[mikethechamois]

hi ronnie

i agree with wht your saying but i think this guys got something good going here

my first reaction was ..........that guys doing his own windows. then he popped up at the back of the net one , and then the next. so i timed him...........15mins

no travelling between jobs so his average is 4 per hr

he didnt just buff the glass he buffed the frames as well, in no time at all

i tried canvassing those rds and didnt get a look in , now i know why

i dont know what he charges but thats the clincher here

if its 15 a hse then thats £60 per hr

5 hr day=  £300

3 days = £900

outlay usual costs with vehicle , insurance etc plus some new cloths every week

that is if hes charging £15 , he could be charging half that

in which case hes a muppet as you could charge a premium for windows that are buffed like that

im going to ask the other wcs what they know about him

[barry80]

Ive been  putting  leaflets through doors , for a 2 bed semi  asking for only  £3.50 ,and Ive got lots of work. Ive been in the game 23 nearly 24 years. And I am trad. And yes I do frames and cills.

[Mike 108]

Barry

I really think you are too cheap and your customers are on ‘a good thing’.

Last year, a local ‘trad’ cleaner, who had been doing the same houses for ‘donkeys years’ retired and he gave his small round away. I got some of his houses.

I told each customer that I could only do their houses if I charged 50-75% more than the previous cleaner.

They all accepted my price, many of them saying “I expected it to go up. The other chap hadn’t put his prices up for years.”

If you are happy with your prices, fair enough – but I’ll bet you could get at least 50% more without any serious protest.

Mike

[Window Cleaning Services]

if he does 4 an hour its a good price,

really?

Same Here. Must remember never to move from the Bournemouth area. My mobile homes are £10 trad. 2 bed semi are £7 (my min. charge) Syd

[trike]

good on you keep it up,good price

[ronnie paton]

do you believe he is taking £900 for 25hours

i believe not, he has prob had customers for years and them type of customers are loyal and i guess is prices are years old too

[paulscotney]

Unbelievable anything less than £10 for any house that has an upstairs and 99.9% of bungalows

[mikethechamois]

your probably right ronnie, i dont know his prices , i was just surmising

i shall try and find out though, the fact hes got every house in the street suggests hes working very cheap

[stephen d]

from my experience you only ever get all the houses in a street if you are cheap.Much better to do 5 houses at £10 than than 10 houses at £5.I cant believe that in this day and age people are actually talking about dropping prices - nobody expects you to be cheaper than last year- hold your prices by all means in the current climate but never drop them - do a good job and customers will stay loyal to you.