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Lost the original file when you sell to cleaning companies

Could you find the file your current list came from? Here is how people who sell to cleaning companies fix it.

Contacts list in Riftjaw with company, phone, email, segment, campaigns and tags

Could you find the file your current list came from?

After a few rounds of editing, nobody knows what the original list looked like or where it came from. When something looks wrong, there is nothing to check it against.

It hits harder when you sell to cleaning companies. Cleaning companies serve homes, offices, schools and other commercial sites, often with many part-time staff spread across contracts. Owners and operations managers care about margins, staff scheduling and winning the next contract, and they buy supplies in steady volume.

Errors cannot be traced back to their source. You also lose proof of where your data came from.

The original file stays with every import.

Riftjaw keeps the original import file attached to each import. You can get the original file back whenever you need it. Every record also keeps its source and date.

  • Fields that fit cleaning companies, such as domestic or commercial
  • Email prefixes that fit, like info@, office@, enquiries@ and accounts@
  • Status, tags and a segment on every record
See the feature
List of imports and scrapes in Riftjaw
Imports and scrapes in Riftjaw, each with its source, lead file, date and number of rows.

Fixing it in Riftjaw

  • Import as usual. The uploaded file is stored with the import automatically.
  • Open the import. Find the import in your history when you need to check something.
  • Get the file back. Retrieve the original file exactly as it was uploaded.
Import in Riftjaw: every column matched to a profile field, with all rows previewed
Columns from a maps export matched to profile fields such as company, phone, website and city.

Other walls when prospecting cleaning companies

Domestic cleaners and large contract firms sit on the same lists.

Use a Domestic or commercial field to split them and save a filter for each audience.

You want to reach operations managers, not only a generic inbox.

Keep a contact name and role in your lead file and use placeholders so the mail addresses them directly.

Several reps contact the same cleaning firms without knowing it.

Everyone works in the same account with unlimited users, and each contact shows its full mail history and notes.

Fields worth recording for cleaning companies

Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for cleaning companies.

FieldWhy it helps
Company nameThe key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website.
WebsiteNeeded to derive an email when the export has none.
Domestic or commercialCommercial cleaners buy in larger volumes and have different needs.
Specialist servicesWindow, carpet or deep cleaning each need their own equipment.
Sectors servedOffices, healthcare and schools come with different standards.
Operations contactLarger firms have a manager who handles suppliers.
Contract basedFirms on fixed contracts care about scheduling and staff tracking.

Questions people ask

Public tender award notices and business directories often show this. Collect the information yourself, import it and record it in a field.

Info@, office@ and enquiries@ are common. Email from domain lets you tick several prefixes at once and add your own, but the results are guesses rather than verified addresses.

If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, office@, enquiries@ and accounts@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.

Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.

Build a database you own

Create your account, import your first list and see it turn into records you can work.

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