A business you run with AI

Start a cleaning business with AI running the jobs and admin

Homes and offices need a cleaner they can count on. Actionist books the jobs, dispatches your crew and chases payment in the background. You handle a few approvals and the odd call.

Actionist books the jobs, dispatches the crew and chases payment. You step in for the approvals that matter.

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Your AI workforce

$120+per clean, you set it

$21,600a year at 15 cleans a month

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Starting a cleaning business with AI is now genuinely different from starting one alone. Actionist is an AI agent that operates real apps the way a person does, so it can answer every booking enquiry, dispatch the job to your cleaner and send the invoice once the work is done, all in the background while you focus on delivering a great clean or building the team. Homes and small offices need a reliable cleaner on a schedule, and most of the work of running the business is admin, not cleaning.

You do not need a receptionist, an office or admin staff. You bring the ability to deliver a reliable clean and the drive to grow a client base. Actionist handles the rest: quoting, booking, dispatching, invoicing, chasing payment and asking for reviews, so you can take on more clients than a solo operator ever could without drowning in paperwork.

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Your opportunity

The opportunity

Why this works

Every neighbourhood has homes and offices that need a cleaner, and most struggle to find one they can trust to show up on time every week. That reliability gap is the business: deliver a consistent, quality clean and the bookings keep coming back.

The barrier is not the cleaning. It is the admin: fielding enquiries, quoting jobs, dispatching the cleaner, chasing payment and collecting reviews. Actionist handles all of that in the background, so you can grow a roster of reliable clients without ever drowning in paperwork.

What matters to you

Constant local demand
Homes and offices need cleaning on a schedule. A reliable service fills its calendar quickly.
Work that repeat-books itself
Weekly and fortnightly clients lock in regular income without you needing to find new work every week.
Low cost to start
No office, no van, no special equipment. You need a laptop, Actionist and a first client.
The admin is the hard part
Booking, dispatching and invoicing take most of the time. Actionist handles all three so you can focus on the clean.

Your projection

Run your own numbers

Your projection

Set the numbers, see the picture

Price per clean

$120

cleans a month

Per month

$1,800

Per year

$21,600

Illustrative, based on the numbers you enter. Recurring cleans build a roster of steady monthly income.

Getting started

What it actually takes to start

Starting a cleaning business used to mean a reception desk, admin staff and a full calendar before you could think about growth. Actionist handles the admin, so the bar to start is far lower than you might think.

What you don't need

A professional cleaning company
You deliver the clean yourself or hire one person; Actionist runs the office.
Cleaning industry experience
If you can deliver a quality clean, Actionist handles everything else.
An office, receptionist or admin staff
Your agents cover booking, dispatch and invoicing.
A website you have to build yourself
Actionist sets up your site and Google listing for you.
To quit your day job
Every approval takes minutes; you can run this around your existing hours.

What you bring

The ability to deliver or manage a clean
You or a cleaner you trust does the physical work.
A few hours a week
Mostly approvals and the occasional call.
A laptop and Actionist
That is the whole setup.

If you can describe the kind of clients you want and the area you cover, Actionist can build the rest.

How Actionist works

How it works

How Actionist builds the business

You do not run the day-to-day of this business. Actionist does. Here is how it works on any business idea, applied to a cleaning service: you pick the niche and your limits, the agent plans every task, then works through them and brings you the few that need a human.

01
You pick the business and your limits
You choose the niche and set your constraints: residential or commercial, your area, your prices, and how many cleans you can handle a week. That is the only heavy thinking you do. Everything after this, Actionist plans and runs around your schedule.
A clear brief Actionist can plan against.
02
Actionist maps every task and subtask
Actionist breaks the whole business into a plan: the stages to launch, the tasks under each stage, and the subtasks under each task. You see the full scope in one place, from registering the business to winning the first client and getting paid.
A complete task plan for the business.
03
It schedules the work and works through it
Actionist schedules the tasks and works through them one by one, so bookings are confirmed, jobs are dispatched and invoices are raised while you are busy delivering a clean or working your day job.
Steady progress without you driving it.
04
It assigns you the human-only tasks
Some tasks only you can do, like opening a bank account or taking a commercial site visit call. Actionist assigns those to you with everything you need, then carries on with the rest of the plan once they are done.
A short, clear to-do list, just for you.
05
It asks before anything that matters
Before Actionist sends a quote, confirms a booking or charges a client, it stops and asks you to approve. You choose how hands-on to be per task, from approving every message to letting routine confirmations run.
You stay in control of every client-facing move.
06
You keep your day job and check in
You run this around your life. Check the board when it suits you, approve what is waiting, and message Actionist over Telegram or Slack to nudge or change anything. The business moves forward between your check-ins.
A business that grows around your schedule.

