ona 2-3 hours stint canvassing door knocking - i get between 0 and 3 customers and may be the odd quote which mostly never go anywhere even tho i know my prices are fair and quite reasonable
Now there's a quandry. If you're getting quotes and they're going no where that should set an alarm bell ringing. Its ok you knowing your prices are reasonable and fair but if your potential customers don't, then your wasting your time and theirs. Try experimenting with your prices in different areas/streets /roads. You will find that if you can get a lot together its suprising how low you can go and still ahcieve a fantastic hourly rate. Try not to take to much notice of what guys tell you should be the price of a house on here, ask your potential customers what they would like to pay. If its lower than you thought maybe suggest you could do it for that price if they got a few neighbours together and they all had it done.
I know i'd sooner pull in a close and do four houses for £9 each, rather than do one at what i thought was the 'correct price' at £14. There are no rules, you just gotta get what you can get however you get it.
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i have thought about this for the very reason you say here - but now ive got my speed up i find on many houses i do i can spend a fair time feed hose round back of property and feeding it back up before i wind in - so if i were doing a a 14 pounder but charging 9 id perhaps have to get my speed up a bit more - also if i started doing that pricing a 14 at 9 for example the ones on at 14 already in the same road, what would you do about the original 14 pounders, drop thier price too?
No, i would imagine most of us have 'good' priced work and 'low' priced work. I wouldn't suggest lowering the existing prices, but if you're canvassing new work in new areas/streets and quoting and people are thinking its too high, then try to negotiate with them, ask them what price they where thinking of . Get to a price you can try. If they're thinking its to high and you need more work there has to be a compromise somewhere, something you can try?
Also if you're new to WFP your speed will drastically improve. Every time you pull that reel in and put it in the van its costs you, try to do it as little as possible.
Crude example.....we just recently canvassed a close and got about every other house. Quoted one guy £13 and he said no, he wanted to only pay a tenner. Told him no go. When we finished and we sorted that we got most of the houses we went back and agreed the tenner with him. Its money lost if we don't do it,just give him a tenners worth. Don't put obstacles in your way, just go clean get the money !!!