[Leeds]

On average days, obviously not on stormy days.

Would you put your prices up?

we aim to do £400 a day on domestic regs, and do it over 80% of the time working 7 hr days with one man team.  £600 with 2 men, depends upon established rounds

Oh, so £80,000 a year for one man......... i cant be arsed with this.

[Smudger]

On average days, obviously not on stormy days.

Would you put your prices up?

we aim to do £400 a day on domestic regs, and do it over 80% of the time working 7 hr days with one man team.  £600 with 2 men, depends upon established rounds

Oh, so £80,000 a year for one man......... i cant be arsed with this.

What's wrong with that ? Richard has always been upfront with his hourly rate, prices and what his staff do per day - it's always been consistant and been backed up by others who know him.

Darran

[paul ette]

wow 400 a day is mega money, i know a lot that would be very happy with that in a week. your work must be very compact with little driving

[Leeds]

On average days, obviously not on stormy days.

Would you put your prices up?

we aim to do £400 a day on domestic regs, and do it over 80% of the time working 7 hr days with one man team.  £600 with 2 men, depends upon established rounds

Oh, so £80,000 a year for one man......... i cant be arsed with this.

What's wrong with that ? Richard has always been upfront with his hourly rate, prices and what his staff do per day - it's always been consistant and been backed up by others who know him.

Darran

Because that kind of money would need to be very good commercial work. Very good commercial work cannot be tendered, secured and carried out by a one man band.

Roughly turning over £8000 per month for one man is ridiculous, no matter what part of the country.

[supernova77]

Because that kind of money would need to be very good commercial work. Very good commercial work cannot be tendered and won by a one man band.

Roughly turning over £8000 per month for one man is ridiculous, no matter what part of the country.

Meridion,

Are you just starting up?

Andy

[Dave Willis]

On average days, obviously not on stormy days.

Would you put your prices up?

we aim to do £400 a day on domestic regs, and do it over 80% of the time working 7 hr days with one man team.  £600 with 2 men, depends upon established rounds

At Last! A man on the same Hymn sheet!

Don't forget you can earn £35k - £50k without even going to work. We have loads that do that.

[Leeds]

Can any of the moderators add on some kind of willy waving Emoticon?

In future we can reply just with that, to kill these topics.

[ChumBucket]

On average days, obviously not on stormy days.

Would you put your prices up?

we aim to do £400 a day on domestic regs, and do it over 80% of the time working 7 hr days with one man team.  £600 with 2 men, depends upon established rounds

Oh, so £80,000 a year for one man......... i cant be arsed with this.

What's wrong with that ? Richard has always been upfront with his hourly rate, prices and what his staff do per day - it's always been consistant and been backed up by others who know him.

Darran

Because that kind of money would need to be very good commercial work. Very good commercial work cannot be tendered, secured and carried out by a one man band.

Roughly turning over £8000 per month for one man is ridiculous, no matter what part of the country.

BUT............................. This is CIU forum! A place where male bovine waste produce is traded on mass!!

[Mick Kent]

To be fair i have just got in from doing an office block in east london then 43 fronts around se london and a carpet clean clean near home. I smashed well past £400 today and that was all on my own however normally i dont clean anywhere as near as much as i did today its just where i didnt do as many yesturday as needed to come home for an emergancy poo.
With enough work priced right and compact enough and in the right area, ie surrey, chelsea, wimbledon, woodford etc etc with 20x£20 houses(i only mentioned areas i know of down south as dont know any posh areas up north apart from maybe cheshire) £400 a day can be done as easy as £200 in a rougher type of area. 20x£10 houses. Remember an average 3 bed semi down south is min £250k give or take against £80k up north give or take.
Although yes a willy waving thread! If it wasnt for these threads then it wouldnt motivate others to go the extra mile to succeed! In fact the only reason i managed to grow even bigger and do as much as i do now is from doubting people like richard isparkle and a few others where i learnt that splash and dash does actualy work. Hard work pays off in the end if you realy want it that is.

I learnt from groundhog back in the day on a thread about seeing work as a game and to beat daily amounts each month and try be home that much quicker etc, i learnt from steve cm to always have a decent min price and never go below, i learnt from daz that gardiner poles realy do rule which can squeeze those extra 3 or 4 jobs done a day without killing yourself or running out of time using heavy bricks! I learnt from ian giles about £60ph glass time. Even learnt from negative things like how many seem to drop a customer for stupid reasons, to me every customer is a foundation for more customers with recomendations so if i get a not this time i accept it and move to the next otherwise id be 2 steps forward and always 1 back. all things combined from small tips and how people work who i enjoyed learning from over the years with there posts on here have all gone together to build my business up.
Its a shame that now there are a lot of negatives and doubters on here because if it wasnt for ciu id prob still be on a ladder doing £70-80 a day so it does goto show that there is some verey helpfull advice lirking away on this forum, especialy from 4/5 years ago.

[bobplum]

To be fair i have just got in from doing an office block in east london then 43 fronts around se london and a carpet clean clean near home. I smashed well past £400 today and that was all on my own however normally i dont clean anywhere as near as much as i did today its just where i didnt do as many yesturday as needed to come home for an emergancy poo.
With enough work priced right and compact enough and in the right area, ie surrey, chelsea, wimbledon, woodford etc etc with 20x£20 houses(i only mentioned areas i know of down south as dont know any posh areas up north apart from maybe cheshire) £400 a day can be done as easy as £200 in a rougher type of area. 20x£10 houses. Remember an average 3 bed semi down south is min £250k give or take against £80k up north give or take.
Although yes a willy waving thread! If it wasnt for these threads then it wouldnt motivate others to go the extra mile to succeed! In fact the only reason i managed to grow even bigger and do as much as i do now is from doubting people like richard isparkle and a few others where i learnt that splash and dash does actualy work. Hard work pays off in the end if you realy want it that is.

