I recently heard Luke say that they over $10,000 from storefront per month! Thats nuts!
My whole business is based off high end residential. My prices are high! I dont want to lower them. I have more then a few low rise office buildings where I have more one time cleans. They never want it more than every 6 months.
How do I get them into a contract? How much should I charge? Id be curious if its the area, I live in utah. People are cheap here.
All depends. It’s very difficult to build a route. Plus net terms are typically 30 - 45 days. If your used to residential I think you’ll hate storefronts to be honest.
Agreed! Being a residential guy myself, I’ve not been able to bring myself to build a commercial route yet. There’s to many people after them and they’ve priced so darn low! I’ll be doing a CCU for a grocery store tomorrow and of course I priced according to one time CCU Clean. I also gave a monthly follow up price, and the manager of a different store of the same chain said she has more windows and only pays half of what I quoted.
Id still like to get a small route going but it’s not quite my time for it.
I avoid it mainly. Ill do dentist and law office tho. they generally like their windows cleaned. They often own the building that they use so they pay upfront most of the time . They usually get a deal if they get carpets and upholstery cleaned.
Taking a short breather from this CCU for a sec. I see now why @Luke and others love the excelerator so much. I’ve been using it hand held in res jobs for a short while now but this has been my first time getting to do a large storefront with it on a pole.
Even with having to work with a step ladder to scrape all kinds of junk off these windows, this tool is helping me fly! It’s a must have for storefronts!
And really not to hard to get the hang of if you take a look at the videos with how they do it.
I’m new, but I like the idea of having enough monthly store fronts to cover your overhead and then use residential as gravy on the biscuit. Since they provide consistent money every month, it’s nice to use that to pay insurance, equipment, gas, and all of that jazz. Homes pay better but aren’t as consistent with how many you land per month. The 8 store fronts I currently have cover my low overhead for example. All 8 have signed a “service agreement” which is not a contract, but simply outlines what they agreed to for pricing, scheduling, and has a disclosure in it. This way they can’t just randomly skip months on you, pretend you agreed to do more than what’s in writing, and blame you for scratches etc…
I’ve noticed in just 2 months how routine it can be, and most of the cleaning is quickly cleaning already clean glass.
I love my storefronts! They are super easy, and I can fly on my cleaning. But starting out you don’t make a lot. But over time it really builds up. A nice plus that I have seen, is they are really loyal… for the most part.