Your agent team

Actionist is your whole team

You are one person. Actionist is the whole team. Here is every role it plays to book jobs, run the operation and keep clients happy, and the one part of each that stays with you.

~45 hrs/week of work by hand, run by your agents instead

Plan the business

turns your idea into a task plan

Executive Agent

Before any jobs are booked, your assistant breaks the whole business into stages, tasks and subtasks, so you see the full scope in one place.

If you did this by hand

Research how to start a cleaning businessList every step to launchDecide your niche and pricingBuild a tracker to follow everythingRe-prioritise as clients and constraints change

~4 hrs/ week

researching the steps and building the plan from scratch.≈ 2 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

One planevery stage, task and subtask

Day onescoped before you spend a penny

Map every task to launch
Breaks the business into stages and tasks, from registering to winning the first client and getting paid.
Set the plan in motion
Sequences the work so each task starts as soon as the one before it is done.
Keep the plan live
Updates the board as things move and re-plans around your schedule and client load.

Your part

You set the prices, the niche and the hours you can give. That is the only heavy thinking.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Book incoming jobs

enquiries, scheduling and confirmations

Reception Agent

When a new enquiry arrives, your receptionist answers it, offers times and locks in the booking before the client changes their mind.

If you did this by hand

Answer every booking call and messageCheck your calendar before offering a slotSend a confirmation to the clientSet reminders before each cleanChase no-shows yourself

~8 hrs/ week

answering enquiries, offering times and sending confirmations.≈ 4 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

Answeredevery enquiry, in your tone

Bookedinto your live schedule

Answer every booking enquiry
Responds to new enquiries with your availability, pricing and a booking link.
Fill the schedule
Operates your booking tool to add each confirmed clean to the right slot.
Send confirmations and reminders
Sends the client a confirmation and a reminder the day before every clean.

Your part

You take the calls that need a real conversation. The agent makes sure they are in your diary first.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Find new clients

prospecting and outreach

Sales Agent

Your sales agent finds local residential streets and commercial premises that could use a reliable cleaner and drafts the outreach that starts the conversation.

If you did this by hand

Map local streets and businesses yourselfCheck each one for a cleaning needWrite every intro message from scratchTrack who you contacted and whenChase the ones who went quiet

~6 hrs/ week

mapping local prospects, writing pitches and tracking replies.≈ 3 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

A prospect listof local leads to approach

Draftedoutreach ready for your approval

Build the prospect list
Finds local residential streets and commercial premises that could use a reliable cleaner.
Draft the outreach
Writes a short local intro message per prospect, tailored to the area or building type.
Follow up the ones who go quiet
Sends the polite second message to leads who did not reply, so warm contacts do not go cold.

Your part

Outreach waits for your yes before it sends. You approve the list and the message.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Handle client questions

support and rescheduling

Support Agent

Your support agent answers client questions, handles rescheduling requests and keeps clients calm, so the repetition never lands on you.

If you did this by hand

Reply to every client question yourselfExplain the same things over and overHandle every reschedule by handCalm down an unhappy clientPass the message on to the cleaner

~5 hrs/ week

answering questions, handling rescheduling and keeping clients calm.≈ 3 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

Answeredclient questions, with context

In the loopclients updated as things move

Answer client questions
Handles questions about price, availability and what is included, from your notes.
Manage rescheduling requests
Takes change requests, finds an alternative slot and notifies both the client and the cleaner.
Route the ones that need you
Flags complaints or tricky questions to you over Telegram with the full thread.

Your part

You handle the complaints that need your voice. The agent deals with the repetition.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Dispatch the crew

job packs, briefing and completion tracking

Operations Agent

Your operations agent builds the job pack for each booking, dispatches it to the right cleaner and tracks the completion so nothing slips.

