[steve prince]

Hi all !
Im new to this forum and pretty new to carpet cleaning ,but im doing ok .
My question is ..ive got to do a quote for an office ,size 900square ft ,i would like some advice in how to approach this please .
thanks
steve

[Simon Gerrard]

That's only 100 sq yards / metres so you should be looking at £2 psy depending on the condition of the carpet. What kind of equipment do you have?

Simon

[steve prince]

H/W/E prochem 2000

[JandS]

Can't understand why people still measure in
sq ft.
Metres as got to be easier, smaller sums.

John

[Simon@arenaclean]

"Can't understand why people still measure in
sq ft.
Metres as got to be easier, smaller sums."

That's a good point but a high percentage of my customers are 50+ and prefer sq yds, commercials I do in sq metres

[Bob Allen]

I measure in feet and devide the total by 9 to get the total square yards, generally charge about £2.00 per square Yard.

[petermaybury]

would have that that using sq ft would make you look a bit antiquated in this day and age. Even now carpet shops are still advertising prices in square yards, which to anbody but the old generation is confusing. Why do they do it because the price is cheaper than a square metre. I tell customers that it is the price that they pay that is important, not the ridiculous formulas that some people feel they have the need to use to get to those prices. Luckily I do get most of the work that I quote on so I do not see the need to change my formula.
State of the art equipment/ antiquated measurements, does not sound like a good marketing strategy to me.

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

[steve prince]

the size is what i was told over the phone ,but will check when i get there today!
thanks for the help ....

[Kinver_Clean]

Back in the early days I quoted over the phone for an office 12x12.

Unfortunately when I got there it was metres not feet.

[steve prince]

ok the size is 900 sft ,so what i would like to know is > im not vat reg but the company is ,does that make a difference ?

thanks

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

ok the size is 900 sft ,so what i would like to know is > im not vat reg but the company is ,does that make a difference ?

thanks

No!

Just put your price-you make no mention of VAT. It's irrelevant in your situation.

Rog

[Len Gribble]

Steve

I get 99.9% of my commercial quotes NO VAT 

[Craigp]

would have that that using sq ft would make you look a bit antiquated in this day and age. Even now carpet shops are still advertising prices in square yards, which to anbody but the old generation is confusing. Why do they do it because the price is cheaper than a square metre. I tell customers that it is the price that they pay that is important, not the ridiculous formulas that some people feel they have the need to use to get to those prices. Luckily I do get most of the work that I quote on so I do not see the need to change my formula.
State of the art equipment/ antiquated measurements, does not sound like a good marketing strategy to me.

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

I bet if I asked you your height you would tell me in foot!  

[Jim_77]

I bet if you asked his Mrs his length, she'd give you it in millimetres

[Steven Lawrence]

State of the art equipment/ antiquated measurements, does not sound like a good marketing strategy to me.

does this mean you still use a bucket and mop? 

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

I bet if you asked his Mrs his length, she'd give you it in millimetres

Jim

Did you hear about the king of the pygmies-at 12 inches in height he was only just a ruler

Rog

[Craigp]

State of the art equipment/ antiquated measurements, does not sound like a good marketing strategy to me.

does this mean you still use a bucket and mop? 

Exactly, and then he's got a page on his website telling us about his state of the art truck mount.