[spickandspan]

I have just started to apply a minimum charge of £30..... do any of you guys do the same.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

£59

Shaun

[Neil Grainger]

£65 for me.

Even if its the smallest of Jobs you still need to set up Pre Vac, Pre Spray and Clean.

[David_Annable]

Hi

£40 but that looks a bit light in this company.

Dave

[craigp]

we had this topic only recently, do a search.

thats high Neil, even for just single stain removal ?  do you get many takers ?

PS mine £45

[calmore]

£45...sometimes £35 if it's close by.

[cleaning co]

40

[Steve Chapman]

£35  or £25 for regular  customers (stain removal)

works for me as most work is within 5 mile radius

regrards
steve

[carpetclean]

also £45 no problems with it but if its an oap will do for less

[cleaning co]

there the ones with all the money lol

[Mark Roberts]

55 +vat domestic
75 +vat commercial

Can you tell I don't like small stuff

[Neil Grainger]

Craig

the way I see it is You pay for call, Drive to Customer, Set up Pre Vac, Pre Spray and Clean, Then Set down and go home.

Minimum of 1 1/2 hours work. Most dont complain because most trades around here charge a lot more than that.

I am open with Customers about this and do explain the breakdown of it to them and always try to offer them something else to make it more cost effective to them.

[cleaning co]

yes spot on  people think when u charge 50 for an hour they think u are earning 50 an hour 

[Mike Halliday]

 here's the problem. if i spend a £100 on a advert and get 1 job for £120 this job is worth to me £20 this is not above my minimum charge so I shouldn't do it

if I get a recommend for a job worth £40 then this job will make me £40, double what the £120 job made me.

If I turn down a bathroom for £25 today, they definitely won't ring me to clean their suite next month which would earn me £120

if you are spending money to get customers then you can't have a minimum charge because when you do your figures you will find most of them pay below your minimum charge.

So see the small job as a door opener for future bigger jobs.

Mike

[Neil Grainger]

Mike

Thats why I always try to offer them something else, it keeps them happy and more importantley makes them think they are getting something for nothing and think I am a very nice chap.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

makes sense Mike but if they call you everytime they need a small carpet or a rug doing then it doesn't work.

Trade print some time ago sent me a portfolio of fliers and on 1 of them it had a carpet cleaner who had a min charge of £65 but only charged £40 an average room, so may be got £80 an average job.

It depends on how much you want THAT customer.

Shaun

[mark_roberts]

Agree depends how bad you want the work.  About 5 years ago i did a small bathroom that really needed replaced charged £25.  Next week Im going back for about the 6th time.  Over the years this customer has been worth around £2000.

Now its £50 min for new customers and £40 for old but have done favours for really good customers for as little as £20.

At the minute ive only 3 full days left for bookings before Christmas so am going to try a £100 min so see how it gos.

Mark

[jasonl]

I agree with MIKE £35min, when I explain that I need to charge that to send a van and equipment out, most customers nod and understand that under that price its not viable .

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I think it can be 'touchy feely' with customers depends on if you can link them onto exsisting jobs and how good a customer they are.

Sometimes free works even better.

Shaun

[Macarthur]

£40 or £35 if very close by.

Nigel.