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specktacularfam
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23 days ago
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How to price deep cleaning services without undervaluing your work?

As a small business owner and single mom of three, I’ve learned quickly that pricing isn’t just about covering costs—it’s about knowing your worth and not undervaluing your time. In the cleaning in...
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  • josephsgutters's avatar
    josephsgutters
    15 days ago

    Not sure about the cleaning service or if this will help but try doing 

    material cost + how much you want for labor + overhead (like expenses from gas to the wear and tear of equipment you use)  = Price 

    then do Price X (percentage you want to profit) then add that to the Price you got and that’ll be your overall price 

     

    example 

    M+L+O=Price ($100+$150+$50=$300.00)

    Price x % (300•65% = $180)

    300+180= total job cost $480 

     

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agentoly
Contributor 2
19 days ago

Ive been doing construction clean ups for high end residential and I had to eat a job just to get the next one but taught me one thing. Don't undervalue yourself. If you get the job cool If you dont then you probably dont want it anyways.  Your time is money and you dont want Paul taking your time and money and leave Peter hanging. I bid a job thee ways to get my proper bid. Man hour, cost per item, then gut feeling, find the median and there's your answer