I learnt from groundhog back in the day on a thread about seeing work as a game and to beat daily amounts each month and try be home that much quicker etc, i learnt from steve cm to always have a decent min price and never go below, i learnt from daz that gardiner poles realy do rule which can squeeze those extra 3 or 4 jobs done a day without killing yourself or running out of time using heavy bricks! I learnt from ian giles about £60ph glass time. Even learnt from negative things like how many seem to drop a customer for stupid reasons, to me every customer is a foundation for more customers with recomendations so if i get a not this time i accept it and move to the next otherwise id be 2 steps forward and always 1 back. all things combined from small tips and how people work who i enjoyed learning from over the years with there posts on here have all gone together to build my business up.
Its a shame that now there are a lot of negatives and doubters on here because if it wasnt for ciu id prob still be on a ladder doing £70-80 a day so it does goto show that there is some verey helpfull advice lirking away on this forum, especialy from 4/5 years ago.

i agree mick, i know richard (isparkle) and that is what they do on average, his just being honest and your right about the little tips that you pick up.....i am now a splash and dash cleaner (according to others) and yet i earn / aim for £250 a day on my own and achieve it........and i dont loose customers , take the best tips / ideas and incorporate in to your business and it will earn you that extra £30 a day

[supernova77]

Sometimes there is some willy waving on this forum...

HOWEVER - I know that some can do £300 - £400 a day (one man on there own)... If you don't believe it then you're either jealous or ignorant, or both.

They have spent years refining their business to make this achievable... It doesn't happen over night... But it's not impossible!

At the end of the day it really doesn't matter what anyone else is earning.

But as a one man operation with the costs associated with WFP, running a van, downtime etc.. I think you need to be atleast turning over £200 a day minimum.

Andy  

[robbo333]

I have to say that I agree with Mick.
I don't earn the hourly rate that some of the guys do but I do have some houses that earn me £50 hour no problem. They are well priced, all together and easy to get round. Also when I first started I used to be OCD about my cleaning, literally. In fact, I lost a relationship over it!. Now I still do a top job but i've stepped it back a notch. It's not splash and dash (or perhaps it is in 'Robbo OCD world') but I haven't lost a custy yet. In fact i've got 6 new custys this month, all recommendations. Anyway, I am now timing all my cleans to see which ones pay the hourly rate that I would like to achieve (and these are usually the smaller houses!) and onwards and upwards from there.

[Smudger]

Can any of the moderators add on some kind of willy waving Emoticon?

In future we can reply just with that, to kill these topics.

are you jealous mate...?

Richard I believe is like myself 90% domestic, I personally find commercial properties less profitable than domestic, I find certain pressure washing services yield 3x per hour than the window cleaning, it's not willy waving just a fact, those not making the most of their time by continually re investing in the biz, ie advertising, leaflets, canvass just class it as showing off, that's your loss..

As some one said on here a while ago, everyone likes to see you do well, until you start doing better than them....


Darran

[Clever Forum Name]

Can any of the moderators add on some kind of willy waving Emoticon?

In future we can reply just with that, to kill these topics.

are you jealous mate...?

Richard I believe is like myself 90% domestic, I personally find commercial properties less profitable than domestic, I find certain pressure washing services yield 3x per hour than the window cleaning, it's not willy waving just a fact, those not making the most of their time by continually re investing in the biz, ie advertising, leaflets, canvass just class it as showing off, that's your loss..

As some one said on here a while ago, everyone likes to see you do well, until you start doing better than them....


Darran

That's an awesome quote. Since buying a new van, few local cleaners have turned REAL snotty. Couldn't give a toss. I like reading a few peoples post on here the rest if just drivel (mine inc lol) Darran you fall into the reading pile

[8weekly]

On average days, obviously not on stormy days.

Would you put your prices up?

we aim to do £400 a day on domestic regs, and do it over 80% of the time working 7 hr days with one man team.  £600 with 2 men, depends upon established rounds

Oh, so £80,000 a year for one man......... i cant be arsed with this.

What's wrong with that ? Richard has always been upfront with his hourly rate, prices and what his staff do per day - it's always been consistant and been backed up by others who know him.

Darran

Because that kind of money would need to be very good commercial work. Very good commercial work cannot be tendered, secured and carried out by a one man band.

Roughly turning over £8000 per month for one man is ridiculous, no matter what part of the country.

What a stupid post.

Domestic is more profitable than commercial I find. I never have any competition on domestic, but tendered work often brings in people who are paying peanuts to staff who do a crap job. You have to be cheap to get tendered work in general.

[supernova77]

Domestic is more profitable than commercial I find. I never have any competition on domestic, but tendered work often brings in people who are paying peanuts to staff who do a crap job. You have to be cheap to get tendered work in general.

That's what I find...

This morning I went to look at a large private hospital to quote for window cleaning and gutter cleaning - I know for a fact that I won't be the cheapest as I will do some of the work myself if we get the contract... There would be 3 of us on site for approx 3 or 4 days.

i did the best to sell myself to them - But at the end of the day it will probably come down to cost... I'll submit my quote and see what happens.

Andy

[combat1]

I have to be very careful reading posts like this

[supernova77]

I have to be very careful reading posts like this

Are you on £500 a day combat1?

 

[jimiwindows]

window cleaners can  pole pushers can't

[*Hector*]

Can any of the moderators add on some kind of willy waving Emoticon?

In future we can reply just with that, to kill these topics.

here have this one before the mods remove it....