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Dave p

Good point with the sat at home bit.Thats the problem what we are going into when lets say we loose a job at 130 or get the job at a lower price :

[Ken Wainwright]

But if they do use someone else, say at £100 are they earning more than you while you are sitting at home? 

Rather than sitting at home whilst someone else is earning only modest fees for their services, many of us will be working for other customers who appreciate our level of service and pay appropriately.

Whether fees charged are low, modest or high does not necessarily reflect the standard of cleanliness achieved, but there are so many other factors required to make a premium service.  We all choose the course of our own business' and follow that route.  Low cost does not necessarily relate to cheap, just as high cost does not necessarily relate to expensive.  There's enough work and enough room for all types of business.

Let's all agree to be different.

Safe and happy cleaning
The Ken

[Mike Halliday]

 why do people pay me £130-£140 to clean their suite when they can get 10 other companies within 10 miles of me to do it a lot cheaper inc' 2 companies that will do it for £35?

why don't I charge £80 like the rest of them?

let me tell you (and some of you need to write this down)

most customers don't know how much it cost to have their suite cleaned, until you tell them

if I tell them £80 then they think it cost £80 if I tell them £140 then they think it cost £140. they don't know that 10 other companies will only charge them £60 because those 10 companies are not stood in front of them or talking to them on the phone. If you book the job then it doesn't matter what anyone else charges.

using other companies prices to justify your own price is daft


and if I don't get the job at £130 it doesn't mean I will be sat at home doing nothing, if I don't fill the space with that job I'll fill it with another one

[davep]

Most do know how much it cost as odds are they have called or will call a few, we all do it, get 3 quotes when looking for a service and go for not the cheapest, but the one who sounds like he knows what he's doing 

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys

It is frustrating when you don't get a job, especially if you need one!

I like the other established guys quote what I want and if the prospect doesn't want me then someone else will.

For those with less work, I would only say discount if you have a specific reason, otherwise you will end up going lower and lower until you are a cheap cleaner, complaining you don't make any money.

It is better to spend your time generating good quality work , than rush around making little and getting nowhere.

Cheers

Doug

[derek west]

sat at home?
waiting for the phone to ring?

lazy fkrs. get off your ass and leaflet. or do an email campaign or, actually, you sit at home.

[yorky]

why do people pay me £130-£140 to clean their suite when they can get 10 other companies within 10 miles of me to do it a lot cheaper inc' 2 companies that will do it for £35?

why don't I charge £80 like the rest of them?

let me tell you (and some of you need to write this down)

most customers don't know how much it cost to have their suite cleaned, until you tell them

if I tell them £80 then they think it cost £80 if I tell them £140 then they think it cost £140. they don't know that 10 other companies will only charge them £60 because those 10 companies are not stood in front of them or talking to them on the phone. If you book the job then it doesn't matter what anyone else charges.

using other companies prices to justify your own price is daft


and if I don't get the job at £130 it doesn't mean I will be sat at home doing nothing, if I don't fill the space with that job I'll fill it with another one

They may not where you live but they certainly do where I live because they phone a good few companies and compare.

I don't think any of us disagree that there is way more to a job than just price. It's just a balance between what you would like to receive and what the customer will pay. If you are a super salesman all power to you I'm not at that stage but constantly try to improve my technique.

[JandS]

Same here unfortunately.

John

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Just had a look on the Chemdry website for your area Whiterose charge £168.00 for a 3 seater and 2 chairs.

I do believe that there is a north south divide on over the phone prices, Doug gets some big job tickets that we don't get up here.

Shaun

[garyhumphreys]

What are we trying to be? the best upholstery cleaners in town  or the cheapest.
£75 and £80 for a 3 piece suite is ridiculous and if thats all you are charging, you deserve to work for someone and not be self employed.  :
Hard work and expertise that you have deserves a bigger ticket price than £75 surely.

[mark_roberts]

The other thing is is where are your leads coming from.  If its Ypages then yes its harder as theres maybe 20+ companies with their phone number in the customers face.  If its flyers then you are in with a better chance.

Also most of those who get the higher prices quote in the home so that cost has to be taken into consideration against pricing over the phone.

Many years ago I cleaned for another company for £38 a suite and we saw some mingers at that price.  You dont see too many mingers once you go over £100.  Thats my theory anyway.

Mark

[robert meldrum]

Logically, if my suite is'nt a " minger " should it not require LESS PRODUCT and LESS TIME to clean and therefore cost LESS not MORE

This is the logic that's commonly used in pricing carpet cleaning !


 

[Peter Dawson]

I agree with mark, price is dependant on where the work is coming from. I have been going three years and havn't managed to break into 'top end' work yet. Most of my work comes from local paper advertising which I find attracts lower prices as the competition are budget cleaners charging from £25. I will not match their prices but on average can only get £50/£55 for a fabric 3 piece.

Peter
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