When businesses compare commercial cleaning companies, they typically look at price, quality, reliability, staffing, and service.
Here’s one factor you probably haven’t considered:
Credit card points.
At Caring Commercial Cleaning, we accept credit cards for janitorial services. For some businesses—particularly those with larger monthly cleaning contracts—that can turn an ordinary operating expense into a surprisingly good opportunity to earn credit card rewards.
You’re Paying the Cleaning Bill Anyway
Commercial janitorial service is already part of the operating budget for schools, offices, healthcare facilities, industrial buildings, and other commercial properties.
If your business spends $5,000, $10,000, $20,000 or more each month on janitorial services, those payments can represent a substantial amount of annual credit card spending.
Depending on the business credit card you use, that spending could generate points, miles, cash back, or help you meet the spending requirement for a valuable new-card welcome bonus.
Instead of simply writing a check or sending an ACH payment, your cleaning expense could be working a little harder for you.
Large Janitorial Bills Can Be Especially Rewarding
Some business credit cards specifically reward larger purchases.
For example, the American Express Business Platinum Card® currently earns 2X Membership Rewards points on eligible individual purchases of $5,000 or more, subject to the card’s applicable annual limits and terms.
That means an eligible $10,000 janitorial payment could potentially earn:
20,000 Membership Rewards points
Make a similar payment every month and you’re potentially looking at:
240,000 Membership Rewards points over a year
That’s from an expense your company was going to incur anyway.
Another example is the Chase Ink Business Premier®, which currently earns 2.5% cash back on eligible purchases of $5,000 or more and 2% on other eligible purchases.
A $10,000 eligible cleaning payment on that card could earn approximately $250 in cash back.
Working Toward a Welcome Bonus?
This may be an even more interesting opportunity for businesses that recently opened a new credit card.
Many business credit cards offer substantial welcome bonuses after the cardholder reaches a certain amount of eligible spending during the first few months of card membership.
Large recurring expenses can make those requirements much easier to reach.
If your company already has a $7,500 monthly janitorial bill, for example, charging an eligible invoice to a new business card could put a significant dent in a welcome-bonus spending requirement—without buying anything your company didn’t already need.
Chase itself notes that its business cards may offer welcome bonuses after cardholders meet specified minimum-spending requirements during the introductory period.
So before sending your next cleaning payment by check, it may be worth asking:
Could this invoice help me earn a bonus I’ve been working toward?
Points for Business Travel, Cash Back or Something Else
Different companies value rewards differently.
A business owner who travels frequently might prefer airline miles or transferable credit card points.
Another business might prefer cash back.
Others may accumulate rewards to offset employee travel, hotel stays, conferences or other company expenses.
We’re not suggesting that a company choose its janitorial contractor solely because of credit card points. Cleaning quality and reliability should come first.
But if two providers can deliver the service you need, having another way to get value from an expense you’re already paying certainly doesn’t hurt.
A Different Way to Think About Your Cleaning Expense
Commercial cleaning isn’t normally something people associate with credit card rewards.
Maybe it should be.
If your organization has significant monthly janitorial expenses, take a look at the rewards structure on your company’s credit cards. You might discover that paying your cleaning invoice by card can generate thousands—or potentially hundreds of thousands—of points over the course of a year.
And if you’re currently working toward a credit card welcome bonus, your next janitorial invoice might help get you there faster.
Need a Janitorial Quote?
Caring Commercial Cleaning has provided professional commercial cleaning services throughout the Houston area since 2007. We serve organizations ranging from commercial facilities to large educational and public-sector environments, with an emphasis on accountability, reliability and documented Proof of Cleaning.
Request a quote today and ask us about credit card payment options.
Credit card rewards, eligibility, merchant acceptance, fees and welcome offers vary by issuer and may change. Caring Commercial Cleaning is not affiliated with or endorsed by American Express, Chase or any other card issuer. Customers should review their card’s current terms and determine whether credit card payment makes financial sense for their organization.