[dazmond]

Anyone else?not put any up for 2 years......mainly a quid or two on around 200 jobs,the others will remain the same.....

[jo5hm4n]

Anyone else?not put any up for 2 years......mainly a quid or two on around 200 jobs,the others will remain the same.....

doing my first price rise ever from april onwards.  Some customers just a £1, some customers upto £5.

I've always been scared to do this, however i am currently bringing in so much work if i do ending up losing some customers it will not phase me.

[dazmond]

Anyone else?not put any up for 2 years......mainly a quid or two on around 200 jobs,the others will remain the same.....

doing my first price rise ever from april onwards.  Some customers just a £1, some customers upto £5.

I've always been scared to do this, however i am currently bringing in so much work if i do ending up losing some customers it will not phase me.

I've only ever lost 2 or 3 jobs when raising prices,if that....

[Soupy]

Blame brexit.

[AuRavelling79]

I've just started doing this selectively and since the middle of January I've been telling 8 weekly customers that prices will be going up "in April" or as of February "next time". I have aimed at those I feel are a bit low for the work done and also go back through "George" and particularly target those that have had no price rise since early 2016.

If they are in I tell them face to face, if not I leave this stapled to their payment slip ...


Dear ________________________                                                                                              Date__________________

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your custom to date and to inform you that as it has
been ________(over X years)_______________since my prices changed and that as of and including NEXT clean the rate for your windows will be ______________________.

(Space for any additional note if necessary)

I do hope you understand the need for this to keep pace with rising costs and that you find this necessary adjustment acceptable.

Many thanks,



(Name)

[Stoots]

Been in business 4 years now so first price rises ever will be starting this April.

Will start notifying in march, I will send a bulk text via cleaner planner then follow up with a letter and verbally if I catch them in but a lot of them I never see.

Decided on a system going forward also.

I'm only raising prices this April for customers who started in 2017 or earlier. ( I don't think it's fair to put prices up on newer customers just yet unless of course they are obviously underpriced)

Then going forward next year will be for customers joining in 2018, so on and so forth....

All customers will have a price rise every 2 years from now on.

Infact this post has just reminded me I need to start making a list and get some letters printed up.
I was thinking £1 for jobs between £10 - £15 (90% of my work) then £2 for anything above (my highest price is £30)

[Smudger]

Not this year - I price rise every other year  - minimum 50p for smaller cleans unto £3 for larger cleans then 10% for cleans of £50+

may lose 1 or 2 - but that's about it

Darran

[AuRavelling79]

So far not one has baulked at the price increases (which have been in the ten to fifteen percent rate rounded to the nearest pound) and one (that I'd put the price up from £30 to £34 after four years sent this text ... )

Dear

Hi Malcolm

Have given your No. to friends who live nearby wanting window cleaning. Mr & Mrs Xxxxx
Hope you don't mind.

Many thanks and sorry we missed you last week as we were away in Devon. No probs with new rate, well deserved !!

See you next time
(Name of custy)
Address

[Klean07]

He needs to put his prices up to pay for his upcoming 5 star luxury holiday to Mexico!

[nathankaye]

So for last couple of years ive had a min price (£10) however most of my new work  is between 15 n 20. So this april im targeting all my work which is still under the  min charge.
Apart from that, its every 2 yrs that i put prices up now, even if its by 50p so customers get used to this happening, as any longer it becomes a shock to them

[Splash & dash]

just put up most of our prices some not gone up for over 10 years , minimum price increase was £1 biggest was £10 , lost two jobs surprisingly the two that cancled were only put up by a pound , most went up by £3:50 , I find it difficult to put up prices as customers become friends and find bringing up the subject awkward

[mufcglen]

like others ive had some customers 4-5 years and theyre paying a fair bit less than what i'd charge now,however with time and building work up im in a position like many others where i can pick and choose and charge what i like now so ive been putting them up since turn of the year with the idea if they dont like it they know what they can do however every single one has accepted it and given me some nice replies too saying the service is well worth it and they knew it was well overdue anyway!
one customer said i should do a suggestion charge where the customer pays me what they think they should pay, yeah right
i was going to wait until april but thought sod it, i dont need the work so bang the prices up now and if they take it they take it if not i can fill the space easily enough but its nice theyve took it as theyre are all good payers and nice customers and that counts for a lot!

[dazmond]

He needs to put his prices up to pay for his upcoming 5 star luxury holiday to Mexico!

It'll be paid off by April....

[Dave Willis]

I’m dropping most of my prices this year. The amount I earn is obscene.

[AuRavelling79]

I’m dropping most of my prices this year. The amount I earn is obscene.

You don't earn it Dave. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask. 

[KS Cleaning]

Anyone else?not put any up for 2 years......mainly a quid or two on around 200 jobs,the others will remain the same.....

Is that the brand new van 2 years old already? Time flies

[dazmond]

Anyone else?not put any up for 2 years......mainly a quid or two on around 200 jobs,the others will remain the same.....

Is that the brand new van 2 years old already? Time flies

Yep!......time seems to go faster the older I get!

[Cookie]

I usually tell the customer I'm increasing the price face to face or I leave a note on the back of the payment slip as follows:

From April the price of each clean will increase to £x.

No need to explain why price is increasing. Tescos, Asda etc.. don't.

I'm surprised people still deal in 50p. All my prices are whole are in whole £. I can't be bothered with 50p coins.

[deeege]

So for last couple of years ive had a min price (£10) however most of my new work  is between 15 n 20. So this april im targeting all my work which is still under the  min charge.
Apart from that, its every 2 yrs that i put prices up now, even if its by 50p so customers get used to this happening, as any longer it becomes a shock to them

So you have had a minimum price for the last few years, but you are just now moving some customers up to that minimum price?

You’ve not had a minimum price then really have you?

Brilliant Nathan. 😂

[John Mart]

So for last couple of years ive had a min price (£10) however most of my new work  is between 15 n 20. So this april im targeting all my work which is still under the  min charge.
Apart from that, its every 2 yrs that i put prices up now, even if its by 50p so customers get used to this happening, as any longer it becomes a shock to them

So you have had a minimum price for the last few years, but you are just now moving some customers up to that minimum price?

You’ve not had a minimum price then really have you?

Brilliant Nathan. 😂

I just literally laughed out loud at that.