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Morph

Hourly rate, light domestic?
« on: February 21, 2006, 09:37:17 pm »
Hope you don't mind me asking?

I'm a windowcleaner, one of my accounts has asked me if I'd like to do their cleaning.  Block for old folks.  Just vacuuming communal areas, dusting, polishing, cleaning toilets/bathrooms.
They've asked an hourly quote.  I don't mind taking it on, but I don't really know what to charge.
Anyone mind helping me with an average figure?
Thanks
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CMS

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2006, 09:49:30 pm »
How often is the work to take place?
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lynngc

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2006, 12:44:36 am »
i would of priced an hourly rate of £15- £18.
is it a big place?
lots of carpets?


lynn
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Tim Downer

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2006, 07:03:13 am »
Thought i would show my face too.....seeing as some of you are   :-[  :-[  ;D

Tim
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AJCleaningServices

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2006, 08:09:48 am »
Quote from: Tim Downer on February 22, 2006, 07:03:13 am
Thought i would show my face too.....seeing as some of you are   :-[  :-[  ;D

Tim

 :) My face can be seen here: www.cleaningforyou.co.uk  ;D
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Tim Downer

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2006, 08:17:54 am »
Yes, i remember looking at your site a month or so back when you asked for feedback on the site.

When you can see what someone looks like.....ie Karl and Lynn etc etc the postings do seem more personal..... :P

What i'm trying to say is that instead of writing comments to a Joe Bloggs....you are writing to a colleague.....a person...... :-[  :-\

I don't know what i am saying anymore.........it must be too much coffee!! On my 4th one and its only just past 8:00 in the morning.

Regards

Tim   :)  :D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2006, 08:21:21 am »
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lynngc

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2006, 08:27:27 am »
thought i felt my ears burning. LOL
yes tim, it is much much nicer to see what the other person your are writing to looks like, i guess you can get a feel of their nature.

A&J, your web site, looks lovley, simple, and not jargon talk.   nice to see your faces.

come one you lot,  put some picture's, up.   
lets see how beautiful you really are. LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D

lynn ;D
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clifford

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2006, 09:09:06 am »
dont know if my pic will come up but here goes me and the wife on the best day of our lives
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Morph

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2006, 09:27:06 am »
ahem...........

Thanks for your advice, it's not a big job, just a little add - on for me.

Err.....I'll show the client all your faces, I'm sure that will help :P
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Tim Downer

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2006, 09:40:47 am »
Sorry, my fault......made the posting digress a bit from its topic.

Regards

Tim
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domestic bliss

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2006, 06:28:53 pm »
Sorry but i won't be showing my face.  it's the wrong forum for a horror movie.  lol ;D :o
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dustycorner

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2006, 06:37:06 pm »
I'm not showing my face either because while i was falling out of the ugly tree hitting every branch on the way, the bloody tree then keeled over upon aforementioned face lol.

I was once asked to go on a double date by quasimodo and 2 ladies
just to make quasi look good.

Cheers Mark.
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AJCleaningServices

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2006, 08:07:22 pm »
Quote from: GOWER CLEANING SERVICES on February 22, 2006, 08:27:27 am
...A&J, your web site, looks lovley, simple, and not jargon talk...

Thank you, Lynn, for your nice comments, I have done this website myself with a help of Web Easy Pro 5.  I have found this software very easy to use… :)
Kind regards,
Arthur
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Morph

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2006, 10:28:04 pm »
Thanks Gower Cleaning, for your help.

As for the rest of you....

I don't think I'll waste my time on here.  I got more sense asking next door's dog :(
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lynngc

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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #15 on: February 22, 2006, 10:36:24 pm »
PJ,
we do care about our scrubbers on here. LOL
just we get carried away sometimes,  please come back to the forum,  just ask us anything, we will try to answer your questions.

lynn ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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AJCleaningServices

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #16 on: February 22, 2006, 10:49:18 pm »
PJ,
Oops  :o missed your question:

Quote from: Pj on February 21, 2006, 09:37:17 pm
...Just vacuuming communal areas, dusting, polishing, cleaning toilets/bathrooms.
They've asked an hourly quote.  I don't mind taking it on, but I don't really know what to charge...

My charge is currently £9 per hour, customer provide materials and equipment.

How much would you work for?  Is it £5 or £10 or £15 per hour, may be you would not think of doing it without getting £20 an hour?  Just say a number to be happy with, keep it simple.

Good luck,
Arthur
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CMS

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2006, 07:33:04 am »
keep your wage bill to 57% of the charge. i.e. charge £10 per hour and pay £5.70 per hour.

That'll do it.
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AJCleaningServices

Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2006, 07:48:10 am »
Quote from: CMS on February 23, 2006, 07:33:04 am
keep your wage bill to 57% of the charge. i.e. charge £10 per hour and pay £5.70 per hour.

That'll do it.

I think Pj is a self-employed person:

Quote from: Pj on February 21, 2006, 09:37:17 pm
...I'm a windowcleaner, one of my accounts has asked me if I'd like to do their cleaning...
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Re: Hourly rate, light domestic?
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2006, 08:29:42 am »
Self employed or not...............the pricing has to be the same. It just means that he will get the wage element as well as his profit if he cleans it himself.

The thing to remember is that he won't be able to clean EVERYTHING himself.

Every job MUST be costed as if someone else was going to clean it then when the point comes that you need additional staff all of the costings will be right.

What would happen if you underpriced something so that you could clean it yourself.........................then you picked up more and more like that...........sooner or later you would need some help to do them BUT there is not enough in the pot to pay someone else.

You have a big struggle on your hands or you have to start letting contracts go.

I've seen so many people make this mistake. ALWAYS cost a job as if you were going to staff it. NEVER 'buy' turnover by slashing your margins.
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