[Dave66]

nail on head johny boy

[Frankybadboy]

you all know that windows stay cleaner longer with wfp.

[carl stanton]

Frank can be  true, but i am trad 

[GB Window Cleaning]

you all know that windows stay cleaner longer with wfp.

nobody said they didnt frank  but the fact is they have accumulated twice the amout of dirt! how can one despute this fact? 

[Frankybadboy]

you all know that windows stay cleaner longer with wfp.

nobody said they didnt frank   but the fact is they have accumulated twice the amout of dirt! how can one despute this fact?  

come on we all know that they dont get twice as dirty, :Pand never would you really spend any more time than you would than a normal clean.

[Londoner]

I agree with Franky. I don't think it makes any difference to me. I clean the windows the same irrespective of whether they are 4,6,8 or whatever. I don't charge extra but I would if I were trad.

Actually I wouldn't say they look much different. I think its a good business move. I know I have picked up customers off other cleaners because I am flexible. Quite a lot of new customers want 12 weeks now. Again, no problem, its all money in my pocket.

I just load them into George and when they are due I do them 

[Window Washers]

if you dont charge more for 4/6/8 weekly cleans you are leaving money on the table and you are costing yourself more time.

I will point out a few things for the people that say it does not take longer:

if you do it less often you:

You need to use more water, marginaly more not much but more scrubbing, there is possibility of twice the bird muck (you have to allow for this or it cost you time, time is money

You will have to do 2 houses instead of one to make the same money, this without doubt takes more time traveling, (collecting if you do that) wear and tear on the van, equipment, clothes and your shoes admin time as there are double the amount of people to account for.

You will also have to pay double the cheque charges if you run it as a business and not a personal account.

there is a list I could sit typing about why doing it less often costs more money, good for you if you dont charge extra but now you cannot say it doesnt take any more time as I have just shown you only a few things that we all need to do.

[Pj]

Don't say any more than you really have to.  The more you say the less credible you sound.
If you judge that it will cost them £1 more for your services by them dropping back to 8 weeks or every other month, well, that is your price, that's the end of it, no further explanation is necessary.

When you first price a job for £15 do they say, "Why isn't it £14?  No, that's your price and you wait to see if they accept. 

You go in to the supermarket and get a £4 bag of charcoal for the BBQ and it's priced at £5, do you go to the checkout and protest, "I only want this in the Summer so why has it gone up?"  No, you either pay or you spend £3 in petrol driving somewhere else to try and get it cheaper.

Have confidence, price it right, and that's it!

[AS Window Cleaning]

good point pj.

regardless of wether it takes longer or not. the lower price for 5 weeks (or 4 weeks) is an inventive to be more regular. look at it as reducing the price for 5 weeks, not increasing it for 10.

that being said, if your happy not increasing it for less regular (so to speak), then it's your business. but the OP here wanted to and was asking how best to explain to customer. so saying you shouldn't, ain't really helping him! (with all due respect to anyone that differs in opinion!) 

[Frankybadboy]

i didnt say i dont charge more,


but i did say they dont take any longer,

[GB Window Cleaning]

i didnt say i dont charge more,


but i did say they dont take any longer,

[Window Washers]

i didnt say i dont charge more,


but i did say they dont take any longer,

hahaha 

[AS Window Cleaning]

bah humbug.

but spot on frankie. I accuse wrongly   

[DMK115]

Because if I don't charge you more money  I'll be halving my income.

Not if you're only losing £1 you won't, unless you're only charging £1 for the house in the first place!

[John F]

Because if I don't charge you more money  I'll be halving my income.

Not if you're only losing £1 you won't, unless you're only charging £1 for the house in the first place!

i think what he means is that if all his customers did this then he would halve his income.

[DMK115]

Because if I don't charge you more money  I'll be halving my income.

Not if you're only losing £1 you won't, unless you're only charging £1 for the house in the first place!

i think what he means is that if all his customers did this then he would halve his income.

Quite probably, should have put my thinking head on really.

[AS Window Cleaning]

Because if I don't charge you more money  I'll be halving my income.

Not if you're only losing £1 you won't, unless you're only charging £1 for the house in the first place!

i think what he means is that if all his customers did this then he would halve his income.

Quite probably, should have put my thinking head on really.

    way to go for your 25th post 

[JackieW]

''i think what he means is that if all his customers did this then he would halve his income.''

My mistake for not clarifying.

[CLEANCARE WC]

The first price coming out of my mouth on new quotes will be for 8 wkly @ 33% more than 4 wkly I will then offer 4 wkly If they switch frequency later we will both know where we are.

Basically Im not charging more for less frequent, Im discounting for more frequent

[carl stanton]

Basically Im not charging more for less frequent, Im discounting for more frequent
like that 

i spoke to the customer again, said thanks for custom an all that, and checked she and my work ok
she has been going through breast cancer so i am glad i did not get forceful or any thing