Posted by cstone on February 3, 2010 at 15:50 pm
Bidmycleaning's Twitter-ific Giveaway
February is Twitter-ific Time at Bidmycleaning.com. We are giving away a $150 gift certificate for maid service to one of our twitter followers!
February is also Valentine’s Month which is why we are giving away a gift certificate for maid service The gift of house cleaning is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift!
How do you enter our Twitter-ific Giveaway?
- Follow @bidmycleaning on Twitter.
- Tweet the following message to your followers:
Win $150 gift certificate for maid service! Follow @bidmycleaning.com – Contest details – http://ow.ly/13wpI | The Perfect Valentine’s Gift!
Click Here to Tweet Now
Prizes will be awarded subject to the following:
- The winner will be announced by March 1, 2010 or as soon as we hit 1,000 Twitter followers whichever comes first.
- The winner will receive a $150 Gift Card for maid service on http://www.bidmycleaning.com. The gift certificate will be valid for 2 months from receipt.
- Only one contest entry is allowed for each Twitter user account.
- This is a spam-free zone. Spam tweets will be disqualified.
We look forward to meeting all our new twitter friends!
Posted by Candice on January 27, 2010 at 00:47 am
House Cleaning Help
There are many people who resist getting a maid citing reasons like, it’s not in my culture to have someone clean for me or I don’t want a stranger in my home. Some are worried about being able to communicate with a maid while others feel like a maid would not clean as well as they could themselves or that they’d feel obliged to help. All of these are valid. Are there reasons to hire a maid that might sway folks like this?
When it comes to house cleaning, it can be very time consuming and exhausting. Hiring a maid service to take care of the cleaning can leave you with more time, energy and inspiration to do other things like cook. You’d have time to try a new recipe or bake some goodies for your family. When it comes to family we’ve written before about how having a housekeeper can free up more time for family All of these are great reasons why you’ll be glad you hired a maid.
While some may think that a maid will not clean as well as they would themselves, the opposite is often true. Maids spend a lot of time cleaning and in doing so have often learned the best techniques for cleaning and will leave your home cleaner than it has ever been. Since you have so many other things to do it is also likely you may cut corners where a good cleaning service takes pride in their attention to detail and quality of service. Another great reason to hire a maid.
If you don’t enjoy cleaning and have to give up your nights and weekends to clean then hiring a maid will definitely improve your mood. You’ll feel much better on a Monday morning when you haven’t spent your Saturday or Sunday scrubbing toilets and cleaning countertops. Yet another reason you’ll be glad you hired some housekeeping help.
If you are concerned about the cost of hiring a maid then read our previous post: Can I afford to hire a maid? Can I afford not to?. You can also easily check the cost of hiring a maid in your neighborhood by using the cleaning calculator on Bidmycleaning.com to get instant bids.
Posted by Candice on January 22, 2010 at 00:36 am
Friday
Greenopolis are about doing good. They want to make the world a better place and try to do this by providing positive solutions. Their specific focus is on recycling, reusing, repurposing and conservation.
The Greenopolis belief is that “to actually change the world, recycling and preserving our precious natural resources must be easy and rewarding.” There is a reward system called “Think Green Rewards” which can be earned in several ways. The rewards can be redeemed for discounts and coupons to me used on meals, entertainment, dining, travel and more. Their partners include Marriott, Dominos Pizza and Blockbuster.
At their website, Greenopolis.com , you earn rewards by blogging, commenting and inviting other to join the website community. The website content is focused on proving information and tools to help you recycle easily, learn about conservation and saving our natural resources. The website philosophy is to educate and reward while providing content that is positive, fun to read, visually interesting and provides links to more information where applicable.
The other way to earn rewards is returning aluminum cans and PET to GreenOps Tracking Stations which are being deployed at locations like Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and Whole Foods Markets. You can find more locations at their website.
