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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: GB Window Cleaning on July 12, 2012, 01:26:05 pm
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so how much extra do you all charge from 4 weekly cleans to 8 weekly cleans? im currently taking on more 8 weeklys and charging 25% on top of the 4 weekly charge!
many thanks
george
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I dont charge extra any more I just price them all as I would 8 weeklys up to them if they want it done every 4 weeks, alot of them do.
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so how much extra do you all charge from 4 weekly cleans to 8 weekly cleans? im currently taking on more 8 weeklys and charging 25% on top of the 4 weekly charge!
many thanks
george
Around 20% extra for 8 weekly.
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I dont charge extra any more I just price them all as I would 8 weeklys up to them if they want it done every 4 weeks, alot of them do.
Same as him :)
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I always state no extra charge for 8wkly - if they ask for or show any sign of wanting an 8wkly clean I just price accordingly :) as far as the customer is concerned it was always the same as 4wkly
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thanks for the replys so far, keep them coming please! ;)
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I only offer monthly stopped offering bi monthly unless current customer and I want to keep the job.
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I quote giving them the option of 4 weekly and eight weekly at the outset and always uplift the price for 8 weekly by "about 20%". But I genuinely don't mind whether they are monthly or two monthly - in fact I feel the deal is "safer" at two monthly as it is a lower spend over the year.
So £12 or £10; £18/15 that sort of thing.
One geezer today came out to pay and said he wanted to go to 8 weekly and my well trained Dan the Man started to explain (I was round the back of the van "doing paperwork" and earwigging) that would probably be a different rate as there would be more dirt to remove and he would get me to discuss with said custy.
I could tell said custy was a "bit miffed" at the idea of paying more and wanted me to say "not to worry" but I said it would be £18 instead of £14.
He said will you be removing an extra £4 worth of dirt then? To which I replied that cobwebs and spiders nests will take more to remove and that birds' muck will have more time to bake on and anyway there will be twice as much dirt and dust as the gap between cleans will be twice as long.
He grudgingly accepted it and it wouldn't surprise me if he looks around and "jumps ship" down the road - but hey, it's his choice isn't it?
This isn't to say that if it was a "premium account" I might take a different view as a one-off decision but this is a general bread and butter view and this is a general bread and butter account. And so I made a general bread and butter decision.
Anyone want bread and butter with that? ;D
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I quote giving them the option of 4 weekly and eight weekly at the outset and always uplift the price for 8 weekly by "about 20%". But I genuinely don't mind whether they are monthly or two monthly - in fact I feel the deal is "safer" at two monthly as it is a lower spend over the year.
So £12 or £10; £18/15 that sort of thing.
One geezer today came out to pay and said he wanted to go to 8 weekly and my well trained Dan the Man started to explain (I was round the back of the van "doing paperwork" and earwigging) that would probably be a different rate as there would be more dirt to remove and he would get me to discuss with said custy.
I could tell said custy was a "bit miffed" at the idea of paying more and wanted me to say "not to worry" but I said it would be £18 instead of £14.
He said will you be removing an extra £4 worth of dirt then? To which I replied that cobwebs and spiders nests will take more to remove and that birds' muck will have more time to bake on and anyway there will be twice as much dirt and dust as the gap between cleans will be twice as long.
He grudgingly accepted it and it wouldn't surprise me if he looks around and "jumps ship" down the road - but hey, it's his choice isn't it?
This isn't to say that if it was a "premium account" I might take a different view as a one-off decision but this is a general bread and butter view and this is a general bread and butter account. And so I made a general bread and butter decision.
Anyone want bread and butter with that? ;D
your a man after my own heart gold! i do just about exactly the same as you sir. (except i increase by 25% more or less to the nearest £) thanks for sharing that!
george
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Used to always be £2 extra for two monthly but have decided that im doing myself so its 25% rounded to the nearest of the finest english pound
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Used to always be £2 extra for two monthly but have decided that im doing myself so its 25% rounded to the nearest of the finest english pound
good for you mate ;) i dont blame ya!
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I dont charge extra any more I just price them all as I would 8 weeklys up to them if they want it done every 4 weeks, alot of them do.
Same as him :)
same as them ;D
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I quote giving them the option of 4 weekly and eight weekly at the outset and always uplift the price for 8 weekly by "about 20%". But I genuinely don't mind whether they are monthly or two monthly - in fact I feel the deal is "safer" at two monthly as it is a lower spend over the year.
So £12 or £10; £18/15 that sort of thing.
One geezer today came out to pay and said he wanted to go to 8 weekly and my well trained Dan the Man started to explain (I was round the back of the van "doing paperwork" and earwigging) that would probably be a different rate as there would be more dirt to remove and he would get me to discuss with said custy.
I could tell said custy was a "bit miffed" at the idea of paying more and wanted me to say "not to worry" but I said it would be £18 instead of £14.
He said will you be removing an extra £4 worth of dirt then? To which I replied that cobwebs and spiders nests will take more to remove and that birds' muck will have more time to bake on and anyway there will be twice as much dirt and dust as the gap between cleans will be twice as long.
He grudgingly accepted it and it wouldn't surprise me if he looks around and "jumps ship" down the road - but hey, it's his choice isn't it?
This isn't to say that if it was a "premium account" I might take a different view as a one-off decision but this is a general bread and butter view and this is a general bread and butter account. And so I made a general bread and butter decision.
Anyone want bread and butter with that? ;D
you shouldve pointed out hes still saving £65 p/a,might have made him feel happier
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I dont charge extra any more I just price them all as I would 8 weeklys up to them if they want it done every 4 weeks, alot of them do.
;D i like your way of thinking a bit there actually, its good if you can get away with it! it took me a few reads of your reply to actually take in what you said! ;)
thanks
george
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6 weekly and 12 weekly here. 50% uplift. More than half of customers are 12 weekly.
