Great video SteveO! I was just out today bidding a bunch of commercial jobs. As a relatively new window cleaner, this was very helpful. I mainly do residential work, but with winter coming in, ...getting out there to see if I can keep the heat on! 😎
Speaking of pricing: Everyone in the service trade should know what your hourly billable rate is. And NO please don't shout it to the public. If you don't know, start out with $60 or $80 per hour as a target. Start your stopwatch when you arrive and stop in when you finish/leave the job. Next take the amount you invoiced for the job and divide it by the total man-hours worked. This total will equal your true hourly rate. If you are under the $60.00 per hour you need to increase your pricing per pane and/or task. If you feel the market will not support this then be prepared to close your business down! As you will likely be unable to support yourself and continue to run the business at the same time. I survive my current window cleaning business following this principle. I have failed in my previous business because I learned this method to late. I hope this is helpful to someone in the biz.
This is definitely true. However, before raising your prices it’s better to ask yourself if you are being efficient at what you do. If you’re only making $50/hr but you’re slow and don’t know what you’re doing, it would be better to get faster and more efficient rather than raise your price and make the customer pay for your lack of efficiency.
SteveO Great video Thanks For sharing those figures companies don't realize how much do you expending to bring this service where are many factors to offer a good service and paying peanuts and that it's many small business fail thank you SteveO for your time
Funny, I was just wondering this morning how you, specifically, would bid a 2 story commercial job almost identical to the one you showed in the video.
Getting into the business with my son this year. Great info. I'm in a small town and most places here are single story buildings. Was needing to know what I should charge, and this video was helpful.
Getting into Windows this year 2022
Adding the service to our list 👍
Awesome bro and thanks for the gems 💎
You're welcome
7:16 "Do a pane count"
But if you fall off your ladder "Do a pain count"
Great video SteveO! I was just out today bidding a bunch of commercial jobs. As a relatively new window cleaner, this was very helpful. I mainly do residential work, but with winter coming in, ...getting out there to see if I can keep the heat on! 😎
Speaking of pricing: Everyone in the service trade should know what your hourly billable rate is. And NO please don't shout it to the public. If you don't know, start out with $60 or $80 per hour as a target. Start your stopwatch when you arrive and stop in when you finish/leave the job. Next take the amount you invoiced for the job and divide it by the total man-hours worked. This total will equal your true hourly rate. If you are under the $60.00 per hour you need to increase your pricing per pane and/or task. If you feel the market will not support this then be prepared to close your business down! As you will likely be unable to support yourself and continue to run the business at the same time. I survive my current window cleaning business following this principle. I have failed in my previous business because I learned this method to late. I hope this is helpful to someone in the biz.
Great advice!!
Thank you!
This is definitely true. However, before raising your prices it’s better to ask yourself if you are being efficient at what you do. If you’re only making $50/hr but you’re slow and don’t know what you’re doing, it would be better to get faster and more efficient rather than raise your price and make the customer pay for your lack of efficiency.
@@haydnforward9635 >Well stated Hayden, you are spot on.
SteveO Great video Thanks For sharing those figures companies don't realize how much do you expending to bring this service where are many factors to offer a good service and paying peanuts and that it's many small business fail thank you SteveO for your time
Funny, I was just wondering this morning how you, specifically, would bid a 2 story commercial job almost identical to the one you showed in the video.
Getting into the business with my son this year. Great info. I'm in a small town and most places here are single story buildings. Was needing to know what I should charge, and this video was helpful.
Love dem Banks... Just fyi, I have the rental company check the property to recommend what boom to use.
So much info packed tightly into this video. Great stuff, man. I'm just starting out in the San Antonio area and about to get rolling
Listen to this man,that's good advice.
What would you charge for a thousand windows and 45 days to finish?
Hey SteveO,
Thanks for all the content, really appreciated!
My pleasure!
Not to sure about pre meditating my commercial bids at $250 - $350.
I was in the same ball park when you said $30 inside and out I was at $40
What do you mean exactly?
What is good to give repeat, loyal customers or businesses that choose to go on a schedule? 10% discount on subsequent cleanings?
If they are getting cleaned monthly or every two months at least 10-15%
How often do you clean the same commercial building? Monthly, quarterly? What about storefronts?
Quarterly to Bi- yearly
What was the price for that building I don’t have time to watch the whole video
How do you bid on a car dealership you just walk in
#thaman!!!!!!
Great video Stive-o
How many gpm does a wfp push
Do the glasses help in anyway?
Matt Beattie no just cosmetic lol 😂
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