hi,
just to say that i have been operating in the manchester area for 18 years & i charge £4.00 to clean a terraced house , so if your charging £2.00 - £2.70 i would seriously put them up , without a doubt. i charge £2.50 for anybody who wants fronts or tops to be cleaned .add on another £1.00 to wipe the sills down.
Obviously customers complain & some will cancel , but in my experiance i explain to them that i am running a business , pay tax,insurance etc , so £2.00 - £2.50 is for the window cleaners who are undercutting the legitimate window cleaners & thats why they can charge & undercut the rest of us . Also a good one to point out is that if the window cleaners who are charging less & maybe signing on or doing it as a secondary job , that if they fell off or had an accident on their premises then they could be held responsible ,as they could be classed as the employer & therefore should ask if you are insured , because i GUARENTEE that if you damaged any item of theirs they would want it replacing or compensation ............
THINK OF IT THIS WAY , IF I HAD 100 HOUSES @ £2.00 , I WOULD RATHER EXPLAIN & PUT THEM UP TO £4.00 AND ONLY CLEAN 50 = EXACTLY THE SAME MONEY & LESS WORK .. SOME CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE CANCELLED WILL COME BACK , BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO CLEAN WELL , POLITE,RELIABLE,HONEST = THEY WILL THEN SEE YOUR TRUSTWORTHY & BEFORE LONG YOU WILL HAVE LOADS OF CUSTOMERS PREPARED TO PAY MORE THAN £4.00........ CHRIS.