LOWBALLERS
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Topic: LOWBALLERS
Posted By: Waldo
Subject: LOWBALLERS
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:00pm
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You know who you are. Go flip burgers. They will even take the taxes out for you.
Waldo The Golden Wand |
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:01pm
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Waldo what do you charge... when you aint getting high???? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:03pm
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Minn. Charge 65 bucks. Waldo |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:04pm
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for what??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:12pm
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To show up. For anything.
Waldo
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:15pm
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so you do 10 rooms for 65??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 10:56pm
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Waldo , do you charge by the room or square footage?
What do you get in your area? I Run 24 cents per square foot , 10 for protector ( should be higher) 2.00 a step- just went up from 1.25 Today I had 5.5 hours of cleaning ran about 390 somthing . I try to maintain 75.00 Hour . I get close using those rates. I'm glad I don't have alot of national franchise price slashers in our area. although after 23 years I don't pay much attention to everyone else. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 11:11pm
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Steamer min. charge is the MINIMUM I just raised mine to $65 as well I also raised my residential cleaning price from .25 to .28 there are plenty of lowballers here but like danmark I don't pay attention to others prices........it's a good way for me to weed out the cheapo's by raising prices and keeping loyal customers. still gotta work on raising my commercial rates ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 05/March/2005 at 11:50pm
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You have to prove yourself first.... you need a loyal following... This is clearly a spring special... not low balling RUNNING A SPECIAL to generate calls... and the truth is not everyone is booking the small call I have some big ones here.. the Job average is 87 dollars... that oks for me.... small business owners think small...I just think ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 12:03am
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2 rooms for 40 bucks. What a clown. Waldo |
Posted By: Zero KELVIN
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 12:09am
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10.99 a room three room min extra 15 cents a foot for pre treat extra 19 for super scrub 20 cents for teflon
Zero KELVIN |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 12:34am
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Bait and Switch, What this industry can do without!!!!!!!!!
Dare to charge what your worth upfront and DELIVERY !!! and you won't have to con people. |
Posted By: Zero KELVIN
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 12:42am
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are you calling me bait and switch est is givin and signed by customer before any work is done
we give them what they want and prices up front.
Zero KELVIN |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 12:43am
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Waldo... you still can't answer what you charge 65 bucks for... just admit your a dope dealer ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Zero KELVIN
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 12:49am
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40 bucks for two rooms and a hall steamer
is this true
Z |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 1:23am
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True as Blue! ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 2:01am
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Zero, Do you tell them over the phone, BEFORE you get to the house what
the 10.99 includes and what is doesn't include. and what all these extras cost, prior to setting up the appointment????? Or do you place them in a postion, once on the jobsite, that they must deal with paying up for add ons or end up with the bare basics. You charge to pre-spray ???? and say that's not bait and switch If they don't pay for pre-spray what do you do ???????? clean with plain water and no pre-conditioning at all. And this is professional? Give me a break. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 3:10am
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I think Zero is pulling your leg ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: Zero KELVIN
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 7:54am
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we bring our own water why not charge for it
Z |
Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 10:12am
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double that price when the snow is gone steamer. be MR. STEAMER not MR. CHEAPY. ------------- nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet. |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 10:19am
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Greg it feels like the snow will never leave. If we in Toronto get it bad you down there get it twice as bad. How do you stand it. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |
Posted By: greg
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 10:25am
SNOW SHOES. LOL ------------- nothing is impossable. it just hasn't been done yet. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 11:35am
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I will return to the 3 rooms min..... but if your competition is all low... there is nothing much you can do.... why are they going to call me for 60...when they can call seras for 57 or bay for 39 or can steam for 29.. TELL ME PLEASE???? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 2:22pm
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Steamer,
Because you are better! Why do people buy cadillac when a ford may get them there just as fast. What you seem to be saying Steamer is if someone goes down to 5.00 per room you need to do likewise. Having the lowest prices in town is not a worthy GOAL. That is the attitude that keeps prices low in your area. Here, I charge what I want to charge to make the 75.00 per machine hour I set for my goal. I develop working relationships with my customers. Similar to who cuts your hair, usually you don't price shop ever time you need a hair cut. You have loyalty to people if you feel you received what you paid for . ( and a little extra) Explain why your system is better, If it's not better then maybe you don't deserve more?? Make sure you are doing a better job. I charge .24 per sq. foot and will be higher if gas keeps going up. I changed attitudes about 15 years ago and I don't look back. . Raise prices every year by at least .02. and keep in touch with your customer by postcard or newletter, then they have a tendancy to develop loyalty. IMO |
Posted By: Suction
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 2:31pm
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What area of the GTA do you live in Steamer???? I also live and work in the GTA. I also have tried the high priced call, it doesn't work. Don't worry Steamer if you're any good they'll still call you if your prices go up. They would always ask me why I charged more than the rest. I got a lot of inquires but no bookings |
Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 2:55pm
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I went from cleaning cat urine infested trailer houses to $300-750,000
homes by targeting the level of customer you eventually want. It takes time, but spending an extra 1/2 hour at a high end customers house by paying strict attention to detail is worth it. Post calling the customer to make sure they are satisfied and leaving a free bottle of spotter helps Telling them straight up. " If you are satisfied with our service please tell a friend, we really apprecaite it " . doesn't hurt either Using my software to key in on the best customers to target is an excellant way I use to improve my business . This software will be publically available for testing shortly. Why work harder and harder for less . That isn't why we run our own businesses. |
Posted By: Rick/Magic
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 8:34pm
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It's all the market that you want to be in...I myself work only in up-scale homes...they don't ask price...their checks don't bounce...their carpet is never that dirty...and they use my services 2-3 times per year...of course, I treat them with respect and I don't gouge them on prices and I don't come in the door trying to sell them all these add-ons...heck, most of the time they are not even home...they just leave a blank check and a note on what to clean...they like it that way...and so do I ------------- 25 years of cleaning carpet and my back hurts |
Posted By: Waldo
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 9:13pm
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If your cleaning clean carpets. How come your back hurts?
Waldo |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 9:26pm
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No Superglide yet . ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 06/March/2005 at 11:34pm
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Waldo's back never hurts... it's not the glide it's the weed! ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 29/March/2005 at 11:12pm
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right here in this forum waldo ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |