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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jo5hm4n on February 18, 2016, 05:52:52 pm

Title: Commercial earns more?
Post by: jo5hm4n on February 18, 2016, 05:52:52 pm
So i mainly do domestic bungalows/houses, however recently picked up a commercial job a ground floor office building.  Really wasn't sure how to quote and i know the owners are loaded so i just wacked the price up a little, thought it was going too take 2 hours to clean the office outside only.  I'm charging £50 and i did the second clean yesterday and it took 40 minutes dead.  Well impressed with that.  Are these the sort of amounts to expect per hour from commercial or did i overprice this job?  Usually i earn around £25-£30 per hour domestic, but would love to be earning more like £40 per hour too be honest!

Commercial could be the way forward for me haha!
Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: NWH on February 18, 2016, 05:55:42 pm
Underpriced.
Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: Matt. on February 18, 2016, 07:53:23 pm
First clean is wot it is mate, they always take longer, £40 for 40 mins is all day

My pressure washing services are charged at £40 ph to my customers

Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: jonboywalton75 on February 19, 2016, 08:50:17 am
I don't tend to charge any customers by the hour,  I charge a price and what time it takes is what it takes
Commercial, the same.
Only we have an idea how long the job is going  to take,  the customers haven't got a clue
Doing it this way you can earn great hourly rates on domestic  and sometimes depending on the job,  on commercial you can earn silly rates per hour
I don't do earnings  or hourly  rates on here,  it's not sensible at times ;D
The job you've  just started  doing is not overpriced
If you're happy with the earnings it's  not underpriced either
Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: Perfect Windows on February 19, 2016, 09:06:00 am
Subtle point but a job that is priced at a level the customer is prepared to pay long-term can't be overpriced.

Vin
Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: Plankton on February 19, 2016, 09:18:10 am
I don't tend to charge any customers by the hour,  I charge a price and what time it takes is what it takes
Commercial, the same.
Only we have an idea how long the job is going  to take,  the customers haven't got a clue
Doing it this way you can earn great hourly rates on domestic  and sometimes depending on the job,  on commercial you can earn silly rates per hour
I don't do earnings  or hourly  rates on here,  it's not sensible at times ;D
The job you've  just started  doing is not overpriced
If you're happy with the earnings it's  not underpriced either
+1
Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: jonboywalton75 on February 19, 2016, 09:58:52 am
Subtle point but a job that is priced at a level the customer is prepared to pay long-term can't be overpriced.

Vin


+1
Title: Re: Commercial earns more?
Post by: Matt. on February 19, 2016, 07:39:08 pm
Very true Granville, cash on the spot sounds much better.

I have 30 days payment terms, but I have to work for some right cocks that make me wait 90 days as that's there policy, it's a joke and puts you off taking the work on, you get the usual we will push it through for you but it never happens.
Company am doing a job for at the minute are 60 days, which I have to bite me lip at, but the work being offered is worth the wait.