{"id":8017,"date":"2026-01-26T16:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bookingkoala.com\/blog\/?p=8017"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:16:45","slug":"from-cleaning-solo-during-covid-to-full-fledged-cleaning-service-cr-maids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bookingkoala.com\/blog\/from-cleaning-solo-during-covid-to-full-fledged-cleaning-service-cr-maids\/","title":{"rendered":"How CR Maids Grew From Solo Cleaning During COVID to a Full-Service Cleaning Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karina Cohen, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/crmaids.com\">CR Maids<\/a>, shares how she went from cleaning homes by herself during COVID-19 to building a growing residential cleaning business. In this interview, she breaks down how she started from scratch, navigated uncertainty, and turned a solo operation into a structured service company.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"1135\">She explains the early challenges of launching a cleaning business during the pandemic, how she built strong relationships with customers, and why focusing on service quality helped her grow through word-of-mouth and repeat clients. Karina also shares how she began implementing systems, using technology to manage operations, and learning how to balance running a business while raising and homeschooling her daughter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1443\">Beyond the operational side, she talks about trusting intuition as an entrepreneur, adapting through uncertainty, and the mindset required to keep moving forward while building something from nothing. This is a practical look at what it takes to start and grow a cleaning business in real-world conditions.<\/p>\n<h5 data-section-id=\"1c9nrtj\" data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1475\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1453\" data-end=\"1475\">About the Business<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1738\">CR Maids is a residential cleaning company based in Castle Rock, CO providing professional home cleaning services with a focus on reliability, consistency, and customer relationships. 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