Bidding & Estimating continued

Benchmarking can benefit cleaning business owners in a variety of ways. For example, it can shed light on how their company statistics compare with other similar cleaning businesses and how well their business is currently performing when comparing past performance metrics....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

When bidding on cleaning a building, walking through the building with the prospective customer is an important part of submitting and accurate proposal. This offers you not only a chance to do a detailed site inspection, but to ask questions and get to know your prospective customer and start building a relationship with that person....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

It is through workloading analysis that BSC's can correctly schedule the appropriate number of staff needed for the building and estimate how long it will take for the cleaning staff to perform the cleaning specifications over a set period of time....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

If you've ever thought about offering pressure washing services, then you need to read this article. Not only does it list prices for a multitude of mobile pressure washing services, but it offers great advice on everything from how to get the job to how to charge for travel time and expense....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

When it comes to commercial cleaning, doing a complete site inspection is the key to putting together an accurate proposal that reflects the needs and budget of your prospect. Some cleaning business owners think of bidding as a one-dimensional proposition. Put together a price based on square footage and frequency, and turn it in. But you don't want to "wing it" and then discover you priced the service too low and can't make a profit. You'll also want to see the condition of the building in order to determine what to charge for the initial and ongoing cleaning....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More

If you're in the commercial cleaning business, then one of the steps necessary in bidding a new account is to measure the building. Sometimes the customer will tell you the total square footage, but this number is not always accurate. Plus, it doesn't break down how many square feet there are per type of floor surface. So how do you measure a building? Read on....#application.mgbuilder.actiontypes.badge('','')#Learn More