Our promise
Look after the worker, and the work looks after itself.
Most gig platforms compete by squeezing the person doing the work. CanYouDo? was built on the opposite bet.
The problem with race-to-the-bottom cleaning
When a platform takes a large cut of an hourly rate it also sets, the cleaner ends up rushing between too many jobs for too little money. Corners get cut, good people leave, and customers churn through a revolving door of strangers. Nobody wins — the platform just loses slowest.
Our bet: supported workers, delighted customers
- They set the rate, and keep it. Cleaners publish their own hourly rate and are paid it in full, directly. Our service charge is added on top and shown to the customer — it never erodes what the cleaner earns.
- Quality is what gets rewarded. Gradings from New to Superstar are earned through punctuality, doing the work that was asked, and genuine reviews. Being good at the job is the way to get ahead here, not undercutting everyone else.
- Tools that respect their time. A calendar they control, holidays they can block out, a profile with photos of their work, direct messaging, and a notice board of real customer requests to pick from.
- Independence, not gig-serfdom. Cleaners run their own businesses: their schedule, their clients, their rates, their own independent insurance. We make the introduction; they do the rest.
What that means for customers
A cleaner who is paid properly, rewarded for quality and treated like a professional turns up on time, cares about your instructions, and stays with you. Continuity and care — the two things you actually want — come from how the person is treated. That's the whole model.
Straight answers about what we are
CanYouDo? is a digital notice board — a well-run place where independent cleaners and customers find each other, with a booking system attached. We are not a cleaning company, an agency or an employer, and we do not provide, arrange or verify insurance. Cleaners are independent businesses carrying their own independent cover; insurance is a matter for the cleaner and customer to discuss and agree directly. Customers and cleaners contract with each other, not with us. We're upfront about this because trust is the product.
Questions? Email hello@canyoudo.uk — support is handled personally, not by a ticket robot.