in janitorial work you always charge by area concerned. period. when you start you will clean everything from top to bottom and what will take you multiple hours you charge extra like a clean-out charge. just to get the account to a place where your maintenance of that level of cleanliness can be done in minutes, for a monthly fee based on square footage
If it is just you yourself, then it is best to charge by the hour or by the day. If you charge $15/hour, you ll net about $10/hr after taxes. In major metro areas, you can probably charge $20/hr. Also be sure to set a minimum of 4 hours (= 1/2 day).Some people cram alot into small square footage. In fact, the less the square footage, the harder and more time-consuming it tends to be to clean. And a room can vary widely in size, contents, and cleaning needed. A LR can be 12 x 15 , or 30 x 50 !
Hi! I clean small offices and have friends that do residential. Artie is sort of right. Actually, calculating your charges is a combination of hours and square footage. But for the client, it should be presented as square footage. Why? Because as you get more efficient, you get faster and you either lose money or lose clients because they think they are not getting their money s worth.You need to determine how long it takes you to complete certain cleaning tasks, the room size, and have pricing for doing this for very dirty, dirty and lightly dirty rooms.There s a lot more to it, but this gives you an idea. I have more tips, resources on my Squidoo lens and blog. The links are in my profile.Good Luck!!!!
