For future cleaning-business owners

Start a real cleaning business. Without getting screwed.

A polished local website that ranks on Google. Legally binding work orders so customers can't ghost on payment. Help getting your LLC set up. A community of operators who've done it before. All for a simple monthly fee — no franchise, no royalties.

No franchise fee No royalties on jobs Cancel anytime

Why we built Bubba

A true story about doing a huge job for free.

Bubba exists because someone we love got burned. We don't want that to happen to you.

"My nephew had years of carpet-cleaning experience and access to a truck. He started taking jobs on his own — no LLC, no real contract. He bought leads from an online broker. One customer paid a deposit, he did the entire massive job, then they refused to pay the rest. He had no paperwork to back him up. He did all that work for free, and now he's jaded on the whole idea of being his own boss."
— The reason Bubba exists
No LLC
No binding contract
Cold broker leads
No recourse, no payment

What you actually get

Every tool you need so the nephew story never happens to you.

Each pillar below answers a real way solo cleaners get burned. We've lived them. Now we hand you the antidote.

Your own SEO-optimized local site

A unique page on bubbacleans.com tuned to rank for "house cleaning [your city]" — so customers find you instead of you chasing them.

Beats: paying brokers for cold, resold leads.

Legally binding work orders & deposits

Service agreements, deposit terms, cancellation policies, damage waivers — written by people who've watched cleaners get stiffed.

Beats: a handshake and a screenshot of a text.

LLC setup, step by step

We walk you through filing your LLC, getting your EIN, and opening a business bank account in your state. No legalese fog.

Beats: operating personally and exposing your house and car.

Insurance & liability playbook

Vetted general liability and bonding providers built for residential cleaners, with the coverage limits we actually recommend.

Beats: hoping nothing breaks.

Marketing playbook + real leads

A simple, repeatable playbook (Google profile, reviews, referrals, social) plus the local SEO traffic your Bubba page brings in.

Beats: $40-a-pop broker leads sold to four other cleaners.

Community + a mentor on call

A network of Bubba operators and a real human on the other end of the phone when a customer goes sideways.

Beats: figuring it out alone at 11pm.

Legal protection, included

If a customer ghosts on payment, you have paper.

Every Bubba partner gets a folder of plain-English, legally-reviewed templates. Send them before the job, get them signed digitally, and stop losing money to people who think a cleaner can't push back.

Documents are templates and guidance, not legal advice. We'll point you to attorneys in your state when you need one.

In your document folder

  • Residential Cleaning Service Agreement
  • Deposit, Cancellation & No-Show Terms
  • Damage & Breakage Waiver
  • Recurring Service Authorization
  • 1099 Subcontractor Agreement (for crew)
  • Key & Access Custody Form
  • Photo & Review Release

Where the work comes from

Local SEO leads, not broker scraps.

Lead-broker leads

What you were doing before

  • Resold to 3–4 other cleaners
  • Cold, no intent, often fake numbers
  • $30–$80 each, win or lose
  • You compete on price, not trust

Bubba local SEO leads

What you get now

  • Customers from your city, only to you
  • Found you by searching, ready to book
  • Included in your monthly fee
  • They already know your name and face

Two ways to run it

Do the work yourself — or hire it out.

Bubba supports the solo operator and the crew leader equally. Same platform, same docs, same support — whether it's just you or you've hired your cousin and a friend.

Solo operator

Just you, your vehicle, your supplies. Low overhead, high margin per job.

  • 5–20 jobs/week is realistic
  • Keep 100% of what you earn
  • Pause whenever you need to

Crew leader

Hire friends, family, or W2 employees. You become the local brand, not the labor.

  • 1099 subcontractor agreement included
  • Scheduling & job-handoff guidance
  • Real path to $10k+ months

The community behind you

An active forum of operators who've been exactly where you are.

When a customer gets weird, when a quote feels off, when you're staring at the LLC paperwork — there's already someone in the forum who's solved it.

Peek inside the community
Legal & Contracts SolvedMentor replied

Customer paid the deposit, won't pay the rest. What now?

Did a big move-out yesterday. She's now claiming she 'didn't agree to that price' even though she signed. Anybody dealt with this in Georgia?

Derek H. · Macon, GA · 14 replies · 12 min ago
Pricing & QuotesMentor replied

Quoting a 4,200 sq ft house with two big dogs — am I crazy at $385?

First quote this size. Recurring bi-weekly. Two golden retrievers. Want a sanity check before I send the agreement.

Tasha M. · Greenville, SC · 22 replies · 38 min ago
Marketing & SEOMentor replied

My Bubba page hit #2 for 'house cleaning Boise' last week. Sharing what I did.

Spent three hours filling out the GBP, asked my first 8 clients for reviews, and posted weekly. Here's the exact checklist.

Jane W. · Boise, ID · 31 replies · 2 hr ago

What it could look like

The math, honestly.

Every market is different. These ranges reflect partners 6+ months in — not a promise.

Side hustle
5–8 jobs / week
$1,500 – $2,800 / mo
Solo full-time
15–20 jobs / week
$5,500 – $8,000 / mo
With a small crew
30–40 jobs / week
$11,000 – $18,000 / mo

* Illustrative. Earnings depend on your market, hours, and pricing.

Important

It's not a franchise.

You own your business. We just hand you the tools the big chains hoard and stay out of your way.

Six-figure franchise fee
Royalties on every job you clean
Locked-in territories you can't leave
A simple monthly platform fee
You keep what you earn
Pause or quit anytime

Pages we've built for partners

Imagine yours next.

Every Bubba partner gets a hyper-local landing page like these — written, designed, and structured to win Google for their town.

Honest answers

What people ask before they apply.

Ready to do this the right way?

Apply in about three minutes. If we're a fit for your town, your local landing page goes live the day you're approved — contracts and all.

Apply to be your town's Bubba
Legal docs included Local SEO page included Real human support