[stuart webster]

spreadsheet calculator!

Whats one of those then


really i'm interested .... do tell

Chris

Just a simple calculator i've put together.

It's on my palm, so when we give prices it gives me an idea of what we should charge

Customers then don't think i've just pulled the figure out of the air.

[Chris Cottrell]

spreadsheet calculator!

Whats one of those then


really i'm interested .... do tell

Chris

Just a simple calculator i've put together.

It's on my palm, so when we give prices it gives me an idea of what we should charge

Customers then don't think i've just pulled the figure out of the air.

Any chance of a look ... would'nt mind something like that on my palm .... I find my customers are quite intriged/impressed when I whip out the palm ..... oer ... no comments please

Chris

[supernova77]

steve k,

The price of a pint in my local is £3.10 

Honesly I would charge £40 at least round my way.

If I have to quote a big house, even if they don't have many windows I always say "for a house this big", and then they think you are complimenting their house, and think yes I do own a rather big house - They then warm to you and you can quote a higher price than normal

I probably am a bit more expensive than most, but if you can get it quote high!

Andy

[P @ F]

Holy poop Andy , no wonder you charge those prices !
My beer comes in at a nifty £2.50

 Gonna do it for £25 as she puts a bit of money my way , 4 of those is a tonne after all , id rather do 4 of them than 12 £8 jobs

 Rich   P @ f

[stuart webster]

spreadsheet calculator!

Whats one of those then


really i'm interested .... do tell



Chris

Just a simple calculator i've put together.

It's on my palm, so when we give prices it gives me an idea of what we should charge

Customers then don't think i've just pulled the figure out of the air.

Any chance of a look ... would'nt mind something like that on my palm .... I find my customers are quite intriged/impressed when I whip out the palm ..... oer ... no comments please

Chris

Sent you an e-mail, dont get too excited though.
Put it in your Documents to Go folder and it will send it to your palm


Stuart

[Immaculate windows]

I charge as a general rule of thumb £1 per window, £2 per double patio door and for conservatories £1 per 2 large panes. Then I might round up for a bigger property.
£30 would be right for me

[Chris Cottrell]

Stuart

Where is the Documents to Go  folder, in Palm desktop ?

[steve k]

PJ....how long do you think you would take to  do this then

[P @ F]

Dont get me wrong , every window is easily reached , i can plonk the van right in front of the house and pull the hose right out to the left and then to the right and it will meet in the middle at the back , i reckon after 2 cleans its gonna be 30 minutes work , even with the porch thrown in for a bit of customer satisfaction , call me a push over but all the little extras make them feel a bit special , i have learnt  to look after your people and they will keep paying your wages ...

  Rich  P @ F 

[Morph]

Sorry Rich, but it's Monday,

If you know the customer well and already have a fair bit of work from her, you have had a good look at the job, you know what you're doing, you know how to park and all the obstacles, you know how long it's going to take you.......

Then why do you need to ask how much to charge?

If you want to know what other proffessionals try to quote as the going rate in their area, then ask that.  Then we won't be questioning one another.
Then you can contribute and we'll all be happy!
Back to work

[24-7 S C Services]

HI Everyone

I would charge £40 for a monthly clean and £46 for a six weekly clean on that job and I would not accept a penny less. If she turns out to be a good customer, I would clean her porch every third clean for free.

Don't be under pricing yourselves, don’t forget, you do have other expenses van running costs, insurance, public liability insurance, tools to replace and your own wages.

I price per window and the pricing system is very close to an hourly rate I want. So if you want £30 an hour, charge £37, and then the £7 goes towards your overheads.

Many Thanks

Andrew

[Ian_Giles]

For me that is a £30 account, and I'd consider it very fair at that.
Having said that, after a couple of cleans you are goingto be knocking it out in no more than 30 minutes tops, so at £25 it is still good money.
But I wouldn't be seen dead doing it for that price off a ladder

The problem with these larger properties is that they are a walk in the park for WFP, but you have to keep the prices on a par with what you would charge if you were doing it trad.
Otherwise it is a slippery slope downwards in prices
WFP even if DIY is still a relatively substantial investment, and running costs are higher, drop your prices too low and you will end out earning no more than a trad cleaner...yet you'll have higher costs.

No time to write more, gotta get back out there!

Ian

[Sir Squeaky]

For what's it's worth, (which isn't much as I'm quoting my trad price) I'd say £20-25, as I could do that off a ladder in 45 mins or so.

Quicker for you, so that's plenty.

Rog.

[Biscute]

Id say 22 pound and a brew would do me, id take it for that its better than not having it. You could always add a bit more on 4 months down the line.