If you did this by hand

Build a job brief for each bookingMessage each cleaner separatelyCheck they received the detailsFollow up after each jobUpdate the tracker by handChase any cleaner who went quiet

~10 hrs/ week

building job packs, messaging cleaners and tracking each completion.≈ 5 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

Dispatchedevery job brief to the right cleaner

Trackedeach completion logged

Prepare the job pack
Pulls the client address, access notes and any extras into a clean brief for each job.
Dispatch to the cleaner
Sends the job pack to the right cleaner and confirms they received and accepted it.
Track every completion
Gets the completion confirmation and logs it, then flags any issues for your review.

Your part

You review any issue the cleaner flags after a job. Everything else the agent tracks.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Chase payment and reviews

invoicing, debt and reputation

CRM Agent

Your CRM agent invoices every client after their clean, chases overdue accounts and requests Google reviews so your reputation grows without you thinking about it.

If you did this by hand

Raise every invoice after each jobChase late payers awkwardlyRemember to ask for a reviewTrack who has paid and who has notWrite a win-back message yourself

~7 hrs/ week

raising invoices, chasing late payers and requesting reviews.≈ 4 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

Invoicedon completion, then chased if late

Requesteda Google review after every clean

Invoice after every clean
Prepares each invoice at the agreed price and, once you approve, sends the payment link.
Chase overdue accounts
Flags clients past their due date and sends the polite reminder before escalating to you.
Request Google reviews
Sends a review request the day after each completed clean, with a direct link to your listing.

Your part

You approve every invoice before it goes out. Money never moves without your sign-off.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Build online presence

website, listing and intake

Developer Agent

Your developer agent builds and keeps up your website and Google Business Profile so new clients find you, and sets up the intake form that collects job details.

If you did this by hand

Build and update the website yourselfKeep the Google listing currentWrite the intake form questionsAdd new photos and services by hand

~3 hrs/ week

building and updating the website and Google Business listing.≈ 2 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

Livewebsite and Google listing set up

Collectednew client details, without the chase

Build and maintain the website
Sets up your cleaning business website in Wix or WordPress with your services and contact form.
Keep the Google listing current
Updates your Google Business Profile with new photos, hours and service areas as they change.
Set up the intake form
Builds the form that collects a new client's address, access notes and any special requirements.

Your part

You pick the brand direction and approve the site before it goes live.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Set up the booking system

configuration, testing and connectivity

Technical Agent

Your technical lead researches, configures and tests the booking system so jobs flow in smoothly from day one, without setup errors or broken links.

If you did this by hand

Research which booking tool to useSet it up from scratchTest the booking flow yourselfFix the things that break

~2 hrs/ week

researching, setting up and testing the booking system.≈ 1 days a month you do not have, handled for you.

What your agent does

Connectedbooking, calendar and jobs tracker

Testedthe full job flow before going live

Set up the booking system
Configures HouseCall Pro or Jobber with your services, prices and cleaner roster so bookings flow in.
Connect everything together
Links your booking tool to your calendar and jobs tracker so nothing slips through a gap.
Test the full job flow
Runs through the booking-to-dispatch cycle to catch anything that breaks before a client does.

Your part

You decide which booking system to use. The agent sets it up and tests it end to end.

Apps your agent could useSee full Actionist App Store →

Your task plan

The task centre

Every task it takes, and who does it

This is the plan Actionist builds to launch the business: every stage, task and subtask. The work is split across your Actionist agents, from setting up the business to booking jobs, dispatching the crew and getting you paid. Only a few tasks and approvals are left to you.

28 tasks·85 subtasks

Actionist 22You 2Approval 4Actionist handles ~79%

TaskStatusAssignee

Done

Executive Agent

List the clean types you will offer

Done

Set prices for standard, deep and commercial cleans

Done

Write a one-sentence offer you can repeat

Done

Operations Agent

Check the business name is available

Done

File the registration paperwork

Done

Save the certificate to your tracker

Done

To do

You

In progress

Executive Agent

Done

Operations Agent

An example plan Actionist builds for this business. Yours adapts to your area, your prices and how many clients you have.