Posted by Candice on January 21, 2010 at 00:06 am
Green Cleaning
When it comes to housekeeping there is no more recognizable name than Martha Stewart. Will the launch of her new line of all natural, fragrance-free cleaning products Martha bring new awareness to the green cleaning category and convince a whole new group of people of the benefits of eco friendly cleaning?
The Martha Steward Clean line has some formidable competition in method, Seventh Generation and more mainstream ones like Clorox GreenWorks. Their tag line “Finally, green equals clean” implies that none of these competitors had been able to get a handle on green and clean.
The range, Martha Stewart Clean includes Dish Soap, Dishwasher Detergent, Laundry Detergent, Fabric Softener, All Purpose Cleaner, Glass & Mirror Cleaner, Carpet Stain Remover, Wood Floor Cleaner, Bathroom Cleaner, and Toilet Bowl Cleaner. All products are completely non-toxic, 99+% plant and mineral based, free of fragrances and colors and have been certified by the EPA/Design for Environment Program. Prices range from $3.99 to $17.99
The HDPE packaging is recyclable.
The products can be purchased from Martha herself, from Amazon.com and Home Depot.
If you want to find someone to help out with your cleaning and you want them to be green then don’t forget that at Bidmycleaning we help you find green cleaning services in your neighborhood that are pre-screened and customer reviewed. Get instant bids and then easily schedule online.
Posted by Candice on January 19, 2010 at 01:02 am
House Cleaning Services in Realtor Toolkit
Recent reports on the state of the US Housing Market probably bear some good news for realtors. It appears that Americans are buying more existing homes, but fewer new homes. With the buyer’s market we currently have it is easier to get a good deal on an older home than on a new one. The market is also full of foreclosures and struggling homeowners will drop their prices to entice interested buyers. The number of foreclosed properties is increasing.
What this means for realtors is that older homes might need more work to make them ready for a sale. Foreclosed homes are often left standing empty for months on end or if not may have been occupied by owners who no longer maintained the home or even worse trashed it. Cleaning services including carpet cleanings, window cleanings and maid service are an important part of every Realtor’s toolkit. Deep cleaning should be the first step in staging a home for sale.
When it comes to finding and scheduling one or all of the house cleaning services, the Bidmycleaning.com marketplace is the easiest and most convenient source. With an extensive database of pre-screened cleaning providers and online scheduling a single cleaning service on multiple services at one or more locations can be scheduled within minutes. From a single account a realtor can manage all their cleanings for all their properties; adding new services, rescheduling or canceling. In addition, with green becoming more mainstream the filter which identifies only green cleaners or those who can use green products if requested is a key feature.
With so many other items on the to-do list like assessing and advising on curb appeal, helping homeowners cut clutter and staging the home for show, saving time on getting houses cleaned should be an attractive proposition for any realtor. Visit Bidmycleaning.com today.
Posted by Candice on January 15, 2010 at 00:41 am
Get Organized
January 14th each year is earmarked for National Organize Your Home Day. There are many, many wonderful blogs and resources online to help you get started on organizing – her are a few of my favorites:
I’m An Organizing Junkie
Organized With Style
Organizing With Sandy
For some inspiration it’s always great to look at Before & After pics and here are some great ones from Miss Organized.
Once you get organized it’s a good opportunity to put systems in place so you can keep everything neat and tidy without too much effort. Designate a place for everything. Get some attractive baskets or boxes and place them strategically around your home so that you have a place to store all the items which usually lead to clutter when they are left lying around.
Another thing to consider once you are all organized is a good deep cleaning. If you don’t have the time to complete a more thorough cleaning that your usual cleaning, it can be beneficial to hire a maid service.
Posted by Candice on January 14, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Bidmycleaning Facebook Fans
Join our Facebook Fan-anza and win a FREE House Cleaning Service. Our Facebook Fan Page is now live and ready for you to join us. Just click on the ‘Become A Fan’ link and you will be entered into the draw for a FREE cleaning http://www.facebook.com/bidmycleaning
The winner will be selected by a random draw from all fans listed at 12pm on January 31st 2010 and announced on February 1st.
