How is the best way to clean ceiling fans and keep them clean?

Hi Trudy, I'm hoping this article will help with keeping those ceiling fans relatively dust free - https://www.hunker.com/13420637/how-to-keep-your-ceiling-fans-dust-free

a prior post showed a method using a pillow case encapsulating a fan blade, then using it to clean the blade starting at the blade attachment. it may be filed in the "Find your next project" box.

One ceiling fan blade cleaning hack you can use is to use a pillow case: https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a25708891/ceiling-fan-cleaning-trick/

I have one of these with a telescopic pole. Works great for fans way up on a high ceiling. https://amzn.to/2I8XAhc

They make a bendable long handle microfiber duster. Dust clings, does not fly off.

microfiber cloths or damp wash cloths dust sticks to either

I like to dust it off with a vacuum cleaner first then I use a little dawn soap in some hot water and wipe down the blades.