Cleaning Business Life

CBL EP 185 Square Foot Pricing: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What Cleaning Business Owners Get Wrong

Shannon Miller & Jamie Runco Season 2026 Episode 185

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Square foot pricing gets talked about a lot in the cleaning industry…

But is it actually the best way to price your services?

In this episode of Cleaning Business Life, Shannon Miller and Jamie Runco break down the truth about square foot pricing—where it works, where it falls apart, and what most cleaning business owners get wrong when they rely on it too heavily.

Because pricing isn’t just about numbers… it’s about structure, scope, and how your business is actually set up to operate.

🔑 IN THIS EPISODE:

What square foot pricing really does (and doesn’t do)
 Where it can work in your business
 Why it often leads to undercharging or inconsistency
 The missing pieces most cleaning business owners overlook
 How to think about pricing beyond just square footage

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Cleaning Business Life is where real cleaning business owners learn how to build systems, increase profit, and scale without chaos.

Hosted by Shannon Miller—Systems First Cleaning Business Coach—and Jamie Runco.

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Hosted by Shannon Miller and Jamie Runco, each episode pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to start, grow, and scale a cleaning business — covering pricing, systems, leadership, boundaries, and the real conversations most people avoid.

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