Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: GB Window Cleaning on July 29, 2011, 11:36:31 am
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so, last year it seemed to be the trend that most of us had a minimum price of £10 (for standard three bed semi)
so whats peoples new min price this year? £11 or more?
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i always think a good rule of thumb is if you get 5 out of 10 quotes your pricing is dead
on any less your too expensive
and any more you too cheap :)
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i always think a good rule of thumb is if you get 5 out of 10 quotes your pricing is dead
on any less your too expensive
and any more you too cheap :)
I think that is a myth. I get just about every house I quote. When working I earn a very good hourly rate - as good as any I've heard on here. It's about the customer feeling comfortable with the wc.
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mine is kept fairly simple im in the quid a window gang and my minimum charge is £10 im sure ev 1 is different bt as a beginner this seems to b about rite 4 where i am working so at the mo thats hw i roll ::) ::) ::)
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i wish i had a mim of £10 and a £1 a window, if you tried that down here u wouldnt be very busy at all
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i wish i had a mim of £10 and a £1 a window, if you tried that down here u wouldnt be very busy at all
how low are you Doley? in recent months im pitching in at £9(for regulars) , was£8 in the past ,devil-may-care risk taker eh?? ;D ;D
time to time i hear of the flash van set pitching in at 15 for the same houses-thing is ,i NEVER see these lads working anywhere,though i occasionally see them motoring along the roads
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about 6-7 have some more higher but things are starting to get tighter down here, there a are a lot of cheap wc who would charge £5 for the house i charge £7 for, i even got quoted £4 to do my house and i got 2 doors and 7 windows
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i always think a good rule of thumb is if you get 5 out of 10 quotes your pricing is dead
on any less your too expensive
and any more you too cheap :)
I think that is a myth. I get just about every house I quote. When working I earn a very good hourly rate - as good as any I've heard on here. It's about the customer feeling comfortable with the wc.
What's your rate per hour then?
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i wish i had a mim of £10 and a £1 a window, if you tried that down here u wouldnt be very busy at all
how low are you Doley? in recent months im pitching in at £9(for regulars) , was£8 in the past ,devil-may-care risk taker eh?? ;D ;D
time to time i hear of the flash van set pitching in at 15 for the same houses-thing is ,i NEVER see these lads working anywhere,though i occasionally see them motoring along the roads
There prob pitching up at £50 plus houses. ::)
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any where from 18 - 30 i got a lot of compact work that makes it pay,
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i think some people dont feel comfy paying peanuts, im serious! they like to pay a good price for a good quality service! and thats where i come in!
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i think some people dont feel comfy paying peanuts, im serious! they like to pay a good price for a good quality service! and thats where i come in!
Its a good way to build a business, look for those type of customers rather than a type of house.
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like i say it seems bout rite where i live in the colchester area where is your round doley?? there must b alot of variation as the guy who started the thread said the same as me i include frames and sills in this price 2 ???
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mid cornwall newquay - st austell area,
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like i say it seems bout rite where i live in the colchester area where is your round doley?? there must b alot of variation as the guy who started the thread said the same as me i include frames and sills in this price 2 ???
what do u drive +what colour is it Richard,i will give you a toot if i see you around colchester
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i wish i had a mim of £10 and a £1 a window, if you tried that down here u wouldnt be very busy at all
how low are you Doley? in recent months im pitching in at £9(for regulars) , was£8 in the past ,devil-may-care risk taker eh?? ;D ;D
time to time i hear of the flash van set pitching in at 15 for the same houses-thing is ,i NEVER see these lads working anywhere,though i occasionally see them motoring along the roads
There prob pitching up at £50 plus houses. ::)
would rather have 10 a day at £50 than 72 a day at £7
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must b the case then m8 i bet u still get plenty dne in a day where i manage about three lol hw do u think my prices seem bobby as u are in the same area im nt in town m8 bt tiptree down the road 8) 8)
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must b the case then m8 i bet u still get plenty dne in a day where i manage about three lol hw do u think my prices seem bobby as u are in the same area im nt in town m8 bt tiptree down the road 8) 8)
colchesters a great place to work -i travel from Ipswich and love every job i do down there. Your price seems about right Richard, theres so many houses being built works not hard to find is it .south of colch town ,price higher id say as youre working tiptree
what colour and make is your car ? i drive an old peugeotpartner van ,navy colour with yellow stars stickers on it
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blue peugeot m8 bt gna change 4 van v soon what sort of price was u thinking of m8 4 tiptree then hw much more ? i am still learning so have these kinda issues to resolve still lol hw long have you been going for and hw many customers do u have? 8)
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put your prices up!!! ;)
your too cheap if its less than a tenner!
but then again if your not cleaning frames and sills and doors its probably a good price for a glass clean
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i always think a good rule of thumb is if you get 5 out of 10 quotes your pricing is dead
on any less your too expensive
and any more you too cheap :)
I think that is a myth. I get just about every house I quote. When working I earn a very good hourly rate - as good as any I've heard on here. It's about the customer feeling comfortable with the wc.
