The paperwork side of your cleaning business, done on day one

You know how to clean. What kills the first year isn't the work — it's everything around the work: what to charge, what the agreement should say, how to invoice, what happens when a client no-shows, how to track whether you're actually making money. The Cleaning Business Starter Kit is all of that, already built. 14 files, $49, in your inbox two minutes from now.

No course to sit through. No "module three unlocks Friday." Templates you open, put your name on, and use on your first client.

Built by an operator, not a template shop

Route Ready's founder grew a route-based service company to 5,000 clients. Every file in this kit exists because a real service business needed it — the agreement that got tightened after a payment dispute, the no-show policy that got written after too many locked doors, the job-costing sheet that revealed which "good" clients were actually terrible ones. This isn't paperwork someone imagined a cleaning business might need. It's the paperwork the work demands.

What's inside — all 14 files

Spreadsheets (Google Sheets):

1. Pricing Calculator — enter square footage, frequency, add-ons, and your local wage; get an hourly and flat quote with margin guardrails, so you never feel-quote again.
2. Recurring Client & Route Tracker — your client list, frequencies, and day-of-week grid in one view, with revenue per route day so you can see which days earn and which days drive.
3. Income & Expense Tracker — a monthly P&L view with tax-deduction categories built in, so tax season is an export, not an archaeology dig.
4. Job Costing Sheet — log time, supplies, and drive per job to see your true hourly earnings — the number that tells you which clients to keep.

Documents (editable Google Docs + PDF versions):

1. Residential Cleaning Service Agreement — the terms that protect you in writing before you ever cross a threshold.
2. Commercial Cleaning Contract — for offices and storefronts, where a handshake stops being enough.
3. Client Intake Form (residential + commercial versions) — every detail you need before the first visit, asked once instead of texted forever.
4. Quote/Estimate Template — a professional quote that goes out the same day the call comes in.
5. Invoice Template — clean, clear, and easier to pay than to ignore.
6. Client Welcome Packet — policies, how to reach you, and the review ask, delivered up front so expectations never drift.
7. Cancellation & No-Show Policy — the insert that ends "sorry, forgot you were coming" as a free event.
8. Price-Increase Letter — the annual raise letter, worded so almost nobody leaves.

Checklists (PDF):

1. Standard + Deep + Move-Out Cleaning Checklists (3-in-1) — crew-ready room-by-room lists so every clean is your best clean, whoever's holding the mop.
2. Startup Checklist — licensing, insurance, supplies, and a first-client plan, state-agnostic with "check your state" pointers where rules vary.

Who it's for — and who it's not for

For you if: you're starting a residential or commercial cleaning business — or you started one already and you're running it on memory, texts, and a notebook. Solo operators and small crews. If your paperwork is currently "I'll figure it out when it comes up," this kit is the shortcut.

Not for you if: you're buying into a franchise (they hand you their systems), you need jurisdiction-specific legal documents drafted for your state (that's an attorney, and worth it), or you're looking for a marketing course. This is paperwork and pricing infrastructure — it won't get you clients, it makes you ready for the ones you get.

How delivery works

Buy through Gumroad and you get instant access to a Start Here PDF with everything: copy-links for all the Google Sheets and Google Docs (one click makes your own editable copy in your Google account) plus the PDF versions of every document and checklist. Edit anything, add your logo, make it yours. Works with any free Google account; no other software needed.

FAQ

Can I edit the templates? Yes — that's the point. The Sheets and Docs copy-links give you your own fully editable copies, and the documents also come as PDFs for anything you want to print or send as-is.

What's the refund policy? Covered in the guarantee above — no hoops.

Do I need anything else to use this? A free Google account for the Sheets and Docs, and any PDF reader. That's it. No subscriptions, no apps to buy.

Is this legal advice? No. These templates are starting points, not legal advice, and requirements vary by state and county. Have a local attorney review the agreement and contract before you use them with clients — a one-hour review of a solid draft costs far less than drafting from scratch.

Start with the paperwork already done

You can spend your first month building forms and second-guessing your prices, or you can spend it cleaning houses and getting paid. $49, 14 files, in your inbox today.