Exploring Life & Business with Beth of Tidy Your Nest, LLC

Today we’d like to introduce you to Beth.

Hi Beth, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
My story begins as an entrepreneur for the very first time at the age of 22 in Belgrade Montana. Just out of Bozeman Montana. At the young age of 22, my husband and I opened our very first business. With his business degree, caregiving experience and my caregiver experience, together, we opened a personal care home for the elderly. A more individualized setting and personalized setting. A business that was a step between the best thing, which would be home for an older individual and the latter, less desired, a nursing home setting. This endeavor was a necessity in our eyes. I started my first job at the age of 14 in a nursing home. My job was to fill water pictures and sweep and mop The nursing home dining room after meal hours.
I realized somewhere between the age of 14 and the age of 22, that there was a need for something different. My personal care home in Montana was the first personal care home in the state that could accept Medicare A and Medicare B. This home still exists on a much larger scale in Belgrade Montana, called The Dutch Hearth. I’m very proud to this day to be able to say we were founders of that personal care home.
Following that business, together, we owned several businesses. Some of these business endeavors included owning a franchise for Sears Carpet and Upholstery Care in several Montana territories. We also were the owners of a business in Missoula Montana, Home Window Cleaning. Following these businesses I continue my entrepreneur adventures. I continued with a wedding cake and special occasion cake business in Montana and Denver area that I called, B’s Cake Creations. I moved on into other interests so that I could care for my two children at home. I opened my first home daycare and cared for children ages newborn through age 3 for many years in the Denver area. During that time while I was caring for children in my home I also attended college and received my Psychology degree in 2010 from the University of Phoenix.
In January 2018, I opened my doors for my newest endeavor, Tidy your Nest, LLC, house cleaning services. I’m proud to say, I made it through the pandemic and pushed forward through struggles to get where I am today. I’ve had over 100 satisfied clients in 7.5 years. I’ve had some wonderful employees and some very happy families out there. I’ve built some beautiful relationships and made some new friends.
I’m always a familiar face at that front door. I pride myself in that. I pride myself in the dependability and the consistency and the detail oriented cleanings that I provide. I hope to grow my business, hire some independent contractors and take the Littleton area by storm in the upcoming years. I absolutely love what I do! I love to clean!

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Of course there have been some struggles and tribulations throughout the year. One for certain, was the pandemic of 2020. I was only about 1 and 1/2 to 2 years in on my entrepreneur endeavor of house cleaning. Many small businesses in house cleaning had to close during that time. The only ones that could stay afloat seemed to be the bigger businesses and the chain businesses. The mom and pop businesses struggled of course, and like I said, many shut down. I tried very hard to stay positive and to not get down. I tried very hard to keep my head above water and managed to do so. I struggled for 2 years and things started to pick up again. As of today, I have amazing clients, I have met amazing people, and I’m so happy to be here, doing what I do!

We’ve been impressed with Tidy Your Nest, LLC, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
I definitely take pride in what I have created. I have created a cleaning business that allows my clients to always know who’s going to be at that front door on their cleaning day. I take pride in the fact that not only am I the familiar face, I’m the owner, the one who has created this name and this image. Because of that and because it is my business, I take great pride in being consistent with my cleanings. I have some clients that I’ve had the entire 7.5 years and I know that they can say, “nothing has ever changed. The cleaning I got the very first day on my initial clean is the cleaning that I have today. She has not detoured, she has not slacked, she has not cut corners, she has not gotten tired and become unconsistent, or unreliable, or not as detail oriented as she was in the beginning.”
My best form of advertising over the past 7.5 years has been word of mouth. That holds true for any business. Word of mouth is number one. I’ve never really had to advertise. I just ask, if you’re happy with me, please pass it on.
This sets me apart from others. This sets me aside from the big businesses that can possibly send different cleaners each and every time.
I want to build that relationship, My clients can be out of town and trust me with a key or a code and come home to a nice clean smelling home. This also allows my clients to work away from home and not worry about having to be there when I come to clean.
This isn’t always the case with some of the larger cleaning companies. Letting someone into your home is very personal. It’s your safe space. Clients want to be able to trust their cleaner and have full confidence in them. They don’t want to feel as though they have to babysit their cleaners and make sure that nothing is missed. I provide that. I provide that feeling of trust. And, it means a lot!

So maybe we end on discussing what matters most to you and why?
What matters most to me, is building a relationship. Being that person that my clients can depend on. Being that cleaner who will consistently do a wonderful job. I go the extra mile with my business. I communicate with my clients. I don’t nickel and dime them to death with little extra details or switching out a task for another task. We just talk about it, address it, and decide what to do without tacking on an extra charge. What also matters the most to me, is that I’m not charging by the hour and I’m not charging by the amount of bedrooms, the amount of bathrooms or the square footage. I’m charging rather, by the home. What this means is, everyone tends to live differently. Everyone takes care of their home differently. I like to meet my clients first. I start off by giving a free estimate. This ensures that my clients feel as though they are comfortable with me and I am a good fit to meet their house cleaning needs. I can meet pets and children, partners etc. This is always a good feeling for both parties.
I give you a straightforward estimate. That charge is your charge for your cleanings. That’s the amount for your initial cleaning which is more detailed and all of your future general cleanings moving forward. It matters to me that my clients needs are consistently met and that I perform the way that I always do from beginning to end and let my clients have their homes back without me lingering in an unnecessary manner. I strive to create happy clients who are receiving what they ask for without a staggering ridiculous price each and every time.

Pricing:

• *varies depending on home or commercial space

Contact Info:

• Website: https://tidyyournest.com
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/16A3J4i39b/
• Other: https://www.tidyyournest.com

Image Credits
Megan Vanderhoff, Nomad Hair Design, LLC, Littleton, Colorado
Wedding Hair, and Makeup professional.