If you win the free maid service, just think of what you can do with the time you won’t have to spend cleaning – maybe take in a movie, spend a few hours at the local park with your kids or just enjoy having nothing to do!
You can keep up with our blog posts, get news about special discounts and giveaways and chat with us and other Bidmycleaning friends and fans.
There are just two weeks left to enter so pop over there now – http://www.facebook.com/bidmycleaning
Posted by Candice on January 5, 2010 at 14:45 pm
Crayon Cleaning Tips
We have a Bidmycleaning budding Picasso – she is almost four years old and loves to draw especially princesses and mermaids. Fortunately she doesn’t feel the need to take her talents beyond paper and hasn’t drawn on the walls or furniture. She did accidentally get some red marker on the sofa and unfortunately for us it wasn’t a Crayola marker. If it had been we would have been able to visit their complete online guide to stain removal. For each of their products they provide information related to the surface on which the stain has been made, what materials are needed for removal and their suggested procedure for doing so.
We prefer to use only eco-friendly cleaning products and often use homemade cleaning products and their materials list includes typical commercial cleaning products. They do however say that while these are brands that performed most effectively in their tests, other brand products may work equally well. They also do recommend that before trying out the stain removal method, test an inconspicuous area of the material or surface to be cleaned.
If you don’t have the time or are reluctant to tackle stain removal yourself, we have great cleaning companies listed at Bidmycleaning.com who can clean carpets and upholstery.
Posted by Candice on January 5, 2010 at 01:04 am
The team here at Bidmycleaning.com are happy and proud to announce the new, improved Bidmycleaning Online Marketplace. At first glance you will see the clean new look of the website but the improvements extend beyond the new look. Improvements ‘under the hood’ will make the site faster to load, updated navigation will make it easier to find what you are looking for and the cleaning calculator has been updated to simplify the bidding and online scheduling.
Bidmycleaning is still the only online marketplace for house cleaning services. It is the only one-stop-shop where you can get instant bids on maid service, window cleaning and carpet cleaning from local providers in your neighborhood who have been pre-screened and reviewed by other customers. Immediate online scheduling allows you to set up a cleaning appointment with your chosen provider in just a few easy steps.
If you are specifically interested in green cleaning services our search makes it easy to filter the results to show only providers who exclusively use green cleaning products or who will use them by request. Achieving your eco-friendly cleaning goals for the new year has never been easier.
Visit the new website today and let us know what you think – we value your opinion!
Posted by Candice on December 15, 2009 at 23:44 pm
Green Holiday Season with LED Lights
The appearance of Christmas lights around the neighborhood is one of my favorite things about the weekend of Thanksgiving. Evening drives to see what how our community neighbors have decorated are so much fun and then there are the famous neighborhood where every house goes all out. In our attempt to be more eco-friendly we’ve been wondering whether we should make the switch to LED lighting. We looked at LEDs last season but there was a very limited selection of very basic lights. It seems like there are more choices this season but how much of a difference does using LEDs really make?
LED lights use 90% less electricity than traditional tungsten bulbs which lowers your energy consumption and be extension reduces your carbon footprint. Not to mention the saving on a reduced electricity bill. Another way LED Christmas lights save you money is that they last much longer than traditional Christmas lights – about 100,000 hours – and you don’t have to throw away a whole strand if one bulb burns out. LEDs also burn brighter so you don’t need as many to get the same effect. They also don’t get as hot which can be a benefit if you have children around the house who might touch tree lights.
So it looks like LEDs are the eco-friendly choice when it comes to Christmas lights. Seems the Whitehouse is on board with LEDs and there are talks of making LEDs mandatory in certain cities and states. If you make the switch – how do you responsibly dispose of your old lights so they don’t end up in a landfill? Don’t throw them away, recycle them! Send us your old Christmas lights to Environmental LED and they will recycle them … and send you a coupon for 15% off new LED lights.
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