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A trad guy says I wounnt get the price that I charge around this area
sick off offer trad guys
sick off offer trad guys
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To be fair they probably wouldn't and before the trad guys start saying I'm knocking them I'm not. I believe, in my area anyway, it is perceived that WFP is more expensive as our systems cost money, quite often our appearance is more business like, sign written Van's and the trad guys are cheap as they are not declaring everything.A trad guy says I wounnt get the price that I charge around this area
sick off offer trad guys
Don't know where you are but that sounds very cheap. £20 is fairly average in a nice part of East Hampshire, add on £1 per pane for a conservatory is my formula.To be fair they probably wouldn't and before the trad guys start saying I'm knocking them I'm not. I believe, in my area anyway, it is perceived that WFP is more expensive as our systems cost money, quite often our appearance is more business like, sign written Van's and the trad guys are cheap as they are not declaring everything.
When I first started my target price was £10 and the majority of the time my phone went dead as soon as I said it. Nowadays we get the majority of enquiries at £12
I'm in the NE and I'm fairly certain that @spruce, @Iron Giant others from up here will agree the majority of our competition are sub £10 for standard 3 bed semis.Don't know where you are but that sounds very cheap. £20 is fairly average in a nice part of East Hampshire, add on £1 per pane for a conservatory is my formula.
Fair enough. House prices and rents are at least twice as expensive down here so it's all relative. I had a break in Cornwall and had a chat with the air B&B windie, he lived locally in Cornwall but also spent a lot of time cleaning in Salisbury. He said the rates in Cornwall were a lot lower.I'm in the NE and I'm fairly certain that @spruce, @Iron Giant others from up here will agree the majority of our competition are sub £10 for standard 3 bed semis.
I have work down your way and can earn 2 to 3 times as much down there as up here.
Don't tell @Pjjprices in Cornwall are low ?Fair enough. House prices and rents are at least twice as expensive down here so it's all relative. I had a break in Cornwall and had a chat with the air B&B windie, he lived locally in Cornwall but also spent a lot of time cleaning in Salisbury. He said the rates in Cornwall were a lot lower.
Always follow the money ?I'm in the NE and I'm fairly certain that @spruce, @Iron Giant others from up here will agree the majority of our competition are sub £10 for standard 3 bed semis.
I have work down your way and can earn 2 to 3 times as much down there as up here.
As @Part Timersays; we are still competing with the £5 back and front 3 bed semi guys. The further east we go the lower the prices.Don't know where you are but that sounds very cheap. £20 is fairly average in a nice part of East Hampshire, add on £1 per pane for a conservatory is my formula.
Stop being shy and put your prices upAs @Part Timersays; we are still competing with the £5 back and front 3 bed semi guys. The further east we go the lower the prices.
£9 is still the high end of perceived window cleaning price in my experience around here. I'm hanging onto some I've got for £10, but £10 around Redcar & Cleveland is the tipping point for an average house. Most still expect a price of £7 to £8 and an increase of 50p occasionally. ?
I put one up by a £1 and I thought he was going to have heart failure.
One of the local lads quotes higher than I do but has a large customer turnover.
On new build estates I have no issue getting £8 for a 2-3 bed semi which have the same amount of glass to clean I get £9 for the older build 3 beds, Near enough all my prices will be getting a 50p increase this year even though some went up by £1 last year,As @Part Timersays; we are still competing with the £5 back and front 3 bed semi guys. The further east we go the lower the prices.
£9 is still the high end of perceived window cleaning price in my experience around here. I'm hanging onto some I've got for £10, but £10 around Redcar & Cleveland is the tipping point for an average house. Most still expect a price of £7 to £8 and an increase of 50p occasionally. ?
I put one up by a £1 and I thought he was going to have heart failure.
One of the local lads quotes higher than I do but has a large customer turnover.
Because a £1 increase on an £8 job is 12.5% which is a bit of a steep yearly increase. Not going to get into the is £8 enough question.I dont understand any window cleaner putting prices up by 50p in this day and age...i always put mine up a quid or two...
Depends how often you are putting them up, if you are waiting 2-3 years between increases then £1 is fine, putting them up every year at 50p is reasonable,I dont understand any window cleaner putting prices up by 50p in this day and age...i always put mine up a quid or two...
I never put prices up every year....its too often in my opinion..that means if it's a 2 monthly job your putting their price up every 7th clean....Depends how often you are putting them up, if you are waiting 2-3 years between increases then £1 is fine, putting them up every year at 50p is reasonable,
GoCardless jacked their fees up last October which saw my monthly fees double so I need to balance my books with that plus inflation and other rising costs all come into play.
Agree. The problem is the perceived price in the customer's mind. Manchester is closer to London @dazmondwhere people are influenced by a different cost mentality than in our part of the world.Depends how often you are putting them up, if you are waiting 2-3 years between increases then £1 is fine, putting them up every year at 50p is reasonable,
GoCardless jacked their fees up last October which saw my monthly fees double so I need to balance my books with that plus inflation and other rising costs all come into play.
Yes for example when u do a £15.00 job on a maintenance clean and it takes u 15-20 minutes to clean with a good smooth flow, and then the customer cancels you... purely for the reason cos they just paid u £15 and it took u less then 30 minutes! haha....Ive had a few of these in my years ? I once had 1 women challenge me about me earning above the hourly minimum wage,, i told her all the ins and outs of the cost of running business , and she was gobsmacked and said sorry to me lmao , some people dont understand the running costs of running a businessAgree. The problem is the perceived price in the customer's mind. Manchester is closer to London @dazmondwhere people are influenced by a different cost mentality than in our part of the world.
The 'gold standard' of pricing here seems to centre around the minimum wage. You shouldn't be seen to be earning more than the hourly minimum rate. They also usually forget that the hourly they are paid of say £9.00 cost an employer much more than that an hour. That conception appears to also include employers as so many of them just pay the minimum wage to their staff.
Oh btw, I've had a few quotes rejected because 'they aren't going to pay more for their windows to be cleaned by me than they earn.
That would make your increases on par with mine so no difference really, 50p a year is nothing and less than a blow than a quid but I've never had a custy bat an eyelid in the past, but most of them I never see,I never put prices up every year....its too often in my opinion..that means if it's a 2 monthly job your putting their price up every 7th clean....
Usually its every 2 or 3 years for me (smaller 4 weekly jobs)..some larger jobs every 5 years...even then some customers moan that I only put their price up 'last year'!??
Larger jobs go up a fiver,smaller jobs a quid or two....
Yes, very different up here peoples perception of what a window cleaner should be paid is outdated and those still charging lower prices are doing non of us any favours.Agree. The problem is the perceived price in the customer's mind. Manchester is closer to London @dazmondwhere people are influenced by a different cost mentality than in our part of the world.
The 'gold standard' of pricing here seems to centre around the minimum wage. You shouldn't be seen to be earning more than the hourly minimum rate. They also usually forget that the hourly they are paid of say £9.00 cost an employer much more than that an hour. That conception appears to also include employers as so many of them just pay the minimum wage to their staff.
Oh btw, I've had a few quotes rejected because 'they aren't going to pay more for their windows to be cleaned by me than they earn.