richywilts

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what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« on: December 13, 2011, 09:55:03 pm »
after getting back into the cleaning side of things im just wondering what average sort of figure most sole cleaners try and achieve daily, i worked my balls off today on to be fair underpriced work on quite a nice estate and only did £163 prob should have been £185 if priced correctly.

just trying to see how my pace of work compares to others
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wightsurf

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2011, 10:00:18 pm »
To be honest i think thats about right.I know alot that dont make that and a few that
make more,but thats based on where i live.
If i put effort in all day every day i can make a high wage but i get fed up by 2pm and off home by 3pm  ;D

Pope vader

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2011, 10:02:21 pm »
my mate reakons 2 people should make 300 a day,  i am happy making 100,  but i dont start tlll after nine and am usually sat at home for 2, with out breaking a sweat

Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2011, 10:05:34 pm »
i set myself £350 pound worth for a full day, and up to £185 for a half day (working 8-12).  Did £340 today and had a break in the morning for coffee, lunch with my parents and home by 4:10  ;D .  They are rounds that I've been cleaning for 4 months now so i know them pretty well.
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Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2011, 10:06:38 pm »
i set myself £350 pound worth for a full day, and up to £185 for a half day (working 8-12).  Did £340 today and had a break in the morning for coffee, lunch with my parents and home by 4:10  ;D .  They are rounds that I've been cleaning for 4 months now so i know them pretty well.

sorry, this is working on my own, and i am working pretty full on at this rate
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bad trippy

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 10:07:35 pm »
To earn a shed load of dough and get home asap
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Dave Willis

Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 10:08:25 pm »
after getting back into the cleaning side of things im just wondering what average sort of figure most sole cleaners try and achieve daily, i worked my balls off today on to be fair underpriced work on quite a nice estate and only did £163 prob should have been £185 if priced correctly.

just trying to see how my pace of work compares to others

That's terrible. Your staff make £500 a day and you can't turn over half?

king marko

Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 10:10:40 pm »
Sounds similar to what I make chap - ive got rounds where I can work from 9 till 2 ish and earn really well - next day on the older, underpriced stuff where it feels really draining to do  - having said that I earn much more now than I ever did doing 40 odd hrs in a factory  :)

JSMC

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2011, 10:17:06 pm »
i need to really look at pricing next year. up here it's grim :(

Ronnie Bryce

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2011, 10:19:22 pm »
i set myself £350 pound worth for a full day,


Working on your own?

Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2011, 10:21:24 pm »
i set myself £350 pound worth for a full day,


Working on your own?

yes.  by myself.  even managing it on these short days.  i'm not saying it's easy, but i'm not exhausted after a days work either, just tired!  :D
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Ronnie Bryce

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2011, 10:23:10 pm »
i set myself £350 pound worth for a full day,


Working on your own?

yes.  by myself.  even managing it on these short days.  i'm not saying it's easy, but i'm not exhausted after a days work either, just tired!  :D

Is that most or every day?

Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2011, 10:25:54 pm »
i set myself £350 pound worth for a full day,


Working on your own?

yes.  by myself.  even managing it on these short days.  i'm not saying it's easy, but i'm not exhausted after a days work either, just tired!  :D

it's not everyday, it's about 2 days a week at the moment and 2 half days.  still building my round up, but will get to that everyday and will be able to work at the current pace without difficulty

Is that most or every day?
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Pope vader

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2011, 10:27:58 pm »
how many jobs are you doing for that richard

Ronnie Bryce

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2011, 10:28:50 pm »
So you are not long into it Richard, and you are making well over one thousand pound a week?

Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2011, 10:33:42 pm »
So you are not long into it and you are making over one thousand pound a week?

yes Ronnie.  It's 18 months in now and its been a roller coaster for me.  we had a fire this time last year, 5 months in, and it cost me a fortune.  so i;'ve got a lot of debt that i'm paying off, and not making stacks of proffit as a result
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Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2011, 10:34:55 pm »
how many jobs are you doing for that richard

today i did 24 houses, some of them bigguns.  other days i;ve done 32 houses
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gary999

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2011, 10:40:27 pm »
im always interested to hear how people price work and how
to improve working practices to speed my day up.

to compare my days takings to anothers is pointless.

try to earn what you think you can achieve not what others say
they acomplish.

at the mo im reasonably happy with what i earn,thats enough
for me :)

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2011, 10:44:50 pm »
how many jobs are you doing for that richard

today i did 24 houses, some of them bigguns.  other days i;ve done 32 houses

By yourself or with your staff?

Do your staff do more or less than you?

Richard iSparkle

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Re: what do most sole operators try and achieve daily
« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2011, 10:46:58 pm »
how many jobs are you doing for that richard

today i did 24 houses, some of them bigguns.  other days i;ve done 32 houses

By yourself or with your staff?

Do your staff do more or less than you?

that's by myself.  i used to have a member of staff who was achieving similar.  had to let him go tho due as wage bill too hi (see previous post re the fire last year)
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