Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: steve rix on January 26, 2012, 06:29:19 pm
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Just started to put out our price increase letters, everyone up by 10%.
No cancellations so far but sure to be a few and/or going to bi-monthly,anyone else doing the same?
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some of mine are going up in april getting ped off with doing a few of them now as they are underpriced,they nice people done them for couple of years but got to put em up now,its work iv brought and windy used to put them up 10p a year so they going get a shock :o
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10p a window or a customer? If the latter they are due for a shock!! ;D ;D
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I've already put a few of my bi-monthlys up - they won't feel the effect till march
I'm gonna wait until Easter for the rest methinks - the vibe I get is folk are still a bit skint so don't wanna push it
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I will have to bite the bullet and do it this year, I bought some work about 7 years ago and prices are still the same, will wait until March and give it a go. :)
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10p a customer :( i no its a joke not even worth putting up for that much,never used to minnd when first used to do them but now i get new jobs for same or more money but can do em in a lot less time these jobs start to annoy me
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Mine are going up end of March.
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I have been putting prices up since the new year,not lost 1 YET.I have a full round anyway so not really bothered if I lose some,have ditched quite a few too(bad payers,dog poo minefields etc).
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Mine are going up end of March.
Same.
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im having a price review in feb.then im going to tell customers face to face of a slight increase in march.then price rise in april.i will lose a few.i always do but its a very small percentage.
then im going to canvass some new better priced work.
regards
dazmond
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I will have to bite the bullet and do it this year, I bought some work about 7 years ago and prices are still the same, will wait until March and give it a go. :)
WTF, how do you make it pay, 7 YEARS????????
I increase my prices every two years, my customers expect it and understand that I also have bills to pay. Some go up by 50p others by £1 but they all go up.
Yes I do lose the odd one but if they don't like it, tough.
Beginning of last year diesel cost me £1.18ltr now it's £1.41ltr, Van insurance has gone up, liability has gone up, food, gas and all that has gone up and you can't be expected to stand those increases year on year.
If you do not increase prices fairly regularly then customers will moan and drop you when you get round to it. At the end of the day you are running a business not a charity.
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Djcs.
I have seen the standard of your work and you should knock 50 p of every year
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The cheek of these jumped up newbies, if i knocked 50p off every year i'd still be getting more than you in 10 years time, I haven't seen any of your work but from what I'm told you won't have any left soon , they should call you streaky Pete!!. Thats it i'm off.
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See what you'v done now Pete.
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If you have a big one. Then streak
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yes putting some of mine up this week,so far no problems. :D
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All up a pound for every £5.00 once a year.
If they leave they leave, to be honest we really don't give a hoot
Business is easy, it amazes me how many people don't understand the price increase
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All up a pound for every £5.00 once a year.
Using your system since the turn of the century on a customer who was paying £7.
2000 - £7
2001 - £8
2002 - £9
2003 - £10
2004 - £12
2005 - £14
2006 - £16
2007 - £19
2008 - £22
2009 - £26
2010 - £31
2011 - £37
2012 - £44
Sounds a bit unlikely to me. £52 next year and £62 the year after...
Business is easy, it amazes me how many people don't understand the price increase
I understand it but I really would be surprised if you had any long-term customers left after those increases.
Vin
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After half a minute with Excel...
Hope you're still in business in 19 years - I'd love to see how many customers you have left...
2012 £44
2013 £52
2014 £62
2015 £74
2016 £88
2017 £105
2018 £126
2019 £151
2020 £181
2021 £217
2022 £260
2023 £312
2024 £374
2025 £448
2026 £537
2027 £644
2028 £772
2029 £926
2030 £1,111
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Price rises are essential,
Its one things do every year, revue em all, then increase where necessary, nobody ever goes more than 2years without increase
Guy local to me, custy I know says she and neighbour paying same for over 8 years, £8 for 4 bed det Hse..........
This is crazy, even custy says he must be living in cuckoo land..
Mr B
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£1 for every £5 is 20% p/a That ic crazy. We put ours up 10% every 2 years, about in line with inflation. Bit more realastic
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After half a minute with Excel...
Hope you're still in business in 19 years - I'd love to see how many customers you have left...
2012 £44
2013 £52
2014 £62
2015 £74
2016 £88
2017 £105
2018 £126
2019 £151
2020 £181
2021 £217
2022 £260
2023 £312
2024 £374
2025 £448
2026 £537
2027 £644
2028 £772
2029 £926
2030 £1,111
rain man strikes again ;D ;)
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Price rises are essential,
Its one things do every year, revue em all, then increase where necessary, nobody ever goes more than 2years without increase
Guy local to me, custy I know says she and neighbour paying same for over 8 years, £8 for 4 bed det Hse..........
This is crazy, even custy says he must be living in cuckoo land..
Mr B
my uncle been going 10 year and increased prices about 50p each roughly 5 or 6 years ago,he is old school tho wont buy anything new unless its fell to bits,i nearly fainted when he showed me one of his scrims full of rubber marks and more holes than actual cloth ;D
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This is just for mr perfect windows..
Yes you can add up, well done chap.
How ever it's not that much sunshine and rainbows.
