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ashbash

price increase eeek help
« on: June 17, 2011, 08:12:42 am »
help needed
im going to increase my round prices in the month. i ve been cleaning for 6 years and never increased any prices new or older work. any ideas on how much to increase them by.  also should i write them a simple letter or just put the increase on the card i drop through the door
the more advice the better cos i need a pay rise ;D 
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mlscontractcleaner

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Re: price increase eeek help
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2011, 08:16:17 am »
We always write to let them know first; it just seems a little more polite ;D

We usually put our prices up a £ at a time.
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SunShineCleaning

Re: price increase eeek help
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2011, 08:38:34 am »
I leave them a note. On it it tells them when their last increase was. This stops the moaning about it only just going up etc.
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Helen

Re: price increase eeek help
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2011, 09:32:01 am »
Quote from: ashbash on June 17, 2011, 08:12:42 am
help needed
im going to increase my round prices in the month. i ve been cleaning for 6 years and never increased any prices new or older work. any ideas on how much to increase them by.  also should i write them a simple letter or just put the increase on the card i drop through the door
the more advice the better cos i need a pay rise ;D 

Depends what your prices range from and to. 1 £10 job increased to £11 is a 10% rise and yes people will work out % rises.
Pick a month when you are going to do the increase and just leave a lineage on your payment slip on the clean before! "Please note that from your next clean the new price will be XXXX"
For those that pay you on the day just tell them.
There will be those who won't like it and that is when you explain you have never increased your rates. It is then up to them whether they continue with you or not.
Start now with brand new customers. Get the price in your head and add your increase then tell them the price. :)
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CLEANCARE WC

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Re: price increase eeek help
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2011, 03:57:02 pm »
DONT WRITE A LETTER MAKING A BIG DEAL OF IT, JUST WRITE A NOTE ON YOUR INVOICE SLIP SAYING.." PLEASE NOTE AS OF NEXT VISIT YOUR PRICE WILL BE £.."

SORRY I SHOULD OF LOOKED UP  ::) WHAT HELEN SAID
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Helen

Re: price increase eeek help
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2011, 04:35:33 pm »
Quote from: Grahams trad cleaning. on June 17, 2011, 03:57:02 pm
DONT WRITE A LETTER MAKING A BIG DEAL OF IT, JUST WRITE A NOTE ON YOUR INVOICE SLIP SAYING.." PLEASE NOTE AS OF NEXT VISIT YOUR PRICE WILL BE £.."

SORRY I SHOULD OF LOOKED UP  ::) WHAT HELEN SAID
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Great minds think alike and all that........ ;D but at least I didn't shout it :-* ;D ;D
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edward1

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Re: price increase eeek help
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2011, 04:41:06 pm »
im with grahams ,
dont write a letter ,just tell em and if they queery it tell em its the 1st time in 6 yrs.
however if your charges r ok dont increase them.times r tough at the mo and they may use it as an excuse to get rid of you .

good luck
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