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Title: how often do you clean?
Post by: jodan63 on July 15, 2006, 11:05:19 am: hi everyone, as a total newcomer , how often do you clean the windows. going off my w/c it is every 6 weeks. i thought this was a bit long in between!
is it also dependent on what time of year it is.
Title: Re: how often do you clean?
Post by: supernova77 on July 15, 2006, 01:40:57 pm: Hi,

When I first started out I would tell people that I would be around every 4 weeks... But, as I was targeting larger houses (£20+) I found that they didn't want to spend all £20+ per month on having their windows cleaned so would ask for every 8 weeks - which is a bit too long inbetween cleans.

So... Now I do every 6 weeks, and if someone wants to leave it longer than that then I charge them more!

Andy
Title: Re: how often do you clean?
Post by: Grafters Cleaning Services on July 15, 2006, 02:24:09 pm: 5 weeks for me but sometimes i get behind and it ends up being 6 weeks
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Post by: www.mrgutters.co.uk on July 15, 2006, 03:23:52 pm: me too 5 weeks .. nothing else if i am behind 6 weeks.. but never 8 or i charge them double.... they soon change there tune

shawn
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Post by: Moderator David@stives on July 15, 2006, 04:30:09 pm: 4 weeks to the day for me
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Post by: Fast 1 * on July 15, 2006, 05:40:05 pm: 4 weeks
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Post by: S.A.J on July 15, 2006, 07:37:54 pm: 4 Weeks for me too. If they say every 8 weeks i put 50% on top of the original price. Most stick to the 4 weeks after i mention the increase in price. ;D

SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
Title: Re: how often do you clean?
Post by: Mike George on July 16, 2006, 06:49:22 am: Whatever the customer wants, as long as I can fit it in the schedule.

I quote monthly and charge extra for 6 weeks or longer. One customer insists on 3 weeks which I can usually fit in OK.
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Post by: zeusjazmin on July 16, 2006, 03:31:00 pm: every 2 weeks
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Post by: farkam on July 17, 2006, 07:16:59 pm: i say them 4 weeks, but do 5 weeks :(
big houses 6 weeks.
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Post by: paul west on July 17, 2006, 07:57:57 pm: every week for pubs and clubs 2 weeks for houses 4 weeks for bigger jobs
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Post by: pylofm on July 17, 2006, 08:01:36 pm: Would there be issues if with pricing I were to run like this:

4 weeks 10quid
6 weeks 15quid
8 weeks 20quid

As you can see it is just simple addition re: weeks

Does anyone else work like this, would this be viable?

Cheers
Dave.
Title: Re: how often do you clean?
Post by: pjulk on July 17, 2006, 09:01:32 pm: I cant see someone paying £20 for your 8 week clean when you are doing it for £10 every 4 weeks.

I tend to stick to every 4 weeks but have some larger properties every 8 weeks.

Paul
Title: Re: how often do you clean?
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 17, 2006, 11:15:40 pm: 6 weekly for me.
I will do it less frequently for larger jobs - i.e. jobs that are large enough that it would be worth visiting an area especially to do their cleaning only. I do try to discourage this though.
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Post by: ecowasher on July 18, 2006, 03:48:48 pm: no ones mentioned once a month?

Unless specifically asked I run at once a month. I find this easier to manage from a turnover point of view. I know feb will be a pain, but its easier for me for accounting purposes, as most of my 'life away from work' expenditure is based on monthly commitments.
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Post by: ecowasher on July 18, 2006, 03:52:58 pm: also, monthly tends to fit better with peoples outgoings in my area. they all get paid monthly, and only want a window cleaner 'hit' once a month.

If you do the maths as well, if you say monthly, thats 12 a year, every 5 weeks is only 10 a year! by saying 4 weeks its percieved as 'less than a month' and can be frowned upon, although thats only 13 a year!

Monthly, and i then allow for a 'swing period' in my months planning for inclement weather.
Title: Re: how often do you clean?
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 18, 2006, 05:51:36 pm: Quote from: ecowasher on July 18, 2006, 03:52:58 pm
also, monthly tends to fit better with peoples outgoings in my area. they all get paid monthly, and only want a window cleaner 'hit' once a month.

If you do the maths as well, if you say monthly, thats 12 a year, every 5 weeks is only 10 a year! by saying 4 weeks its percieved as 'less than a month' and can be frowned upon, although thats only 13 a year!

Monthly, and i then allow for a 'swing period' in my months planning for inclement weather.

I found that the main problem with being rigid about it are the seasonal daylight variations. If I had a business I could service in a certain time during Winter, it would mean gaps in my work in the Summer. Similarly, having a full Sum,mer workload means that I get behind in the Winter. These days I just say 6 weekly but it sometimes goes pearshaped in the Winter. Obviously my "A list" customers get 6 weekly all year.