We all know that finding the time to properly clean your home can be a long and oftentimes difficult process. Hiring a maid service will greatly impact the way your home looks and the way you feel, giving you the opportunity to focus your precious time elsewhere. There are thousands of different maid services out there, and it’s important you go through the correct steps necessary to ensure that your service is a good fit for you and your family.
Be Sure to Get a Reference
Openly searching for a maid service will surely grant you a bunch of results, but it’s important that you choose one that you know is reputable. Ask your friends and neighbors for referrals, and ask them which particular services they’ve used and how they felt about them. There are too many options out there to simply pick one randomly, and getting references will really help narrow down the list for potential candidates.
Decide Which Type of Service Best Suits Your Needs
There are both pros and cons of hiring an actual maid service as opposed to individual maids. A service will usually be more efficient but may cost more money. An individual may be cheaper, but they may not be able to stick to a particular regime like a service can. Money aside, it also depends on your particular lifestyle and how often you think you will need a service.
Offer a preliminary meeting to further discuss the work
After you’ve decided which type of service you want, the next step is to contact them. Try setting up a phone interview to help get to know each other better. Be sure to ask about how long they’ve been in service and ask about rates, prices and other amenities that they may offer.
It’s also important to make sure that the company or individual is properly insured and that the maids have passed a background check. If you or the person you’re talking to is unsure about any of these questions, then it may be better to go with another service that will accurately and genuinely provide you with the answers.
Ask Them about a Consultation
Once you’ve properly interviewed the service or individuals and have a narrow list of candidates, the next thing you should do is ask them for a consultation. Have a member from the service or the individual come to your house so that they can properly asses their work environment. Keep in mind that your home should look the way it usually does-cleaning up before the meeting will give the maid an accurate portrayal of your home and may cause some confusion down the line.
After you’ve successfully met with your maid, you can narrow down the list to one specific candidate. It’s important that you choose one that not only meets all the above credentials, but also one that you feel is a good fit. Letting a stranger into your home can be unnerving, so make sure you’ve properly researched and gotten to know the individual beforehand. Everyone deserves to have a clean home, but not everyone has the time to keep it that way. Hiring the right service can do wonders by helping better allocate both your time and energy.
Author Bio: Karla Jennings is a handy woman to have around the house. Her passion is home living and she manages a home improvement blog in the living, design, and decor niches. Jennifer is also a freelance writer for Floor and Decor and Maid Brigade. Her work can be found on various home improvement and interior design blogs around the web.
