamond Built a Cleaning Business on Systems from Day One

Everyone says cleaning is a "low-cost of entry" business, but Allison Diamond found out the hard way that's only true when you're the one doing the cleaning. In this episode, Stephanie sits down with Allison, owner and founder of The Clean Collective in Atlanta, Georgia. After a career in corporate marketing (plus a body movement studio and a commercial greenhouse along the way), Allison launched her cleaning business without ever working in the field, which meant funding payroll, software, and marketing from day one. She and Stephanie get into the systems she built to make it work.

 

📌 What You'll Learn

— Why "low cost of entry" is a myth when you're not subsidizing the business with your own labor

— How a Canva onboarding packet plus automated welcome texts got clients to actually read the policies

— The weekly team meeting structure Allison has run since day one (core values, recognition, games, and monthly outings)

— How to turn a Facebook giveaway into a lead-gen funnel with a secondary offer for everyone who enters

— Why the same question coming up twice means there's a hole in your training, policy, or communication

— How switching to subscription billing on the first of the month nearly eliminated cancellations

 

Resources Mentioned

— ZenMaid (scheduling): https://get.zenmaid.com/

— Go High Level (CRM, funnels, and automations): https://www.gohighlevel.com/

— The Clean Collective: https://atlcleanco.com/

— The Clean Collective (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/thecleancollectiveatl/

— The Clean Collective (Facebook): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61576887479073&ref=PROFILE_EDIT_xav_ig_profile_page_web#

 

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