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Poll

as subject are you putting up prices this year?

Yes ?
56.9%
41 (56.9%)
No ?
18.1%
13 (18.1%)
not sure ?
25%
18 (25%)

Total Members Voted: 62

Window Washers

  • Posts: 9036
are you putting up prices this year ?
« on: January 10, 2011, 07:56:38 pm »
As it says are you putting up prices this year, I hear all the rubbish in the papers, and was wondering what everyone else is doing.

Feel free to add a post :)
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Window Washers

  • Posts: 9036
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2011, 07:57:33 pm »
If you are unsure please say why your unsure...

Same as if you say no please say why
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Lee GLS

  • Posts: 3844
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2011, 07:59:06 pm »
have been thinking about it, but might wait until april and judge it then, i dont want to give people a reason to cancel or go 8 weekly, im pretty happy with 90% of the prices, so i may just put a few up that are well overdue.

Lee GLS

  • Posts: 3844
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2011, 07:59:56 pm »
If you are unsure please say why your unsure...

Same as if you say no please say why

calm down, i cant type very quickly  ;D

stevenpaulmatthews

  • Posts: 104
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2011, 08:03:28 pm »
have been thinking about it, but might wait until april and judge it then, i dont want to give people a reason to cancel or go 8 weekly, im pretty happy with 90% of the prices, so i may just put a few up that are well overdue.

must agree GLS here, myself and jr window cleaning were talkin about this today as the big man had pop over for a brew.........

im just not sure the time is right we as everyone has the odd suspect priced house that they are not happy with

as long as the weather is kind to me im happy

Window Washers

  • Posts: 9036
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2011, 08:08:19 pm »
have been thinking about it, but might wait until april and judge it then, i dont want to give people a reason to cancel or go 8 weekly, im pretty happy with 90% of the prices, so i may just put a few up that are well overdue.

must agree GLS here, myself and jr window cleaning were talkin about this to as the big man had pop over for a brew.........

im just not sure the time is right we as everyone has the odd suspect priced house that they are not happy with

as long as the weather is kind to me im happy
is there ever a right time, or is it we look for an excuse not to up our fees ?, all these are up in price :diesel , vat, food, clothes, soon interest rates.
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drevitt

  • Posts: 170
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2011, 08:08:30 pm »
putting up but not till start of new financial year april :)
well overdue some not been put up for couple of years

luther1

  • Posts: 1071
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2011, 08:12:15 pm »
I put up 8 houses £7 to £10 today and lost 1.

stevenpaulmatthews

  • Posts: 104
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2011, 08:13:46 pm »
@ Window Washers....we have been in the game 20 yrs now so put our prices many many times over the yrs, a bit to long in the tooth and experenced for being scared of customers reactions when they are faced with the prospect of their window cleaning cost goin up

Dean Taberner

  • Posts: 4164
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2011, 08:14:02 pm »
Yes by 20%. Not for me though. For the VAT man. :-(
Operations manager at J.V Price Ltd

http://www.thepricegroup.co.uk

A & J Owen Window Cleaning

  • Posts: 2192
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2011, 08:18:16 pm »
yes by 100%

Window Washers

  • Posts: 9036
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2011, 09:17:28 pm »
@ Window Washers....we have been in the game 20 yrs now so put our prices many many times over the yrs, a bit to long in the tooth and experenced for being scared of customers reactions when they are faced with the prospect of their window cleaning cost goin up
so why the maybe time is not right ?
If your not willing to learn, No one can help you, If you are determined to learn, No one can stop you ;)

Newannaive

  • Posts: 320
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2011, 09:17:58 pm »
did it last year, so prob wait till next year..

chopsie

  • Posts: 1736
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2011, 09:59:38 pm »
I put not sure, only been going just over a year so feel it is too early for most, I am happy with most of my prices, I already put up some under priced work i had in Autumn. There are still odd ones which may get an increase if it starts to pee me off when doing them. I have not got a full round so I will just price new customers accordingly, i may even start adding extra for bi-monthly instead of monthly with the new ones.
chopsie

Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2011, 10:00:04 pm »
 ??? ???I will put up my prices by +- 10% as this what my costs have in the last year and if you use business brain we all would go up if only to cover the cost of fuel and so many other must pay things.A good business man will use good business judgement without emotion at a time like this. Everything is going up get used to it,customers will aswell.

stevenpaulmatthews

  • Posts: 104
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2011, 10:00:57 pm »
@ Window Washers....we have been in the game 20 yrs now so put our prices many many times over the yrs, a bit to long in the tooth and experenced for being scared of customers reactions when they are faced with the prospect of their window cleaning cost goin up
so why the maybe time is not right ?

because of the current finacial state our country is in, lots of people are losing there jobs and struggling to make ends meet

stevenpaulmatthews

  • Posts: 104
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #16 on: January 10, 2011, 10:02:51 pm »
??? ???I will put up my prices by +- 10% as this what my costs have in the last year and if you use business brain we all would go up if only to cover the cost of fuel and so many other must pay things.A good business man will use good business judgement without emotion at a time like this. Everything is going up get used to it,customers will aswell.

well i dont think i would have got where i am without a good business brain....so im ok on that 1 ;)

Moderator David@stives

  • Posts: 8829
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #17 on: January 10, 2011, 10:24:13 pm »
All mine gone up, no probs

Richard iSparkle

  • Posts: 2491
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #18 on: January 10, 2011, 11:35:51 pm »
definitely am yes!

put your prices up every year.

iSparkle Window Cleaning

www.isparklewindowcleaning.uk

Window Washers

  • Posts: 9036
Re: are you putting up prices this year ?
« Reply #19 on: January 11, 2011, 09:17:13 am »
it seems there is a shift in the trend about price rises.

Now is this because more business men/women are into window cleaning now or have people just got a little more savy  :-\
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