Under the hood

What one automation looks like

Trigger·A cleaner marks a job as complete in your jobs tracker.

read

Step 1

Housecall Pro

Check the client record for the agreed price and any job notes

write

Step 2

Stripe

Prepare the invoice for the completed clean at the agreed price

Confirmation

Step 3

Human

You review the invoice and approve it

write

Step 4

Stripe

Send the client the payment link

write

Step 5

Gmail

Send a thank-you note and a Google review request

Saved per run

~1 hrs

Runs / week

~8×

Payment and review request sent in one approved step after every clean.

The payoff

Your week

All it asks of you

Here is what a week looks like once the business is running. Your agents keep the jobs moving every day. You step in for a handful of moments, the ones worth your judgment, and the rest of your week stays yours.

You

About an hour

across the whole week, on your own time

4 touchpoints · about 55 min all week

Your agents

Every day

booking jobs, dispatching the crew and chasing payment in the background

6 jobs running in the background

Your team

Mon

Your part

10 min

Approve this week's job schedule

On shift

OASAEA

9 tasks today

Sends job packs to cleaners and tracks each completion

Handles rescheduling requests and answers client questions

Tue

Your part

All handled

On shift

SARACA

10 tasks today

Finds new residential and commercial leads in your area

Answers booking enquiries and confirms new cleaning jobs

Wed

Your part

20 min

Take a call from a new commercial client

On shift

OASAEA

11 tasks today

Sends job packs to cleaners and tracks each completion

Handles rescheduling requests and answers client questions

Thu

Your part

10 min

Approve quotes before they go out

On shift

SARACA

9 tasks today

Finds new residential and commercial leads in your area

Answers booking enquiries and confirms new cleaning jobs

Fri

Your part

All handled

On shift

OASAEA

10 tasks today

Sends job packs to cleaners and tracks each completion

Handles rescheduling requests and answers client questions

Sat

Your part

All handled

On shift

SARACA

11 tasks today

Finds new residential and commercial leads in your area

Answers booking enquiries and confirms new cleaning jobs

Sun

Your part

15 min

Skim the weekly report

On shift

OASAEA

9 tasks today

Sends job packs to cleaners and tracks each completion

Handles rescheduling requests and answers client questions

Your full team runs in the background, every day.

Approve this week's job schedule10 min
mon · A quick yes before the week starts.
Take a call from a new commercial client20 min
wed · The agent booked it; you show up.
Approve quotes before they go out10 min
thu · Five minutes and the agent sends.
Skim the weekly report15 min
sun · What shipped, who paid, what is next.

Your team, every day

RA
Reception Agent
Answers booking enquiries and confirms new cleaning jobs
OA
Operations Agent
Sends job packs to cleaners and tracks each completion
CA
CRM Agent
Invoices clients after each clean and chases overdue payments
SA
Support Agent
Handles rescheduling requests and answers client questions
SA
Sales Agent
Finds new residential and commercial leads in your area
EA
Executive Agent
Prepares the weekly business summary and flags what needs your attention

The payoff

What you walk away with

No reception desk
Your office runs itself
Actionist answers every booking enquiry, sends confirmations and chases payment, so you never need to hire admin staff.
Around your hours
Run it alongside your current job
Approvals take minutes and can happen from your phone. The agents keep the business moving while you are busy.
Monthly recurring
Weekly cleans become reliable income
Actionist automatically offers recurring slots to every new client, turning one-off bookings into a steady calendar.

Before and after

Doing it alone vs with Actionist

On your own

~14h / week

every job below lands on you

With Actionist

minutes to review

it runs all 10 in the background

1Booking new cleans
2h/wk
Answering every enquiry yourself
You field every call and message, check your calendar and confirm the booking yourself.
ActionistOff your plate
A schedule filled in the background
Actionist answers every enquiry with your prices, offers a slot and confirms the booking.
2Dispatching to the crew
1.5h/wk
Building job packs and messaging cleaners
You write up each job brief, send it to the cleaner and confirm they got it.
ActionistOff your plate
A job brief sent automatically
Actionist prepares the pack and dispatches it to the right cleaner before each job.
3Invoicing clients
2h/wk
Writing and sending invoices by hand
You raise and send every invoice after a job, then chase the ones that go unpaid.
ActionistOff your plate
Invoices raised after every clean
Actionist prepares the invoice at the agreed price and sends the payment link once you approve.
4Chasing overdue payments
1.5h/wk
Awkward reminder messages yourself
You check who has not paid, write a reminder and hope they see it.
ActionistOff your plate
Automated reminders, escalated to you
Actionist sends a polite reminder and flags the account to you if it is still unpaid after a week.
5Quoting new jobs
1.5h/wk
Working out a price and writing a quote
You calculate the price for each enquiry and write up the quote yourself.
ActionistOff your plate
A quote drafted and sent after your approval
Actionist prepares the quote at your rate for the job type and sends it once you approve.

