First Officer for Cleaning Services

Your Supply Runs and Fuel Spend Should Be Earning Double.

Cleaning companies spend $8K to $40K+ monthly on supplies, vehicle fuel, insurance, and equipment. Most of it earns 1x on a personal card. A smart card stack captures 1.5 to 2.0x. turning your van into a vacation.

Your numbers

See What You're Leaving Behind

Adjust the sliders to match your monthly business spend. Each category shows which card earns the most and why.

Monthly spend calculator
$4,000
Wholesale distributors code 1x on most cards. 2x on a catch-all card
$2,000
Gas stations. 2x on a gas-bonus card
$1,500
Varies by retailer. 2x on the right catch-all card
$1,500
3x on the right business card or 4x on the right business card
$2,000
Phone/internet 3x on the right business card; insurance 2x on a catch-all card
Total monthly spend$11,000
Without optimization
$0
~1x base points / year
With First Officer
$0
1.5 to 2.0x optimized / year
You're leaving $0 per year in unrealized value
The mistakes

What Cleaning Services Get Wrong

These aren't obvious. Nobody in the cleaning services industry talks about points optimization. Here's what we see over and over.

01

Buying supplies on a debit card or personal credit card

Your supply spend at janitorial distributors or Sam's Club earns nothing on debit and typically 1x on personal cards. On catch-all card, every dollar earns 2 points. On $4K/month, that's 96,000 extra points per year. enough for 3-4 nights at a nice hotel.

The math

$4K/month supplies on the right card at 2x = 96K pts/year = $1,440 to $2,880 in hotel stays.

02

Using one card for fuel, supplies, and everything else

Gas earns 2x on a gas and office bonus card. Advertising earns 3-4x on the right business card or the right category card. Supplies earn 2x on catch-all card. Running everything through one card means most of your spend earns 1x when it could earn 1.5 to 2.0x blended.

The math

$11K/month at 1x = 132K pts/year. Routed at 1.75x = 231K pts/year. Extra: $1,500 to $3,000 in travel.

03

Ignoring statement credits vs. transfer partner value

Points redeemed for statement credits give ~1 cent each. Transferred to hotel or airline partners, they're worth 2 to 4 cents. One year of properly routed spend on a cleaning business can fund a week-long family vacation.

The math

200K points as statement credit = $2,000. Transferred to Hyatt or United = $4,000 to $8,000 in travel.

04

Not knowing business credit cards exist

Many cleaning business owners use personal cards exclusively. Business cards build separate credit, offer higher limits, and come with signup bonuses worth $2,500+. Two applications in year one net more travel value than most people earn in 3 years of spending.

The math

Two business cards = 170K+ bonus = $2,500 to $3,500 in travel before any spend points.

How it works

Your vendors. Our routing.

Every vendor sends a merchant category code (MCC) when you swipe. That code determines your multiplier. The same $5,000 payment earns 5,000 points on the wrong card or 20,000 on the right one. We match every vendor to its highest-earning card.

MCC
Vendor Code Analysis

We've mapped how your vendors code with card networks. Verified, not guessed.

CAP
Spending Cap Tracking

Every bonus category has annual caps. We shift routing before you hit a ceiling and drop to 1x.

CPP
Transfer Partner Math

Earning is half. We route redemptions to partners where points are worth 2x to 5x more than cash.

Your card stack, routing rules, and redemption strategy are built specifically for your vendors and spend. See what yours looks like.

Real math

What This Looks Like for a $11K/Month Cleaning Service

Same spend. Different strategy. Different outcome.

Annual breakdown

Monthly business spend$11,000
Annual spend$132,000
Points earned (unoptimized, ~1x)132,000 pts
Points earned (First Officer, ~1.75x avg)231,000 pts
Signup bonus points (year one)~180,000 pts
Total optimized points (year one)411,000 pts
Value at 1 cent/point (statement credit)$4,110
Value at 2 to 4 cents/point (travel partners)$8,220 to $16,440

Hypothetical example for illustration. Actual results vary based on your specific vendors, card products, and redemption choices. This is not financial advice.

How it works

Four Steps to Full Optimization

No apps to download. No spreadsheets. Just a conversation.

01

Message us

4 questions. Takes 2 minutes.

02

We map everything

Cards, balances, credits, programs.

03

Get your game plan

Card stack, routing rules, bonus calendar.

04

We watch. You win.

Proactive alerts, weekly digests, strategy.

Trusted across industries

The same routing intelligence, applied to 20+ verticals. Different vendors, different MCC codes, same rigorous math.

Restaurants. HVAC. Dental. Salons. Fitness. Landscaping. Veterinary. IT. Consulting. Cleaning. Property Management. Auto Repair. And yours.

20-Minute Spend Audit. Free.

Message us. We'll tell you exactly what your cleaning service business is leaving on the table.

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