[Smudger]

so how close are you to being 12.50 from 7.50?

if I look at what I charged in 2010 - first year a £7.50 house is now £9.00 - which I think judging by your calculator I'm a little behind - however back in 2009 it would have taken 20minutes to clean - now it's done between 10 and 15 minutes

Darran

[Spruce]

so how close are you to being 12.50 from 7.50?

if I look at what I charged in 2010 - first year a £7.50 house is now £9.00 - which I think judging by your calculator I'm a little behind - however back in 2009 it would have taken 20minutes to clean - now it's done between 10 and 15 minutes

Darran

This doesn't mean that your guys will be cleaning 4 to 6  houses an hour, even if it was compact work.
Window cleaning prices haven't kept up with inflation in our area either.

As I mentioned in another post, £10 for a 3 bed semi is just above the customer's perceived price for a clean in our area. Quoting £9 still causes a shock factor on a potential customers face. Loftus is not far from us and the perceived price for the same house is £5.

[Smudger]

so how close are you to being 12.50 from 7.50?

if I look at what I charged in 2010 - first year a £7.50 house is now £9.00 - which I think judging by your calculator I'm a little behind - however back in 2009 it would have taken 20minutes to clean - now it's done between 10 and 15 minutes

Darran

This doesn't mean that your guys will be cleaning 4 to 6  houses an hour, even if it was compact work.
Window cleaning prices haven't kept up with inflation in our area either.

As I mentioned in another post, £10 for a 3 bed semi is just above the customer's perceived price for a clean in our area. Quoting £9 still causes a shock factor on a potential customers face. Loftus is not far from us and the perceived price for the same house is £5.

im not saying they ( well not all the time  ) do - but over the years work is more compact so less moving per hour and generally with better equipment cleaning times have improved - thats just something to factor in ( I think )

£10 for your average 3 bedder is about the mark here ( 4 weekly ) I can normally get them on 8 weekly at 13 or 14 quid

Darran

[Dave Willis]

I’ve had a funny thing happen. Just been going through my bank statements and loads of my online customers have been doing their own price rises. Happy days!

[Stoots]

I work in two city's 25 miles apart.

And I can say for certain I can get better prices in one than the other.

Or should I say I get far more quotes accepted at my pricing in one than the other, something like 70% Vs 30% of all quotes given.

[tlwcs]

I work in two city's 25 miles apart.

And I can say for certain I can get better prices in one than the other.

Or should I say I get far more quotes accepted at my pricing in one than the other, something like 70% Vs 30% of all quotes given.

Bromsgrove and Sutton?

[Stoots]

I work in two city's 25 miles apart.

And I can say for certain I can get better prices in one than the other.

Or should I say I get far more quotes accepted at my pricing in one than the other, something like 70% Vs 30% of all quotes given.

Bromsgrove and Sutton?

Nope im in Yorkshire

Wakefield and York

[JandS]

Bet it's not Wakefield that's for sure,

[Richard iSparkle]

Would you up your prices if you haven't for 10 years but you're still able to make the appropriate daily target? I'm thinking perhaps I was "well priced" back then and now normally priced.

i dont understand why you wouldnt put your prices up?

you're margins are not the same as they were 10 years ago. a pint of beer costs me about £4.80 nowadays...

you need the profit from the cleans so i would imgine your prices should be raised by about £3 if not raised for 10 years. imagine what a difference that would make to your business, or your own savings or for your kids savings... whatever really. if you have 100 customers that would be £300 extra each month, £3600 a year...

if its the admin job that is putting you off get a but of admin support off a mate who is good at this sort of thing, or their wife, or kid.. thats what i do, just having someone in for a night focusses my mind and if you pay them a bit of cash, you get it all back the month of the price rise so its a no brainer.

also if you were high priced to begin with, you have a bunch of custoemrs who chose you not on the cheapest price, but on your service. to be frank, a lot of them will think you're nuts for not putting your prices up. its the way of the world.

good luck!