I want to clean houses to earn extra money. What should I charge?

I want to clean houses and pet sit to earn some money until I find a steady job, but I am not sure what to charge. I have read about prices varying for duration, what they want done, home size, driving distance and condition of home. What is a fair thing to charge without running the risk of no one calling me due to high prices. I want to put my cleaning offering on our local swap shop at 11 am today, so if anyone could give me an answer before then, I'd be really grateful. I'm in a real pickle for money, so the sooner I get started cleaning, the better. Thanks so much!!





Felicia

I want to clean houses to earn extra money. What should I charge?
I know this is after your 11am time, but we had someone come in twice a month and clean our 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom condo for $60 and they cleaned my mother-in-law's house for $100. They changed the sheets and washed/folded the dirty ones as well as bathrooms, kitchen, floors, dusting, vacuuming, etc... (But, now that I am not working 2 jobs anymore, I do it myself... I wish I could get them back!) They brought their own supplies and vacuum (which was better than mine). I supplied nothing, but kept their cleaning rags with the mop, bucket, etc in the closet.





We do have a pet sitter and we give her what we would pay at the vet to kennel the dog, which is about $25 per day.
Reply:I think 15 to 20 dollar is the best price
Reply:It depends on what the competition is charging. Call the competition. Warning: Make sure your unidentifiable! Then act like you're a potential customer. Ask what their hourly rate is. The hard thing is lots of the competition say their rate is by the job. I think you should always have an hourly rate. I did %26amp; I would quote a job rate too but only after seeing the home. Never give a quote without seeing the home. You might be sorry. I enjoyed it! Best of luck in your business adventures!
Reply:Call around and find out what your competition is charging.


Post a Flyer that advertises


"House Cleaning"


"Pet Sitting"


"Call for information and references".


Tell callers that you will have to see the house and/or meet the pet and go from there.
Reply:I also clean homes/offices for a living, but in a semi-rural area. It may pay better in a bigger city but you have to charge what you feel the area can afford.





Why not start at $15.00 an hour for basic vacuuming, dusting, washing floors, etc. Maybe only charge $12.00 an hour for senior citizens or those who are physically unable to perform their own household chores?





Being able to provide trustworthy references is a must.





Are you going to provide the cleaning supplies or are they? An extra charge of $2.00 an hour if you have to.





Good luck to you!!
Reply:I would do in between 2 and 5 dollars for a bathroom, 4 to 6 for dusting, 3-6 for sweeping. If you dog sit, i would charge in between 20 and 25 dollars a day. I hope i helped!
Reply:The minimum wage is set to rise to £5.79p in October. You may wish to ask for that plus an amount you could charge to provide some insurance in case you cause any damage whilst in someone-else's home. will you use their cleaning products or supply your own? You might need to discuss this with your clients in case they have any preferences or allergies etc. If you provide materials you may wish to factor-in a charge to cover your costs, so you won'tbe out of pocket. You may wish to add something for travel expenses.
Reply:I currently own a housecleaning business and charge fifty to one hundred fifty dollars aday and thats depending on how many rooms in the house, not how dirty the home is or how old or how far the home maybe from your home like for instance I charge for a two bedroom home I charge the lowest charge per day you should still get customers as housecleaning is recession proof, just make sure you add in your cleaning material money and gas thats the most important, I even do dog walking service with this business and that I charge ten to fifteen dollars a day, if you want to save alot of money while having a cleaning business use eco type cleaners such as White Vinegar it is a great all purpose cleaner/degreaser and many tips and ideas can be found online on how to use and make your own cleaners with vinegar and other food cupboard staples such as baking soda etc, these all make great cleaners and are really less expensive than commercial type cleaners and they are gentler on all surfaces than those bought at the supermarket, you also use less of these food staple additives than commercial type cleaners which makes them cheaper to use, just make sure you have good quality spray bottles to make the vinegar or other additives go further and last longer and customers love the fresh clean scent vinegar leaves behind after it has dissipated which only last a few minutes Vinegar is also touted as being the best disinfectant in the world today so you can not go wrong there and it makes cleanup fast and easy. Good Luck !
Reply:I've run my own little one-woman-band cleaning service for 12yrs in NW Oregon. Before that I did housekeeping as a side line for extra money.


Folks will try to tell you that you should only charge $10-$12 per hour, but that rate is very low. $20 per hour is the regular rate. The rates are pulled down by those who charge less...as in, if one person charges $8 per hour, and another comes along asking $20 per hour, the householder will be upset at the thought of paying $20 per hour. But if everyone she contacts about housekeeping asks $20 per hour, she will accept that $20 is the going rate and pay it. Those of us who earn our living with housekeeping need to earn $20 per hour, especially those of us who pay taxes. If you are just doing some cash jobs and live on your husbands or another income, you can charge a little less, like $15 per hour to get started.


Put out fliers on doors and even knock on the door and introduce yourself, ask to put up table tent fliers at restaurants, get spots in local newsletters or little ad papers...don't spend a lot of money on ads in phone books or newspapers as they don't really pay off as well as other forms of contact.


The jobs may come in slow at first, but will be like a land slide once they get going. Drop the lower paying jobs as better ones come in, or ask for a raise if you like working for that household. Eventually, you will be able to pick and choose who you work for and how much you earn and what your schedule is.....its GREAT!
Reply:i would charge 20 dollars an hour the going rate is 25 but i would be afraid no one would hire you at that rate you just begining your buisness and all .you have to give the people a chance to get to know you then word of mouth comes in.

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