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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mark.laycock1@ntlw on July 24, 2006, 09:08:16 am
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hi all whats the goin rates for cleaning windows trad and wfp
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Didn't know there was a going rate???
Some people charge £15 per hour & others charge £20, £25, £30,£35, £40 per hour.
It all depends on the area your in!
Clear Vision
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The going rate is what you are worth.
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Didn't know there was a going rate???
Some people charge £15 per hour & others charge £20, £25, £30,£35, £40 per hour.
It all depends on the area your in!
Clear Vision
Totally agree, it really is area dependant.
We charge out at £25 per hour per person. Hampshire.
Regards,
Trev
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The going rate is whatever you think you can get away with!!
I don't mean that in a nasty, exploitative way. But the simple truth is you will be able to charge more for certain jobs than others. If you get work in area that has traditionally been priced poorly then you will struggle to earn well out of it. On the other hand if you are lucky enough to find yourself quoting for jobs in an area & people are saying "Oh is that all" or are making it clear they expected to pay more then you know to price your next job a little higher.
I have work where I earn £15 an hour (although a combination of changing to WFP & a small price increase will up that) & some other where I earn £40 plus an hour. But I don't work any harder on the £40 work.
Your next question will probably be how do you know . Well my attitude has always been you can charge a better hourly rate on commercial work because the people who are paying you are not normally the ones footing the bill; ie it's not coming out of their pocket. So if I could get it I would happily do commercial work all day, but sadly it is not normally the type of work you can go out & get. Quite often you just have to be in the right place at the right time.
I hope my opening comments don't lead you to believe I am a money grabbing exploitative type of guy because nothing could be further from the truth.
It's simply the law of supply & demand. A good or service is only worth what someone else is prepared to pay. Your challenge is to find those who are prepared to pay a little more.