Kelly Brown
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That's great advice. Thank you
Pricing: How do they do it!?
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Colin Nash
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In which case I would recommend you say nothing!
Jason Pagnam
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John Gone
That is £10 more expensive than the call out charge for the washing machine guy to come and tell me there is nothing wrong with my machine I just put to many towels in at once
Dave Byrne
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Pm me the link, I'd like to sub my work out to them! Easy money!
Graham fallows
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does that include vat ? graham.
pete ashton
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Hi Kelly, dont worry what others charge. Know your worth and invoice accordingly, if your work is superior you will get the work coming in. Play the long game, the bob a job brigade dont give a damn and aren't worth your worry. I built a domestic round to pay our bills and have holibobs, EOT, oven and carpet cleaning are all above and beyond what we need. Recently got back into EOT with a couple of agents and their standards are very low, i still work to my own high standards and charge qhat i want. Some jobs only take an hour, snagging but my minimum charge is £50.00 so happy with those. Keep going, you'll get there. 
Scott Blaney
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I do a LOT Of letting agent work.. Good prices too.. however have noticed a lot are throwing carpet cleans in along with full cleans for minimal money.
This one for example, the guys poss cleaning 3 carpets for an extra 40 quid on the 1 bed EOT price. Madness.
This one for example, the guys poss cleaning 3 carpets for an extra 40 quid on the 1 bed EOT price. Madness.
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Ken Wainwright
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This type of thing has always existed. Focus on your own business and what you can offer. Competing just on price is a downward spiral and many of these businesses fold when it comes to replacing capital equipment and/or paying their tax bill.
Trevor Ives
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YOU know how much income YOU require.
You also know how many jobs per month you can achieve.
Divide one by the other and add a good bit on and you will have your answer.
What anyone else is charging is completely irrelevant. ( Unless it is a LOT more than you, in that case - up your charges.)
You also know how many jobs per month you can achieve.
Divide one by the other and add a good bit on and you will have your answer.
What anyone else is charging is completely irrelevant. ( Unless it is a LOT more than you, in that case - up your charges.)
Michael Warbrook
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Hi Kelly,
We only started up a couple of years ago. Firstly with a few domestic clients, this ensured a regular income. From that word of mouth was a great thing, and thats how we ended up doing EOT, builders cleans, and AirBnBs. For both the Builders and EOTs it is just a case of networking. I put together a printed brochure / file with some good example photos, and approached some local estate agents offering EOTs. It seemed to work as they could clearly see what we offered, along with meeting us in person to have a chat first. Builders cleans were very much the same idea. As we have met local builders, electricians, joiners, decorators, we have just networked. We recommend them and in turn they do the same for us. it has brought in a lot of work.
With regards to your pricing, you seem to be in the right area. These cleans take time. We have had police seized cleans which took days, and landlords were more than happy to pay for it. Our pricing model was easy and clearly explained to clients. It's this much per person per hour to clean. Carpets and ovens are then priced separately as additions. Based on either a visit or photos we can generally give a rough idea of the time it would take, always with the emphasis that this is approximate. Many of the agents understand a higher price once you have had a chat and explained what you will be doing, and about how much longer it may take to achieve the result they want. Especially if they want steam cleaning etc. We are not just a mop and bucket brigade, and our customers understand that.
We always photograph the whole property before and after. That way we can talk the agents through what has been done and the difference it has been made. They also appreciate extra feedback if you notice defects that may need sorting before reletting. For us that all worked and now get calls from agents that give us dates for several properties in one go.
The extra bonus with some domestic clients was that they also brought in many bigger cleans through their own recommendations and networks.
I hope some of this is useful.
We only started up a couple of years ago. Firstly with a few domestic clients, this ensured a regular income. From that word of mouth was a great thing, and thats how we ended up doing EOT, builders cleans, and AirBnBs. For both the Builders and EOTs it is just a case of networking. I put together a printed brochure / file with some good example photos, and approached some local estate agents offering EOTs. It seemed to work as they could clearly see what we offered, along with meeting us in person to have a chat first. Builders cleans were very much the same idea. As we have met local builders, electricians, joiners, decorators, we have just networked. We recommend them and in turn they do the same for us. it has brought in a lot of work.
With regards to your pricing, you seem to be in the right area. These cleans take time. We have had police seized cleans which took days, and landlords were more than happy to pay for it. Our pricing model was easy and clearly explained to clients. It's this much per person per hour to clean. Carpets and ovens are then priced separately as additions. Based on either a visit or photos we can generally give a rough idea of the time it would take, always with the emphasis that this is approximate. Many of the agents understand a higher price once you have had a chat and explained what you will be doing, and about how much longer it may take to achieve the result they want. Especially if they want steam cleaning etc. We are not just a mop and bucket brigade, and our customers understand that.
We always photograph the whole property before and after. That way we can talk the agents through what has been done and the difference it has been made. They also appreciate extra feedback if you notice defects that may need sorting before reletting. For us that all worked and now get calls from agents that give us dates for several properties in one go.
The extra bonus with some domestic clients was that they also brought in many bigger cleans through their own recommendations and networks.
I hope some of this is useful.