Imtheprez

has anyone heard or currently using cleanbid.net?

Krall

They have a demo to try

I never used them though I did try out one called JanBid I think it was called. Personally I didn't like it, these programs are based on estimations of the estimations you input and since most buildings are not alike in materials, usage, requirements etc I found that a walk through is still the best way.

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Everclean Building Services
Serving CNY

manyna

I don't want to really put Cleanbid.net down but I have to make these comments about Cleanbid.net simply because the price is just not worth what you get compared to other online tools or software programs for janitorial bidding because Cleanbid.net online program is outrageously expensive as it lacks so many things. The cleaning
business industry is just getting by these economic times but if you don't have the extra money to spend $49.00 a month, don't waste your money in my opinion as you maybe be wanting more than what they will give you which in my opinion is not enough to when you have to have more tools of info to be bidding on janitorial jobs. If you have money to throw away then purchase it but you will need to look into other programs as Cleanbid does not cover anything more than janitorial proposals, thats all you get with them. It is helpful in some way but it lacks so much that they do not include in the program. Remember, this is not a program; it is only an online feature that you pay $49.00 each month.

There is no opening letters, ideas how to bid on jobs, cover letters, brochures and etc things you need for a janitorial business. If you need the tools to bid and have a cleaning business, I would recommend
Janitors Edge more as they are $69.00 onetime fee only. I mean you get everything as I bought this program 6 years ago and I still use it today.

I used Cleanbid for a couple of months and they closed the account the 31st day used I stop payment at the end of the month. They want too much for something that lacks so much than just a proposal kit. You need more.

It is not a small fee, it is $49.00 a month, total ripoff. I will say it does work but it didn't get me any jobs than any other program out there. This is not the kind of online help you should be spending your hard earned money on when you have to compete with janitorial companies and illegal aliens on every job you experience, as there are so much low bidding wars out there throughout the United States, I would certainty try to think of other ways than spending over $49.00 a month on a online program, is fat out expensive.

I know the makers of Cleanbid have tried to make it easier to make a solution to bidding on janitorial jobs and I credit them for there time but not at $49.00 a month. When I used the online program, there was so much it could not do for me and that is not worth it.

Hopefully they will come to some sort of answer and make it for a final sale for the program or a lifetime fee waived. They need to make the online program more affordable and at least fix all the things it is missing too.

I have used the Janitors Edge vice versa as they offer so much more than Cleanbid.net does. Also Janbid is another program many claim is cheaper and better too.

dcelitecleaning

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CleanGuru

Right up front, I should say, I am one of the developers of the CleanBid Program. I apologize for the length explanation below, but I wanted to give a reasonably thorough response to your note.

After running our own janitorial business for a number of years, we wanted to see if we could create an easier way for contractors to bid cleaning jobs. We think we have in the CleanBid Program - certainly not perfect, but we hope useful and user-friendly.

First, in 2007, after several years in development, we were thrilled to finally be able to make it available - online. That was one of our goals - to have it be online, so we could continually improve it and then instantly make those changes available to everyone. In addition, it allows us to give instant, real time, one-one-one customer support - to help members with their own, unique bidding questions and issues.

Plus, I should say that we take our members privacy and security very seriously, so similar to other online programs that are widely trusted and relied on, such as Quicken Online / QuickBooks Online for Accounting, each CleanBid Account is secure, regularly backed up and password protected .

We try to make the program as affordable as possible. That's why earlier this year, we created several new plans to our program. So, while our standard monthly membership had been $49.97, we now offer three different plans, one of which is our new, Basic Plan for only $27/mo.

While we are very happy to offer this new, more affordable membership plan, we understand the feelings expressed by many frustrated, independent janitorial businesses who, having to deal with low-balling competitors, want to respectfully remind their prospective customers that in a very real and positive way "You get what you pay for."

These independent cleaning business owners feel they need to point out the very real connection between quality and price (i.e. value).... and we believe our CleanBid Program is a good example of this principle as well.

Let me offer here one idea to consider regarding the value of the program:

We believe a part of the overall value of the CleanBid Program comes directly from one of the unique characteristics of the many of the cleaning jobs our members bid on, and that is, that they are very often, reoccurring in nature - as opposed to a one-time sale.

So, for example, let's say a janitorial business was quoting on cleaning a local bank branch 3 (three) times per week; and that the monthly profit on that one job was $100. If we assume this account remains an active client and is kept in budget, the cleaning contractor might reasonably expect to continue making $100 each and every month.

And, if they used, just as an example, $47 of that $100 profit from that one on-going account to pay for, let's say, a CleanBid Plus Plan; that one account alone could be used to continue to 'pay' their monthly $47 fee each month ... still leaving them with an additional $50/mo. of profit.

So, one way to think about the value of a bidding program like CleanBid is in terms of its ability to help a cleaning business land and keep one or more profitable cleaning job(s) which could on its own more than cover uninterrupted access to the Program.

Our goal is to have the program be the fastest, easiest and most professional online program available anywhere today to bid janitorial jobs.

We hope members find that to be a real and tangible value.

The CleanBid Program includes sections for everything from cover letter and proposal to references and job specifications; all of which can be easily updated and customized.

Finally, while we realize janitorial businesses need a great deal more than just bidding help, such as in the areas of marketing, quality control and management, the CleanBid Program is simply our best effort in one area where we felt cleaning contractors most desperately needed help - namely, bidding.

We do plan on creating marketing and management programs to help janitorial businesses as soon as we can, but we do not want to release any until we feel they are of the same quality and usefulness as we believe the CleanBid Program is in janitorial bidding.

We need to hear what people like and don't like about our program - it's one of the very best ways we can learn how to make CleanBid a program that truly delights the user. If you'd like, feel free to call us anytime to share your thoughts on things we can improve on.

Thanks,
Tony Dietsch
Clean Guru LLC
888-531-4878

roberto

What I think about this cleaning estimate website Cleanbid cleansuccess is a total ripoff from your wallet to spend on. They asked you to spend each month that appears to be a ripoff on a service that can easy be done on your own. Tried the service and did not impress anybody with it. No refunds either but they say they do.

<<I personally think the other products out there that do the samething without spending anywhere near what cleanbid wants is better worth the time looking before using your credit card to get on information we can all figure out how to do. If this software is so great then why doesnt anybody I know use it. I think the reviews on their site are there own because I tried to complain about it and they wouldn't put my negative review on their site....

<<Writing a cleaning estimate is not that difficult to do: you don't need any education to do so --
why do they make you think like they know what they are doing when it is all too easy to do the same thing on your own.???? Really I'm Not impressed with the estimates they claim are so neat and professional,, ok so are mine but I am not going to pay them $25.00 a month to write one up. I read their review on a cleaning magazine but I think these guys are just tried of cleaning for a living and want to make a living selling people how to write a cleaning estimate instead. I don't buy it because cleaning is not rocket science>> it is simple understanding how to do the work for the client. Each client has a specific need for service as Cleanbid cannot determine that however also cleaning can be as simple as making apple pie. Cleanbid is just a big ripoff scam on the internet but they don't stop there as they even want you to pay for their videos too called Cleansuccess for an extra $39 dollars a month which is really the same common sense to what they are telling you-- you can find online for free. You can search all sorts of leaning video's online to see the same cleaning information what they tell you just a click on the mouse and see how many video's are out doing the same thing for free. I saw their video's and personally I just did not buy there ideas: it is a scam saying how to get into the cleaning business and how to write cleaning estimates,,noop not for $25 month. I would only tell you if you want to be successful in cleaning and get lots of work you need to know your area of the work your in and develop a relationship in your area and sell yourself and learn from your own ideas folks. Not paying for things like this by wasting your money on scams like Cleanbid Cleansuccess it is all too easy for them to cash your wallet for easy common sense. I truly think you should save your money and not waste on internet sites like Cleanbid for services that are easy to do on your own.

roberto

>>>Hey I agree with your point of view you got the right idea that Cleanbid is a ripoff spending this kind of money each month. I didnt like their site myself too.