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wynne jones

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #80 on: December 04, 2012, 07:00:31 pm »
Craig is right.

People have money for want they really want even if it's that that makes them poor. They will go to any lengths to get it including paying stupid interest rates.

It's our job to find the ones who will really want it when made aware of it and get the best price for doing it.

It's called marketing.
It's not expensive, you just can't afford it.

Adrian Marsh

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #81 on: December 04, 2012, 07:23:40 pm »
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FYI
takes me around 2 hours to do an empty or "don't move any furniture" 4 bed house. did a "move in" clean on a 3 bedder yesterday and charged my 3 bed special offer price. 1 hour 30 minutes, came up beautiful. customer gave me a hug she was that pleased. ;D

 


Gave you a hug? Obviously blind aswell then Derek :-*

derek west

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #82 on: December 04, 2012, 07:34:51 pm »
thank god i'm not gay, or that would of offended me john. ;D

bennymon

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #83 on: December 04, 2012, 08:55:04 pm »
Happy Mondays  love the profile pic I went to see them on that tour


Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #85 on: December 04, 2012, 11:35:57 pm »
wow and its normaly me getting the stick for whAT I CHARGE  .... tell you what pass me the address and i will under cut the lot of yer  ;D

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #86 on: December 06, 2012, 11:08:39 pm »
fact is, there are customers out there who would look at my prices and decide not to use me cos i'm priced on the low side, and there are customers out there who would not pay pauls and others prices because there too high.  i still get turned down on being to expensive but for me,, its water off a ducks back, these are my prices and only my customers will pay these prices, don't see what the problem is really.

to say i'm unprofessional (craig) and silly (happy mondays) , is personally unprofessional and silly. ;D there will always be cheap and always be dear and always be guys somewhere in the middle, its called choice.

You still get turned down for being expensive  ;D where are you handing them leaflets out now? the job centre  ;D ;D


Re: How many other .....
« Reply #87 on: December 06, 2012, 11:46:06 pm »
Happy Mondays  love the profile pic I went to see them on that tour

Great gig - first time I saw them was in December 1988 at the g-mex supporting New Order and A Certain Ratio

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #88 on: December 09, 2012, 10:33:02 pm »
don't think the local chemdry is too worried about my prices, he passed me a commercial job last month. he was too busy and they wanted it done the following weekend so reccomended me, i was booked for saturday but did it sunday. lady at the toyota garage told me" we usually use chemdry but forgot to book the clean in and had to get it done last minute, chemdry was booked up for 2 weeks solid so reccomended you, said you were very good".  Saying that, i have passed a couple of jobs his way.

FYI
takes me around 2 hours to do an empty or "don't move any furniture" 4 bed house. did a "move in" clean on a 3 bedder yesterday and charged my 3 bed special offer price. 1 hour 30 minutes, came up beautiful. customer gave me a hug she was that pleased. ;D

 

I cleaned 4 bed detached house last summer just up the road in sproston that had been rented by a premier league fooballer, the master bedroom was around 120 m2, I could have rushed it and cut corners but took my time and earned very good money direct from him for two full days work.

I do alot of work for a very wealthy and well known self made multi millionare on the outskirts of knutsford, the house is worth around £8 million, again the rooms are very large I take my time and charge around £50 per hour plus the vat.

No one job or property is exactly the same - so Imo putting pricing on leaflets and websites is daft



   

bennymon

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #89 on: December 12, 2012, 07:44:41 pm »
I saw the wembley gig on that tour I've seen them 4 times

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #90 on: December 15, 2012, 07:46:11 pm »
don't think the local chemdry is too worried about my prices, he passed me a commercial job last month. he was too busy and they wanted it done the following weekend so reccomended me, i was booked for saturday but did it sunday. lady at the toyota garage told me" we usually use chemdry but forgot to book the clean in and had to get it done last minute, chemdry was booked up for 2 weeks solid so reccomended you, said you were very good".  Saying that, i have passed a couple of jobs his way.

FYI
takes me around 2 hours to do an empty or "don't move any furniture" 4 bed house. did a "move in" clean on a 3 bedder yesterday and charged my 3 bed special offer price. 1 hour 30 minutes, came up beautiful. customer gave me a hug she was that pleased. ;D

 

No derek I can assure you the local chem dry didnt recommend you or pass the oakmere toyota job on, it was cloverleaf. So maybe in the future start passing the work you cant or dont want to do on to cloverleaf.

Worried about your prices  ??? Dave wont be and neither am I. If you feel you can make a good living and a profit in your business by cleaning carpets for 50p per M2 then carry on and good luck  ;D Carpets are just an add on to this business so any revenue gained from it is a bonus and nothing else.       

Tony Gill Carpet Smart

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #91 on: December 15, 2012, 10:36:09 pm »
What a n.o.b who the hell is he
STAY YOUNG HAVE FUN BE HAPPY xx
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tomsy

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #92 on: December 16, 2012, 02:05:28 pm »
There are a lot of comments that seem to conflict in this thread, but don't at all when you consider that we all have different outgoings. If you don't have a mortgage, young family, no other income etc. then you can afford to charge less to bring the work in and maintain the same standard of living. Doesn't mean you are any less professional though. :P

*Hector*

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #93 on: December 16, 2012, 02:08:25 pm »
There are a lot of comments that seem to conflict in this thread, but don't at all when you consider that we all have different outgoings. If you don't have a mortgage, young family, no other income etc. then you can afford to charge less to bring the work in and maintain the same standard of living. Doesn't mean you are any less professional though. :P

All very true..... well said that man  ;D
Everyday this forum slips further from God.  :'(

pncleaning

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #94 on: December 16, 2012, 02:24:30 pm »
Some fair answers except blackey who sounds like a numpty
I second that !!!!!!!

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #95 on: December 16, 2012, 05:23:23 pm »
What a n.o.b who the hell is he

Thats not a very nice thing to say about someone on a public forum - very brave of you  ??? and btw it begins with a k if thats what you meant  :) 

dan paton

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #96 on: December 16, 2012, 06:34:44 pm »
What a n.o.b who the hell is he
      ;D ;D
happy monday's get off your high horse and chill out it's none of your business what other people charge

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #97 on: December 16, 2012, 06:45:00 pm »
What a n.o.b who the hell is he
      ;D ;D
happy monday's get off your high horse and chill out it's none of your business what other people charge

It is my business when they leaflet my patch with silly prices and it is my business when retired painters and decoraters such as Antony call me horrible names  ;D

dan paton

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Re: How many other .....
« Reply #98 on: December 16, 2012, 06:47:42 pm »
your patch???????? i thought we lived in a free country with free enterprise . you dont have a patch its everyone's and anyone's

Re: How many other .....
« Reply #99 on: December 16, 2012, 06:54:35 pm »
your patch???????? i thought we lived in a free country with free enterprise . you dont have a patch its everyone's and anyone's


Free enterprise, free speech for all  ;D  I'm all for that pal. Just trying to help derek and others make a bit more money on a job ticket thats all, is that ok with you?