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Topic: Suggested Pay for hired carpet cleaner

Posted By: peculiar
Subject: Suggested Pay for hired carpet cleaner
Date Posted: 31/March/2011 at 4:04pm

I have a carpet cleaner associate who is looking for additional work and I am willing to give him my excess jobs.

I offered to give him 50% commission on each job because I have gotten these clients from my efforts..

He told me he wants 70% because it's his gas, transportation and energy.

I told him I'm prepared to give him 50% and he gets to keep any money from upselling.

Am I being unreasonable or is he asking for too much?

Replies:

Posted By: CDRX
Date Posted: 01/April/2011 at 4:42pm

50% is reasonable, yes it's his gas and chemicals, but you likely have invested more into obtaining and retaining your customers. Sometimes meeting half way solves these disagreements, maybe suggest %60.

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Posted By: LilNiteRidrhood
Date Posted: 10/April/2011 at 11:51am

we pay 40-45%.

Anytime I ever went to 50% I regretted it.

Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 12/April/2011 at 1:57pm

Be ware that you must still keep time records and any work over 44 hours you will need to pay commision and a half. That's the law.

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Posted By: amera
Date Posted: 12/April/2011 at 8:59pm

I did the same last year but the guy always complained too dirty or this or that why he needs more commission and he started to up sell too much my customer was getting angry not to mention he also try to steal the clients

Posted By: westcovina
Date Posted: 29/May/2011 at 7:51pm

I have done work in the past for as low as 30%.

50% is good.

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