[g.brookes]

getting paid ten pounds for a 20 pound job is ten pounds more than sitting at home doing nothing

[elite mike]

all i can say is good luck sean, hope it goes well for you .

glad your in Worcester

[sean84]

all i can say is good luck sean, hope it goes well for you .

glad your in Worcester

Bless, yeah thanks for that.
Why are you glad im in Worcester?! 

[andrewlefkas]

Good luck mate ,wouldnt be for me doing first clean half price but when you get established you will probably see that you didnt need to go down that route to get a round up and running. Once you get going and folk see you around you will get more custies for sure - word and mouth works very well in this game . I  even worked extra slowly when I started so I was on the job and more likley to be see by other potential custies. 
Also glad your in Worcester

[sean84]

Good luck mate ,wouldnt be for me doing first clean half price but when you get established you will probably see that you didnt need to go down that route to get a round up and running. Once you get going and folk see you around you will get more custies for sure - word and mouth works very well in this game . I  even worked extra slowly when I started so I was on the job and more likley to be see by other potential custies. 
Also glad your in Worcester

I know what you mean, but I have nothing to lose I will only gain and we always learn by mistakes.

[neil kellett]

I made that mistake myself. I offered what I called the 'first deep clean free'. I explained over the phone that there was a charge but the initial clean would be priced as the ongoing repeats.  So in other words the initial deep ( which includes the spiders nests, the paint specs, the filthy frames and the glass that you can write your name in coz it has'nt been cleaned in yonks!!) chased down by a pure wash. 
So plonker this is the kind of stuff your gonna get. And the type of custard who goes for this type of clean is not gonna get you back 6 weeks later. If they've let it get this bad in the first place? The windows are still spotless by their standards! Be wary when dealing with Joe public. They're only gonna be loyal when it suits them, especially in a repression.

[Window Washers]

beg to differ, itll set you apart from the rest. might force them to raise their game too if theyre going to survive

that's cool thats your opinion dude, I prefer to earn money not give it away.
Why not Set your self apart from the rest and charge more, let the under chargers squabble for the little that's left behind

[VSP Home Care]

As you say, we should all learn from our mistakes.  But when there's others that have already made those mistakes it's sometimes best to bow to their experience 

Whilst I think you're attitude is a good one towards building your customer base, I do suspect that people will take the mick and as others have said you'll lose out and get very fed up with them soon enough.

There is a school of thought that says you should always charge a good price for a good service or product.  If you don't, people will mostly undervalue either the service you offer, or indeed undervalue you as well.

Compromise, offer your potential customers a half price first clean    Tell them as you're expanding into the area you're currently offering 50% off first cleans, this should be your normal rate    They get a quality service at a fair price, and hopefully you'll get a return of business.

Good luck 

[Nameless Drudge]

Start as you mean to go on,no gimmicks.You are providing a REGULAR window cleaning service.If you have to work twice as long or twice as hard to bring the windows up to standard then let the customer know that and price accordingly,it will be accepted.To go at it any other way is sheer lunacy and makes no sense whatsoever so give over trying to justify it and cop on now.

[sean84]

As you say, we should all learn from our mistakes.  But when there's others that have already made those mistakes it's sometimes best to bow to their experience 

Whilst I think you're attitude is a good one towards building your customer base, I do suspect that people will take the mick and as others have said you'll lose out and get very fed up with them soon enough.

There is a school of thought that says you should always charge a good price for a good service or product.  If you don't, people will mostly undervalue either the service you offer, or indeed undervalue you as well.

Compromise, offer your potential customers a half price first clean    Tell them as you're expanding into the area you're currently offering 50% off first cleans, this should be your normal rate    They get a quality service at a fair price, and hopefully you'll get a return of business.

Good luck 

I think you may of missed the point, on my leaflet it does say 'first clean half price.'

Anyway, this is my business, my way of doing things......