taekwondodo said:
I'm charging anywhere between $85-$120/month... and I'm getting outbid (underbid) in higher-end areas. The good news is that many of the customer's I'm getting are those that went cheap, had pools go yellow or forest green by "Net-and-Jet"ers - and realizing you get what you pay for.
My costs aren't that high... Gas, ~$3-5 of chemicals per visit (4x month), and ~10-15 minutes per customer.
Differentiation and quality of the service, plus outstanding relationship skills are key.
I'm targeting the high-end...hence why I put on my truck and business cards weekly service stating from $145 per month.
thats for a small pool. it must be hard with all the competition in other countries but thank goodness on the island here there is so much unprofessionalism and laziness!
We got tons of those "net-and-jet'ers" here. I call them cowboys.
I saw a need for professional and reliable pool service. I should do well. will take some time to build up clients.
So I guess I should figure chemical costs and labour time. my truck doesn't burn much gas.
One of my clients. when I was starting the business. said he didn't mind paying $40 a week for pool cleaning service. my client owns a 3 million dollar home on the ocean. I think I need to target that market.