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Nick_Thompson

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The best time of the year for a price increase.
« on: December 19, 2017, 08:37:25 am »
Hi chaps,

Just interested in your opinion on what time of the year would be best for increasing window cleaning prices and why?

Nick
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AuRavelling79

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Re: The best time of the year for a price increase.
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2017, 08:43:37 am »
You can probably do it any time but if I had to name one I would go for March through May because  April is when pensioners get an increase in their state pension. Don't forget they have had a minimum 2.5% for a few years now under the "triple lock" guarantee.

Maybe not December through February because Xmas spending and it's aftermath is on many people's minds.

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Marc Stock

Re: The best time of the year for a price increase.
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2017, 08:45:10 am »
March-April is the new financial year. So do it then.

Soupy

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Re: The best time of the year for a price increase.
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2017, 10:23:41 am »
October.

If you do it right (put the prices up enough) you'll lose some customers, best time for that is just as the clocks change.

You should be looking to be turning over a wee bit more for less work following a price increase, you can then fill in the gaps with new work at your new prices once you've got winter out of the way.
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Splash & dash

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Re: The best time of the year for a price increase.
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2017, 09:46:28 pm »
March April time people are starting to think about spring cleaning and getting a window cleaner if they haven’t got one so if you loose a few jobs by putting up the price there will be more work very quickly to replace it 😂😂😂win win

P @ F

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Re: The best time of the year for a price increase.
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2017, 09:58:08 pm »
I did mine last January , didnt lose any , but tips have been poor this crimbo , i wonder why  ??? ??? ???
I'm so lazy I'm getting tired of it !

dazmond

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Re: The best time of the year for a price increase.
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2017, 11:48:59 pm »
i put some up every year in april.seems a good time to do it.
price higher/work harder!