Vin
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6 weekly and 12 weekly here. 50% uplift. More than half of customers are 12 weekly.
Vin
50% is very good! wish i had the balls to do that! but then again my longest are 8 weeklys. so im probably about right!
thanks mate
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I have simplified my prices recently, trying to make them more user friendly, before I would charge an extra 25% for 6 weekly and 50% for 8 weekly, I really would like all of my customer to do down that route, instead of 4 weekly cleans.
Now I simple charge £2 extra for 6 weekly and £4 for 8 weekly cleans, this is based on my charges from £12 to £20 after that it increases by £1 and £2 per £10 4 weekly charge.
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6 weekly and 12 weekly here. 50% uplift. More than half of customers are 12 weekly.
Vin
50% is very good! wish i had the balls to do that! but then again my longest are 8 weeklys. so im probably about right!
thanks mate
I don't have the guts to ask for it either! Prices are on leaflets and on website so the customer asks me.
Vin
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I charge double for eight weekly, as opposed to four. Grow some balls and just tell the customer how it is >:(.
I do have to clean them twice for that, though :-\.
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6 and 12 weekly here!! used to be the same price but once I got pretty full up it is 50% extra for 12 weekly!! take it or leave it .......... simples ;D
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I charge double for eight weekly, as opposed to four. Grow some balls and just tell the customer how it is >:(.
I do have to clean them twice for that, though :-\.
i like what your saying g! thanks mate ;)
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6 and 12 weekly here!! used to be the same price but once I got pretty full up it is 50% extra for 12 weekly!! take it or leave it .......... simples ;D
nice one mate, i also like your thinking!
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8 wky is dearer by 30 to 50 % over a 4 wky clean depending on the size of the house ( ie a £10 4 wky would be £15 8 wky but a £40 4 wky would be £55 8 wky )
for what it's worth i have found that pricing people as follows gives excellent results and stops any problems later on if the custy changes freq.
when quoting i ask what freq the custy wants - usually it's a well er, what do you offer - then i simply say the standard freq is 8 wks BUT we run a premium 4 wky service with a discounted rate - so 8 wky service would be £15 however the premium service at 4 wky is £10. - this stops the need to explain about more dirt/time on job ( which i believe customers are sceptical of anyway ) and if they go 4 wky they feel they have got something from you.
those who say bi-monthly ( 8 weekly ) are given the price but then also offered the 'discounted' 4 wky price
and if they want a 4 wky then it's a big smile and 'lovely i can give you our dicounted rate of XX from the standard 8 wky price of XXX
best regards
Darran
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8 wky is dearer by 30 to 50 % over a 4 wky clean depending on the size of the house ( ie a £10 4 wky would be £15 8 wky but a £40 4 wky would be £55 8 wky )
for what it's worth i have found that pricing people as follows gives excellent results and stops any problems later on if the custy changes freq.
when quoting i ask what freq the custy wants - usually it's a well er, what do you offer - then i simply say the standard freq is 8 wks BUT we run a premium 4 wky service with a discounted rate - so 8 wky service would be £15 however the premium service at 4 wky is £10. - this stops the need to explain about more dirt/time on job ( which i believe customers are sceptical of anyway ) and if they go 4 wky they feel they have got something from you.
those who say bi-monthly ( 8 weekly ) are given the price but then also offered the 'discounted' 4 wky price
and if they want a 4 wky then it's a big smile and 'lovely i can give you our dicounted rate of XX from the standard 8 wky price of XXX
best regards
Darran
hey darran,
thanks alot for your reply mate! i must admit its one of the most intriguing ideas for frequncy pricing ive heard so far! im tired tonight however so im gonna give it another read when i can take it in better what you said tomorrow!
thanks again
george
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we charge 50% extra
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we charge 50% extra
in fact it's more like 50% extra minus £1.50
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we charge 50% extra
in fact it's more like 50% extra minus £1.50
50% ...agaion very good. what do you mean by -£1.5 though? thanks
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we charge 50% extra
in fact it's more like 50% extra minus £1.50
50% ...agaion very good. what do you mean by -£1.5 though? thanks
we take of £1.50 so it's not an obvious 50% extra.
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we charge 50% extra
in fact it's more like 50% extra minus £1.50
50% ...agaion very good. what do you mean by -£1.5 though? thanks
we take of £1.50 so it's not an obvious 50% extra.
ah right ok, i see. tar
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Don't charge any extra, don't even think about it. I just tell the customer its up to them how often they want them cleaned. Whatever they say thats how I set them up on George. The old days of doing rounds is dead now its bespoke services now. And you would be suprised how many referrals you get as a result.
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if a customer on my estate work wants to go 8 weekly then of course the price should go up a bit!why not?you WILL use a bit more water that COSTS YOU money to produce.a little bit of extra time to clean and you have to rejig your round that week to fit them in.
if they moan about extra charge i always point out that they will save money over the course of the year.if they are still not happy they can get lost!they cant afford a window cleaner!!
im not cleaning windows to just GET BY and scratch a living together.im running a profitable lifestyle business that allows me to earn well without having to work every day! :D :D
new work in other areas i offer 8 weekly as a standard frequency esp on larger jobs as i can charge more.
my attitude to my business over the last few years has changed dramatically for the better and consequently im earning a lot more money.
i always provide the best quality clean and service i can and i want to make money while im doing it so yep for me longer frequencies mean higher clean price for the job.
best wishes to you all
dazmond
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Don't charge any extra, don't even think about it. I just tell the customer its up to them how often they want them cleaned. Whatever they say thats how I set them up on George. The old days of doing rounds is dead now its bespoke services now.
you always pay more for a bespoke service! ;)