I've picked up a couple in a village near me because someone was pricing too high.
They're good jobs too.
The last window cleaner doesn't know he's dumped yet, but he was charging so much they asked me for a quote.
He wanted £30-odd for what I asked £20.
I see it as 20-25 mins work, so I've got a really good price.
It's going to lead to others too.
Don't know if it's a cleaner I know, but I don't feel any guilt when they were ripping people off.
You can't price too high, people will look elsewhere.
£20 is a good price for 20 - 25 minutes work. Anywhere, anyplace. Does this include your travelling time?
But what would you do if you pick up 40 or 50 new jobs in the countryside at £10 cheaper than the previous cleaner?
I reckon you would come to the conclusion after half a dozen jobs that you are too cheap for the area.
I stopped working in town and do villages exclusively because the prices are basically half in town to what they are in the country.
I didn't set these prices, they were already in place long before i started wc.
I only learnt because like you, i was much cheaper than the previous wc's they had. I never found this out until much later, after i had developed a relationship with them.
I charge alot more now, though still not as much as some and i still pick up most jobs i quote.
I believe you are charging a fair rate in your eyes, but these rates are probably based alot on what you could charge in town, rather than the countryside.
It's all about location.
And simon knight, i think you are a trad cleaner, are you? If so, then your prices are good. If you are wfp though, i would expect to be earning
almost double that in London.
There are much poorer areas where wc are earning better money per hour than £25.