No commission, no lead fees: why KleanLinc is free for cleaners

• Commission: the platform keeps a percentage of each job you complete through it.
• Pay-per-lead: you buy credits or pay a fee to contact a customer or see their details.
• Membership: you pay a monthly or yearly fee to be listed or to see jobs.
• Agency margin: an agency agrees a price with the customer, pays you less and keeps the difference.

None of these is automatically wrong. What matters is that you know the full cost before you sign up, and can work out whether it is worth it.

A simple example, with made-up figures for illustration only: if a clean is worth £60 and a platform takes 20% commission, you keep £48. Over a regular weekly client, that difference adds up across a year.

Pay-per-lead works differently. You pay to reply to a customer, but several cleaners may reply to the same request. If you contact five customers and win one job, the cost of all five leads comes out of that one job.

Always check: what you pay, when you pay it, and whether you still pay if you do not get the work.

KleanLinc is funded by employers, not cleaners. Under the planned model:

• Cleaners register, build a profile, appear in search and respond to opportunities for free.
• KleanLinc takes no commission from your earnings.
• Employers use credits to unlock a connection, and only after you have agreed to be introduced to them for that work.
• You set your own indicative rate and agree the final price directly with the employer.
• The employer pays you directly. KleanLinc does not process wages or payment for cleaning.

The full credit model is set out in the proposed credit policy. It is a proposal, and final terms will be published before credits go on sale.

Not paying a platform does not mean you have no costs. As a self-employed cleaner you are still responsible for:

• registering with HMRC and paying Income Tax and National Insurance on your profits
• insurance, such as public liability cover
• products, equipment and travel
• invoicing your clients and chasing late payments

Many of these costs can be claimed as allowable expenses. See what self-employed cleaners can claim and how much to charge per hour.

1. Do I pay anything to join, to be listed or to reply to a job?
2. Do you take a percentage of what I earn?
3. Who sets my rate?
4. Who pays me, and when?
5. Can I choose which jobs I take?
6. Who can see my contact details and documents?

KleanLinc is a UK platform preparing to launch. Joining the Founding Cleaner list is free and records your interest only: it does not create a live account or guarantee work.