What's your rate per hour then?
I would be uncomfortable stating it on here, but more than the £30 an hour that seems the benchmark. It will be higher still once I organise my round more effectively. I am only a year in and I can visit the same street/road three times in an 8 week cycle.
I came into this with a good few years business experience and so am without the cheap work that many would have had. In fact, some of my early jobs are embarrassingly expensive as I priced them on the basis of a novice cleaning them. One in particular I charge £35 and takes 20 minutes now. I hate it if they are in as I have to make it last 40 minutes or so. Incidentally, in the early days I was only getting 50% takeup.
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blue peugeot m8 bt gna change 4 van v soon what sort of price was u thinking of m8 4 tiptree then hw much more ? i am still learning so have these kinda issues to resolve still lol hw long have you been going for and hw many customers do u have? 8)
charge as much as possible, you need to test this by getting soo high you get rejected
in my opinion the only way to find the max someone will pay is to get turned away a few times
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i always think a good rule of thumb is if you get 5 out of 10 quotes your pricing is dead
on any less your too expensive
and any more you too cheap :)
I think that is a myth. I get just about every house I quote. When working I earn a very good hourly rate - as good as any I've heard on here. It's about the customer feeling comfortable with the wc.
What's your rate per hour then?
I would be uncomfortable stating it on here, but more than the £30 an hour that seems the benchmark. It will be higher still once I organise my round more effectively. I am only a year in and I can visit the same street/road three times in an 8 week cycle.
I came into this with a good few years business experience and so am without the cheap work that many would have had. In fact, some of my early jobs are embarrassingly expensive as I priced them on the basis of a novice cleaning them. One in particular I charge £35 and takes 20 minutes now. I hate it if they are in as I have to make it last 40 minutes or so. Incidentally, in the early days I was only getting 50% takeup.
i need to make friends with you! i like your thinking alot!
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blue peugeot m8 bt gna change 4 van v soon what sort of price was u thinking of m8 4 tiptree then hw much more ? i am still learning so have these kinda issues to resolve still lol hw long have you been going for and hw many customers do u have? 8)
im saying 10 is about right for tiptree , i have been going 3yrs and mostly work on greenstead estate in colch, prices are a tad lower on the rough estates . i also work in ipswich and felixstowe with 2 lads
hang onto your car as long as u can mate- customers love a car more as you look cheaper and i raked in far more work when i used a car .
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@ steve sed
someone from london told me the other day the average price for a 3 bed semi in london is £35!!! :o :o :o
he wasnt joking either and he was up here having another van fitted out wfp 650 ltr tank, the lot!
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thanx bobby 4 ur input i see where ur coming frm with the van thing bt im generaly fed up with the car ne way it wont be too flash a van lol spk 2 u again gta log off 2 go out hav a gd weekend and thanx 2 all others 4 advice etc much appreciated 8) :o
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@ steve sed
someone from london told me the other day the average price for a 3 bed semi in london is £35!!! :o :o :o
he wasnt joking either and he was up here having another van fitted out wfp 650 ltr tank, the lot!
That seems extreme. I would have thought there would belots of competition there. But isn't an average 3 bed now near £400,000.
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@ steve sed
someone from london told me the other day the average price for a 3 bed semi in london is £35!!! :o :o :o
he wasnt joking either and he was up here having another van fitted out wfp 650 ltr tank, the lot!
That seems extreme. I would have thought there would belots of competition there. But isn't an average 3 bed now near £400,000.
yeah i thought it seemed a bit much but, if youve got the balls and confidence to ask for a good price and you look and sound the part why not?
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Line up your last 15 days worked on here,with leaving home times and returning home times,miles covered,pure water production times etc and then start talking average hourly rates. Its all sounding a bit too rosy to me.Super customers paying over the odds,lots of them ,probably all compact. Well if you have got this so easy then you should have infinite rounds paying workers £15/hr to do it for you(super happy employees) and just sit back counting the money.Have you had a return on canvassing costs that you may have paid for?With the figures getting bandied on here there must be tax returns showing 40K net profit,working alone.