[Neil Grainger]

Never put prices on anything because you will only attract the people that want to pay that price, The only time to put prices on anything is if you dont go out and quote. How can you have a fixed price for upholstery some take 2 hrs t clean and others can take 5-6 depending on condition and size.

Not knocking it but this is not my approach but horses for courses.

[Ricky M]

Neil 

[derek west]

Never put prices on anything because you will only attract the people that want to pay that price,

neil
3 rooms for £99, ring any website bells.
you naughty boy
only joking mate, i don't put prices on leaflets either, why? because i go out and quote, why do i do that? because so far a lounge diner has taken me from 35 mins to 2 hours to clean, same price? i dont think so.
derek

[Colin finney]

5 -6 hrs to clean a suite strewth!!!! Is a toothbrush involded?
Col

[Ricky M]

yes I agree but I will agree with anyone 2 nite (Red wine + JD) daddy having a few and some !
Hic 
Ricky

[Neil Grainger]

Derek

Sorry I was talking Upholstery 3 for £99 gets you in the door but my comments were ment for Upholstery.

Colin

Do you only clean new Upholstery then colin, I have turned some real nightmares back to as good as new but i would not have done them for a price listed on a leaflet, to many if buts and maybe's for my liking, they pay for it but are always happy and it can take time to do it. Is it me or should they all take 2hrs to do

[derek west]

only joshing neil.
derek

[Neil Grainger]

Sorry anything should have been Upholstery, my mistake.

[Colin finney]

Neil, i've been in the job for twenty years and have never had one that has taken anywhere near 5 -6 hours and i've done some mingers in my time. Good on you tho your ovbiously a thorough man.
col

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

One of cc's perennial problems.

You give a special offer because it's January.

You have to explain to the same customer that because it's December you don't get the same special offer!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I think someone on here had said that explaining the special offer was an off season discount was the way to sell it. The discount MUST be based on volume you can't offer % off 1 carpet it makes you non profitable.

Shaun

[Neil Williams]

Ok I give in and for the first time ever I'm going to try this get a suite cleaned get a room carpet cleaned free trick.
I know how many hits the web site gets and I know how many requests we get, so let's see if this works or not.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I do have a suite cleaned and protected and get a carpet cleaned for free, it yields about £190 a job.

Shaun

[Neil Williams]

I do have a suite cleaned and protected and get a carpet cleaned for free, it yields about £190 a job.

£190 for suite and protection. How much if it's just clean only?

[Ian Gourlay]

Colin,

If Mike says it works it does, He uses his offers all year and it does bring in business because I use them aswell.

Cheers

Neil

You say if  Mike uses them they work

You use them  but do they bring you that extra Suite Clean?

[Neil Grainger]

Yes they do work and i offer them at all times.

The new one i am trying is the 25% discount if you get a friend or neighbour to have cleaning on the same day, this is working very well and gets customers to talk about you.

cheers

neil

[will01]

But Neil what about if you are booked up for that day and can't clean the neighbours etc...

IMHO this approach would defo tell the friends/neighbours that you had no other work on that day so were banking on them to give you the work.

Even if I wasnt booked up I wouldn't use this approach.

[derek west]

will
if i rang a plumber and asked when he could fit me in and he said, "ive got nothing on in 5 days time" i wouldn't think, "he's poo then"
just my opinion.
derek

[will01]

Sorry Derek you're going to have to decipher that one for me.

 

[derek west]

doesn't matter will.
just read your reply again and it doesn't quite say what i thought it did.
sorry chief, just ignore me.
but i still think the idea is a good one and will be using it in the near future, not quite sure of 25% though, 15% maybe, or 20% at a push.
apologies again will

derek