| When starting a carpet cleaning business another | | | | job at hand. Let's say you charge $50 dollars for two |
| major factor will be decision of pricing and then the | | | | rooms and a hall with an extra charge of $25 dollars |
| bidding. In this article I hope to dispel a common | | | | per room after the first two. You will beat the footage |
| misconception when deciding between pricing by | | | | guy to death if you throw in the hallway for free, and |
| footage instead of a flat rate which will be the | | | | you can add a room for another $25. |
| difference between repeat business and none. | | | | Hallways should always be free in my opinion, give |
| Pricing and bidding will be one of the first steps that will | | | | away a little free and see how you are rewarded. |
| need to be taken before starting a carpet cleaning | | | | The average per foot is going to be between 29 and |
| business. Bidding will be done in the home and there | | | | 39 cents a square foot, what if the family had moved |
| are many ways that up selling will come into play at | | | | the furniture around and now there was a few extra |
| this time and all of this will be dependent upon your | | | | feet exposed. The footage guy will have a different |
| pricing. For those who have opted for purchasing a | | | | price this trip to the home where you will have the |
| franchise carpet cleaning opportunity, this part of the | | | | same fee and only a few extra feet to clean...this is |
| process will not be taken into any consideration | | | | quality service and the reason for success with those |
| because there is already a set formula...usually footage. | | | | who have been in the carpet cleaning business for a |
| Going by footage is one way of pricing the work that | | | | long time. When bidding a commercial job and your |
| you will be doing and the other is a flat rate. | | | | residential rates are per room just turn to the clock |
| Footage does have its place when it comes to doing | | | | and ask yourself what your time is worth. For many |
| commercial carpet jobs, but does this have a place in | | | | this will be between $75 and $100 dollars per hour. |
| the residential? For many it does, and this is okay, but | | | | Pricing and bidding is an important part of starting a |
| for those of us who have been around the industry | | | | carpet cleaning business. Remember to always be fair |
| long enough know that both can be used properly. Flat | | | | in your price, it's not like you are moving every piece of |
| rate pricing can be much more rewarding for not only | | | | furniture in the house anyways. A quality price and a |
| you the owner, but to the residential home owner as | | | | fair bid when it comes to residential homes and |
| well. Those individuals who want their carpets cleaned | | | | commercial offices goes along ways when it comes |
| in their home value the thought of knowing that a flat | | | | to repeat business and repeat business is where |
| fixed fee is what they will see when you bid to do the | | | | success truly is in this industry. |