Suggestions for reasonable house cleaning rate?
I clean houses for extra money. I was offered a job, but this one is a little different. Its a empty rent house. The people left it a mess. I will be steam cleaning all carpets, 4 bedrooms living room ect… Cleaning kitchen and 2 bathrooms. Im not sure what to charge? Any one done make ready cleaning before and have fair price suggestion?
Always remember that as a business person, YOU determine your pricing structure, not anyone else.
Therefore, the answer to your question is this:
Whatever this job is worth to you.
Take 30 seconds right now to quickly estimate in your mind how long it will take you in terms of time.
3 hours?
2 hours?
5 hours?
Then simply multiply that number by the hourly wage you want to earn, and present that as your flat rate price to the client.
Example: Let's say you figure it will take you 3.5 hours, and you're looking to make around $20-$25 per hour in wages.
3.5 hours x $22/hr = $77.
If you will also have to purchase supplies and/or rent equipment (i.e. steam cleaning) then add those costs to your labor cost.
Example: You have to pay $39 to rent the steam cleaning equipment for the example listed above.
Your labor cost = $77
Your supplies cost = $39
Total cost you give the client : $116.00
Simple.
TIP: Never tell the client how much you are trying to earn per hour. but make sure you emphasize everything that you're going to do for them to make their life easier, and help them out.
Always remember that your pricing must be guided by these 2 principles:
1. There is no such thing as the 'right' price.
2. People do not buy based on prices, they buy based on value.
$20.00 per hour is a fair deal.
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I will do it for free, but I wont do house calls.
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I pay my cleaning lady $80 for her and someone else to come in and do 2 hours work, which works out to $20 an hour. This is in Ohio, its going to vary on where you are, in NYC or LA, Id expect to pay a lot more.
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depends on what area your working in, you could call around to local cleaning companies and see how much they would charge to do that work, and just take a little bit off because they would probably charge something outragous.
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Always remember that as a business person, YOU determine your pricing structure, not anyone else.
Therefore, the answer to your question is this:
Whatever this job is worth to you.
Take 30 seconds right now to quickly estimate in your mind how long it will take you in terms of time.
3 hours?
2 hours?
5 hours?
Then simply multiply that number by the hourly wage you want to earn, and present that as your flat rate price to the client.
Example: Let's say you figure it will take you 3.5 hours, and you're looking to make around $20-$25 per hour in wages.
3.5 hours x $22/hr = $77.
If you will also have to purchase supplies and/or rent equipment (i.e. steam cleaning) then add those costs to your labor cost.
Example: You have to pay $39 to rent the steam cleaning equipment for the example listed above.
Your labor cost = $77
Your supplies cost = $39
Total cost you give the client : $116.00
Simple.
TIP: Never tell the client how much you are trying to earn per hour. but make sure you emphasize everything that you're going to do for them to make their life easier, and help them out.
Always remember that your pricing must be guided by these 2 principles:
1. There is no such thing as the 'right' price.
2. People do not buy based on prices, they buy based on value.
References :