1Requesting reviews
1h/wk
Remembering to ask happy clients
You try to remember to ask each client for a Google review after a good clean.
ActionistOff your plate
A review request after every clean
Actionist sends a review request the day after each completed clean with a direct link.
2Replying to enquiries
1.5h/wk
Every reply takes a few minutes each
You answer price and availability questions yourself for every new enquiry that comes in.
ActionistOff your plate
Enquiries answered within about a minute
Actionist handles the routine questions at any time, so no enquiry waits until you are free.
3Following up cold leads
1h/wk
Tracking who has not replied yourself
You keep a mental note of who went quiet and try to remember to send a second message.
ActionistOff your plate
Follow-ups sent on schedule
Actionist watches for replies and sends the polite second message so no warm contact goes cold.
4Managing the rebook schedule
1h/wk
Checking who is due and offering a slot
You go through your client list, work out who has not booked recently and offer a new time.
ActionistOff your plate
Recurring bookings offered and confirmed
Actionist offers the next recurring slot to each client at the right time and confirms it.
5Updating the Google listing
1h/wk
Editing the listing and replying to reviews
You add new photos, update your hours and respond to reviews yourself when you get around to it.
ActionistOff your plate
The listing kept current
Actionist keeps photos, hours and service areas current and responds to new reviews.

That is roughly 14 hours of work handed off every week, while you keep your day job

The tools

The apps Actionist operates

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Trust and control

You stay in control

This is your business and your reputation. Actionist asks before anything reaches a client or takes money, and every action is logged so you can see exactly what happened.

You approve client-facing moves

Sending a quote, confirming a booking or charging a client always waits for your yes.

Every action is logged

Each thing the agent does is recorded, so you can review the work at any time.

Your accounts, your clients

Actionist works inside your own app logins. Every client and every booking stays yours.

Choose how hands-on you are

Set approval modes per task, from approving every outreach message to letting routine confirmations run.

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FAQ

Questions about this idea

Do I need to have a cleaning business already?

No. This works for someone starting from scratch. Actionist helps you set up the business, build an online presence and find your first clients, so you can start even without an existing customer base.

Does Actionist do the physical cleaning?

No. You or a cleaner you hire does the physical work. Actionist runs the office: booking jobs, dispatching the crew, invoicing clients and asking for reviews.

Can I run this alongside a full-time job?

Yes, that is the point. Actionist works through the tasks in the background and only comes to you for a handful of approvals. You can do those from your phone in a few minutes.

How much do I actually need to do myself?

A few human-only tasks, like opening the business bank account and taking the commercial site visit, plus quick approvals before anything reaches a client or takes money. Actionist handles everything else.

Does it contact clients without me seeing the message first?

No. Actionist drafts quotes, booking confirmations and outreach messages, and only sends them after you approve. You stay in control of everything that reaches a client.

How do I get paid?

Actionist prepares the invoice after each job and, once you approve, sends the client a payment link in Stripe. It then flags anyone who has not paid within the agreed period.

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Your opportunity

Why this works

Run your own numbers

Set the numbers, see the picture

What it actually takes to start

How Actionist works

How Actionist builds the business

You pick the business and your limits

Actionist maps every task and subtask

It schedules the work and works through it

It assigns you the human-only tasks

It asks before anything that matters

You keep your day job and check in

Actionist is your whole team

Plan the business

Your task plan

Every task it takes, and who does it

What one automation looks like

The payoff

All it asks of you

What you walk away with

Doing it alone vs with Actionist

The apps Actionist operates

Stay in control and start

Already run this business?

You stay in control

Questions about this idea

Start the business you keep thinking about.