EP475: Christina Springstead - How To Price Cleanup & Rescue Jobs Plus More Business Tips!

"As a business owner, you have to pick up everything. So right now, it's not my goal to hire at that capacity, but definitely to hire more of an assistant for myself to make sure that I am getting the support that I need as I'm building this business, rather than bringing someone in to run this business." -Christina Springstead Christina Springstead, founder of Springstead Solutions, shares her journey about hiring, finding her niche and much more! In this interview, you'll also learn… How cleanups & rescue jobs became her niche & passion How to price cleanups & rescue jobs The power of paid diagnostic reviews for pricing & client fit To learn more about Christina, click here. Connect with her on LinkedIn. Time Stamp 02:55 – Hiring & losing a key operations manager 05:32 – Shifting focus to build the business around personal goals 09:29 – Defining & niching into cleanup & oversight services 13:19 – Nonprofits, trades & in-house training as a niche 19:00 – How Christina prices cleanup vs. rescue jobs 22:00 – Why charge for diagnostic reviews & what's to include 27:06 – Where best leads come from 29:27 – Converting cleanup clients into monthly engagements 35:47 – How systems like Pure Bookkeeping improve cleanup work 37:25 – What A2A gave her: safe space & smarter growth 43:57 – Where to connect with Christina This episode is brought to you by our great friends at Sage! Drowning in paperwork? AutoEntry lets you snap, scan, and sync receipts, invoices, and statements—so you can ditch manual entry, reduce errors, and get back to what really matters: growing your practice and delighting your clients. Learn more about AutoEntry or get started for free at Sage.com.]]>