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Ironing Washing Work Jobs For MoneyMake money and work at home with an iron and washing machine by doing ironing and laundry jobs for cash payments with this free information and advice: People will pay you to do their laundry, wash their clothes, bedding, etc. You can also earn by drying the washing then ironing their clothing and bed sheets, duvets, pillowcases, etc. Such people may be busy working full time and will appreciate someone doing the laundry and ironing for them each week. It can be time consuming for them and they will pay someone to make life a bit easier - more so if the person can collect and deliver the laundry. This article will discuss the pros and cons and give general advice to help you earn from doing other peoples laundry. Ironing As A Source Of IncomeIf you love ironing, and many people do, then this is the job for you. The heat of the iron and the smell of freshly laundered clothes are great! And so is the pay from working as an ironer. The work may mean you are on your feet for several hours a day but it fits in well with people who need to be at home, perhaps for childcare reasons or in between caring for a relative. Do teach the children to stay away from the hot iron to prevent burns and to not play with the washing or spill their drink on the laundry. Many professional ironers will do their job and fit in recreational activities like watching the television or DVDs, listening to the radio or music or getting together with other ironing friends and working together and sharing the income. A bit like the olden days of going to the old steamie for a blether! You do need to be a non smoker and have a house or flat that is free from smokers - no-one wants to have their laundry and ironing back smelling of cigarette or cigar smoke. Collect And Deliver The Laundry If you have access to a car and can collect the dirty laundry and deliver the clean laundry and fresh ironing then you can charge a little bit more, or use this as a unique selling point to secure more work. This easier you can make a service and improve the life of someone the happier they will be. They may then become a regular customer and hopefully will tell their colleagues and friends so that you get more ironing work. If you cannot drive or do not have a car then your unique selling point may be that you can arrange a convenient time for the person to drop off and collect their laundry. Most people won't mind this - just make sure you never inconvenience them by not being at home at an arranged time or not having the clean washing and laundry ready. It would be a good idea to get people's work, home and mobile telephone numbers and to give them your home and mobile phone number. If this work is to be your regular or full time work then you should consider getting some professionally looking business cards printed. Give your clients several of these cards. One for their notice board at work, one to keep at home and one to pass onto a friend. The cost of these business cards can be offset as an expense on your income tax return as can the cost of petrol. Most people will add 25 pence a mile to their expense sheet to cover fuel and maintenance of the car costs. Repair Damaged Clothes Do check clothes for damage before you start the laundry. Check for shiny clothing that may have been ironed with too hot an iron and damaged the garment. This is especially common on shirts. Check each shirt and trouser garment for missing buttons. You could go that extra mile for your customers and inform them that you will repair any loose or missing buttons. If you can sew buttons and make small repairs to garments and prolong their life span then your customers will love you and continue using your valuable service. It may be an idea not to clean or iron a damaged garment and set it aside to show the customer that your laundering had not damaged the garment or bed sheets, etc. You will need a quality steam iron and know how to iron a variety of clothing and different types of materials. Do buy a comfortable ironing board with varying height control. These can be offset as a tax expense though if you use them for personnel use you should only claim a percentage of the costs. You can also claim for the electricity and any extension leads you have had to purchase. Contract Of Agreement Some professional ironers will have a standard contract or agreement of work that covers limitations of garment damage. The client may agree to sign the form so that you will not have to pay for any damage caused by wear and tear, items delivered to you that were damaged, or accidental damage whilst in your care. Some professional ironers take out liability and damage insurance and you may like to consider this. If you work for a cleaning agency that provides you with customers and take a percentage of your income by return then they should provide this to you for free at part of their service. Do be honest with your customers. If you have burnt an item through carelessness then be prepared to cover the expense of the item and give the customer compensation of an agreed sum of money. They will appreciate your honesty and continue to use your services. Alternatively agree to do the next load of washing or ironing for free. This will give you another chance to prove to them that it was a one off accident and that you do a great job. It's probable that someone who is having their laundry done, and some people really hate this job, won't complain about the odd article of laundry getting damaged - they are grateful not to have to do the work. Agree to who provides the laundry basket or bags and garment hangers. If you are to provide them then consider getting the coat