Answers for service business owners

• Quotes and Invoices · 3 min read

  How do I charge for extra work a customer adds mid-job?

  Stop before you start the extra work, tell the customer the added price and time, and get their approval in writing. Price it from your hourly rate plus materials, and…

• Pricing and Profit · 4 min read

  How much should I charge for a deep clean?

  Price a deep clean from the hours it really takes, then check the result against your market. If a standard clean of a home takes you 3.5 hours and a deep clean takes 5…

• Pricing and Profit · 3 min read

  Should I charge per hour, per visit or per acre for lawn care?

  Charge per visit for most residential lawns. Use per-acre pricing only for large, open properties, and hourly pricing for one-off jobs you can't predict, such as…

• Contracts and Forms · 4 min read

  What should a handyman contract include?

  A handyman contract should name both parties and the job address, describe the work and what is excluded, and set out the price, payment terms, dates and how changes get…

• Pricing and Profit · 4 min read

  How do I calculate pressure washing prices per square foot?

  Divide your hourly target by the square feet you clean per hour. At $100 an hour and 500 sq ft an hour, washing costs 20 cents per square foot. Then add setup, supplies…

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