Posted by Candice on October 12, 2009 at 14:51 pm
House Cleaning 101
In these recessionary times we all want to find the best deal for everything and house cleaning services are no different. In the cleaning industry there are many informal house cleaners who are able to charge quite low prices for their services but are there risks involved in choosing a person who may not have appropriate legal status. Does it matter if you choose an independent one-man-show or small business operator or should you go with one of the large privately held companies or franchised service providers? What does it mean if a cleaning service provider is insured and bonded and is this something you should you require.
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Posted by Candice on January 21, 2009 at 23:56 pm
Calculating Affordable Pricing for House Cleaning
Pricing for maid service can vary greatly from one service provider to the next and from one neighborhood to the next. The price a provider is able to charge will vary between an independent individual maid service and a full-fledged, professional residential cleaning company. Cleaning companies carry liability insurance, third-party fidelity bonding, and Workers’ Compensation Insurance. They typically pre-screen their employees, including legal eligibility to work in the United States, conduct criminal background and reference checks, look after their employees’ social security and Medicare taxes, and provide professional training and supervision of their employees. An independent cleaner will often be less expensive because they do not need to factor in these additional operating expenses.
While most providers have a specific formula for calculating the price of cleaning based on several factors including size and condition of the home, there are providers who look at what the prevailing price is and then just undercut that. The problem with this pricing strategy is that it erodes the price point in the market and creates an environment where people are eventually unable to provide a quality service at the prevailing price and they either cut corners or go out of business.
When working to a pricing formula the amount of work involved and the time it will take to perform the cleaning are factored in along with the size and perhaps layout of the home or business. The condition of the home often determines how much work will be required to clean it … call it the ‘elbow grease’ factor. Old dirt accumulations like soap scum build-up usually take much longer to clean requiring a deep cleaning which will be priced higher.
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Posted by Candice on January 16, 2009 at 00:31 am
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