Our most costly customer, domestic, I was referring to btw, is 35 pounds, and yes this is a very cut throt world we all live in, I've lost a few but not many, we get rich quick and that's the business side of life, if I'm honest not every one goes up, but the ones who can afford it and sometimes miss the odd clean, they very much do go up.
Naturally there is a cut off point or I would be out of business a ong time ago.
But I'm here telling the tale, so we r doing something right.
Don't hate the player, hate the game ;)
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london. you have to be careful what you post on here ;D snipers like me and perfect are just waiting for posts like that ;D
i see your idea though. welcome to the mine field :D
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This is just for mr perfect windows..
Yes you can add up, well done chap.
How ever it's not that much sunshine and rainbows.
Our most costly customer, domestic, I was referring to btw, is 35 pounds, and yes this is a very cut throt world we all live in, I've lost a few but not many, we get rich quick and that's the business side of life, if I'm honest not every one goes up, but the ones who can afford it and sometimes miss the odd clean, they very much do go up.
Naturally there is a cut off point or I would be out of business a ong time ago.
But I'm here telling the tale, so we r doing something right.
Don't hate the player, hate the game ;)
Sorry matey, but your exact words were: "All up a pound for every £5.00 once a year." Very clear indeed. So your £35 one will go up to £42 this year. And to £50 next year. And £60 in 2014.
Yeah, right.
I'm not interested in players or games but I am interested when people give advice that clearly doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny.
Vin
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welcome to the Lion's Den
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yeh he ll be asking has anybody got any second hand poles for sale soon i bet!as he hasnt got enough money to buy a new one!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Hi John f.
Honesty, I'm not at all interested in being polite or using the correct words and being a generally monkey see monkey do guy on here.
Il post as I see fit, keeping in the house rules. A forum will bring out all kinds of fake threads and fortune cookie stories, del boys and Alan sugar the 2nds..
It's all fun and some good advice here, but thanks for your kind reply, il bare it in mind.
I can also see where I contradicted my self on my reply, il be sure to rag my self for the highly costly mistake..
Over and out
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This is just for mr perfect windows..
Yes you can add up, well done chap.
How ever it's not that much sunshine and rainbows.
Our most costly customer, domestic, I was referring to btw, is 35 pounds, and yes this is a very cut throt world we all live in, I've lost a few but not many, we get rich quick and that's the business side of life, if I'm honest not every one goes up, but the ones who can afford it and sometimes miss the odd clean, they very much do go up.
Naturally there is a cut off point or I would be out of business a ong time ago.
But I'm here telling the tale, so we r doing something right.
Don't hate the player, hate the game ;)
Sorry matey, but your exact words were: "All up a pound for every £5.00 once a year." Very clear indeed. So your £35 one will go up to £42 this year. And to £50 next year. And £60 in 2014.
Yeah, right.
I'm not interested in players or games but I am interested when people give advice that clearly doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny.
Vin
You like a bundle dont you?
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This is just for mr perfect windows..
Yes you can add up, well done chap.
How ever it's not that much sunshine and rainbows.
Our most costly customer, domestic, I was referring to btw, is 35 pounds, and yes this is a very cut throt world we all live in, I've lost a few but not many, we get rich quick and that's the business side of life, if I'm honest not every one goes up, but the ones who can afford it and sometimes miss the odd clean, they very much do go up.
Naturally there is a cut off point or I would be out of business a ong time ago.
But I'm here telling the tale, so we r doing something right.
Don't hate the player, hate the game ;)
Sorry matey, but your exact words were: "All up a pound for every £5.00 once a year." Very clear indeed. So your £35 one will go up to £42 this year. And to £50 next year. And £60 in 2014.
Yeah, right.
I'm not interested in players or games but I am interested when people give advice that clearly doesn't stand up to a moment's scrutiny.
Vin
You like a bundle dont you?
Bring it on......... ;D ;D ;D
oh you meant bundle of money :( ;D ;D ;D
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You like a bundle dont you?
No, but I do enjoy exposing mathematical solecisms.
Vin
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mine all go up £1 every year, I don't mess about with letters or telling customers face to face, thats just asking for trouble imo, I just add a pound to the their bill, its very rare for anyone to even comment on the rise.. and even rarer for someone to cancel because of it!! Don't make a song and dance about it, just put em up!!! ;)
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Thank you groundhog
Well said that man
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mine all go up £1 every year, I don't mess about with letters or telling customers face to face, thats just asking for trouble imo, I just add a pound to the their bill, its very rare for anyone to even comment on the rise.. and even rarer for someone to cancel because of it!! Don't make a song and dance about it, just put em up!!! ;)
i always write it on their bill...as from next visit please note a small price increase to £..
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I always tell my customers face to face,if there are any questions why there is a price increase I can answer them and if they are still unhappy I get the satisfaction of dumping them, before they dump me :D
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I never increase my prices to excisting customers, I try to upgrade my equipment and methods of cleaning, by doing so over the last 7 years or so, my cleaning time has gone down and my hourly and monthly turnover has gone up.
All new customers or those that move house, are charged at the new rates which do go up from time to time, but there is a limit on what you can charge for a simple 7 window house.
So putting your prices up every year could soon price you out of the market.