[Fraser Thom]

Nice one, thanks Mark.

I think the key to leafleting is two things.  Quality AND quantity.  You need to have have a lot of either or, preferably, a lot of both!

Fraser

[JS2]

So Colin, can I assume you're not now going for that other career path ?

Regards

Pete (JS2)

[John Gregory]

£99 for a 3 piece suite and  a 17ft x 12 ft lounge carpet ? , No wonder I'm spending so much time watching day time tv 

John

[daysdeepclean]

So Colin, can I assume you're not now going for that other career path ?

Regards

Pete (JS2)

No way! I don't fancy having a boss

Cheers Pete!

[Mike Osbourne]

Colin

Stick at it, once you get the repeats coming in from doing a good job it will get easier. I'm sure you get referrals as well.

I did about 300 today no calls. Did 3hrs at the weekend, no calls from those either. But it does average out.

[Mike Osbourne]

Clinton how you getting on with your new machine?

[markpowell]

£99 for a 3 piece suite and  a 17ft x 12 ft lounge carpet ? , No wonder I'm spending so much time watching day time tv 

John

3 Hours work, better than sat at home twidling my thumbs watching Jeremy kyle, Doing £230 ish a day at the mo, not bad for April only cleaning about 6 hours a day and leafleting for 2 hours.
Lower profit, greater turnover, more referralls, more repeat work, so hardly any advertising overheads, van and all equipment paid for.
Especially at a time when people are watching the pennies, 2 of my closest competitors gone bust this year. Once the economy picks up i will be the only cleaner in the town with a bit of luck then il start charging more. For now im happy to keep plodding on.
You keep watching your daytime tv if that makes you happy
Mark

[daysdeepclean]

Are you on commission or something Clinton....?

[daysdeepclean]

Mark,

£30 for a 3 piece suite (Which we have all seen!) is taking the pee, but I agree that I would probably be happier cleaning a 3PS and lounge carpet for £99 than doing sod all!

Colin

[John Gregory]

You might be right Mark . but where do you draw the line with competive pricing and quality , I can remember a couple a months ago you posting that you spend 3 hours + on a suite .

John

[markpowell]

2 1/2 hours as a rule John, for a suite.
The machine is already set up, im already moving the suite to clean it, so it only takes 30-45 mins longer to do the carpet, so lets say 4 hours tops. I only get 1 person per week asking for this paticular offer, just out of interest John how long does it take you to clean a suite and how much do you charge?
Mark

[markpowell]

You might be right Mark . but where do you draw the line with competive pricing and quality , I can remember a couple a months ago you posting that you spend 3 hours + on a suite .

John

I have never posted that i spend 3 HRS plus on a suite, i have always said   2 1/2 - 3, must be someone else mate.
Mark

[colin thomas]

i take around 2.5hrs and charge at least £150 for a 3-piece, no way £99 and a lounge, that is far too cheap for my liking, it just brings everyones prices down OR can make you look like splash and dash, if you only get one call a week for that why bother? put your price up, take it leave it,

colin

[John Gregory]

I aim at about £20 = £25 a seating area . so £100 to £125 . I reckon 2,5 to 3 hours , sometimes longer  

John

[markpowell]

So were about the same then, i charge £85 - £95 normally the £99 is a special offer.
Mark

[markpowell]

i take around 2.5hrs and charge at least £150 for a 3-piece, no way £99 and a lounge, that is far too cheap for my liking, it just brings everyones prices down OR can make you look like splash and dash, if you only get one call a week for that why bother? put your price up, take it leave it,

colin

Im not bothered if we bring other carpet cleaners prices down, hopefully they will all go bust then i will get loads more work.
I am an established cleaner with years worth of customers, people know were not a "Splash & Dash" set up.
The economy is on its knees at the moment and people love a special offer, Remember its not what you charge but what you have left in your pocket at the end of the month that counts!!
Mark

[derek west]

did a 3+2+1+1 today
posh house (suite wasn't even dirty) so plastic sheeting and drop sheets everywhere, the carpet we were stood on looked like 10k's worth so very careful.
anyway, took 2 of us 2 hours, got £160.

normally i charge £90 for a 3+2  and same for 3+1+1

was trying to get £120 and all though i got it, they were few and far between. £90 means i get 50% now and at 2 - 2n half hours i'm happy with that.derek

ps....doesn't look posh but it was a massive house.

pps.. think its a bit out of order calling someone splash and dash for a suite and carpet. nothing wrong with that price in a sale. i charge £90 and i challenge  anyone to find faults with my work.

[Fraser Thom]

Derek, Colin

Here here - if you did two jobs like that in a day you'd be more that happy (granted, it's hard work cleaning upholstery) but the financial rewards are there.

Fraser

[colin thomas]

derek/mark, i didn't say you were splashand dash just that there is a certain type of customer, ie good payers, who might think you are at those prices, i was not trying to knock you at all it's just my opinion that if you are too cheap then that is the only market you will get, the cheap end,

colin

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

I charge £ 30 per seat area and if I can't get that then I don't want it - too much like hard work - I bloody hate cleaning upholstery. 

Steve