hangers, bags and baskets branded with your business name and contact details. Other people may see these and contact you for work. You should agree that the client return these to you to use again otherwise you may have to charge them for the products. The costs of buying the items and having your details printed can be added to your inland revenue expense sheets. Washing Clothes For PaymentIf people are paying you to do the ironing they may also dislike or not have time to wash their clothes, towels, bed linen, tablecloths etc. They will pay a bit extra for the complete service - washing, drying, folding and ironing. If this page has not answered your questions or you need some more advice then please feel free to e-mail me. I would also welcome any advice to increase the information on this page to make it more useful to others. So feel free to e-mail me your thoughts. I would also appreciate it if you were to send the url of the www.findextrawork.co.uk to your friends, forums and websites. Automatically Add www.findextrawork.co.uk To Your Favourites Folder - Bookmark Us. The site is updated weekly with new earning opportunities. You will need a good quality washing machine. If you find you have many loads of washing and are working for many people you may need to purchase another washing machine. You may also have to buy a tumble drier to dry the clothes if clients want their washing back quickly or you cannot dry the clothes outside on a washing line because of bad weather. The cost of these machines can be offset on your expense sheet to the inland revenue, though only a percentage of the costs if you use them for your family laundry. Electricity and water costs can also be claimed. Use quality washing powder or liquid with fabric conditioner. This will get the clothes and laundry lovely and clean, smelling nice and feeling soft. The better a service you provide the more return and repeat work you will get. Don't be tempted to save money by buying cheaper products or using less than the recommended dosage of washing powder or number of liquid capsules. How Much To Charge For Doing Washing And IroningIf you work for a laundry or cleaning agency then they will have standard charges that they make to the customer. They normally bill them and send you a weekly or monthly payment. I will keep a list of such ironing agencies throughout the UK on this page soon. If you are self employed then a standard charge could be £4 for a kilogram of washing and the same for doing the ironing. Some home launderers and home ironers will charge per item but this can eat into your time because you have to itemise each garment or bedding item and give the client an itemised receipt. There is also the disadvantage of customers who may not agree with the itemised statement. It is far easier and more sensible to charge by the weight of the laundry. Others may charge by basket or bag load. Choose a regime that will work for you and keep the charges and standards the same for each customer. Though you could negotiate discounts for returning customers so that you get regular work. Doing the ironing, washing and laundry at home can be a great source of income and work and provides a valuable service. Income earnt should be declared to the tax office on your self assessment forms. It can be a hard job but if you enjoy doing the laundry and ironing it won't be too much of a chore and will earn you extra money. Read The Cleaning Jobs Page. Ironing ServiceAn example of an ironing job can be found at the Ironing Service website at www.ironingservice.net which is run by Mark and Sue in Bristol. Together they not only make money from doing other people's ironing but also teach and support others with their form of ironing franchise opportunity. The Ironing Service business pack can help you make about £400 a month doing part time ironing work, though more can be earnt if you get enough customers and can work full time. Ironing Service suggest charging about £1.10 to iron a skirt, top, skirt or pair of shorts; £1.50 for a pair of trousers, jeans or a dress; Mark and Sue suggest offering a discount for over 25 adult items and charging 65p or 70p for children's ironing depending on their sizes. Linen such as single bedding should start at £3 while Kingsize bedding to be ironed should be £4. Ironing Services charge 65p for small linen such as pillowcases, towels and napkins. Professional ironers should also make a negotiable charge for washing clothes and could offer free delivery and a £5 off a first order to help entice customers. Many of the IroningService workers who set up their own ironing services offer a first free trial service to help secure customers. They come to like the free time that this offers them and often continue to pay for the ironing service. A the time of writing this ironing article these are the Ironing Service 2008 prices. As part of this unique style of ironing franchise business start up costs Ironing Service will provide you with 500 leaflets that will be personalised to your new business so that you can leaflet drop your local area. More leaflets can be produced by yourself using the IroningService.net professional artwork or you can buy more of their ready made and customised leaflets. They will also provide you with business cards and even your own ironing business website which they help you to search engine optimise to gain local customers from search engines like Google. This will be set up by www.ironingservice.net so there is no worries if you do not know how to build a website. By far the best service that Mark and Sue can provide is their hints and tips about ironing from home which can be read in their handy booklet. |
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