First week always. An send out all invoice by the 1st of the month well try at least
I don’t think it matters either way Mike I herd of guys collecting on the 15th . As long as it’s the same every month
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I usually drop the invoice at the front desk before I start cleaning the windows. If they don’t pay me before I’m done then I leave and they have to mail me a check . I hate waiting , and there’s some clients that don’t like mailing a check. some they usually come and pay me before I’m finish . I can’t wait 5, 10 min for $15,$20 bucks…
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Always go for COD, Anything under $100 for me is COD
Ive dropped some accounts already who like to pay 45 or even 60 days after… Sorry Im just not in the banking business…
If there quarterly jobs no big deal to me . As long as it’s paid before next service
I do an office building quarterly 200 a wash takes me an one guy an hour they pay in 60 days if it ain’t paid before I go for next cleaning just call an check is out that week . As long as I get paid . I’m not dropping that job
If they burn me for a cleaning no big deal that’s all it will be is one wash
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@cheesebro. My bad didn’t see that you said anything under a hundy oops .
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We are still a small company. But for whatever reason the last month we have been doing more and more residential and commercial where the owner wasn’t home or at the business. We have thousands of dollars worth of invoices we are waiting on now… Its a crappy feeling chasing down money.
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Thank you to everyone who has given their input I’m starting to see some patterns that are definitely helpful.
Most of those who have many clients in one day just bill out to save the time. Others put a $$ limit at which point they will start to bill vs. pay per service. Others can’t stand to wait for their money.
So [MENTION=20847]Chesebro[/MENTION] , since you were one of those pay per service or COD guys, how many storefront customers do you have a day and do you notice the extra time waiting for your $$$?
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I’m not a Store Front guy, wit that being said only if they accept my terms will I do storefronts… Minimum is $30 I dont have any stores under $30 but I only have 16 stores now…
My main focus is Residential, thats my bread and cheese
[MENTION=20847]Chesebro[/MENTION] I hear ya… I gotta say I like your style, I might try out the “light” storefront work and only have a few with COD.
I forgot to add, First initial clean is double the price… It works wonderfully for me…
It makes the client really feel the discount on the monthly commitment… It will also screen the flakes… My first store front tough me a lesson… It was a store that had a bunch of glue stuck to the glass… The store owner swore to me up and down cross his heart to use me monthly for the agreed price of $30.00 it was my first store and I was all happy!! Lol
So I spent about 1 hour with scrapers, Wool, Magic eraser… Busting my ass to get them clean and earn his business! When I was done! They looks beautiful!! Perfection!
The next month come around and he sends me a text, says hey We wont need ur services this month- he basically dropped me in a nice way… Few days later I drive by the store and his employee is cleaning them with windex!!! I had already done the hard work! And all they needed to do was keep them up! He pimped me!!! Never again! Lesson learned!
Hope you learn from my mistake, cause it hurts
[MENTION=20847]Chesebro[/MENTION] Thanks I’ll keep that in mind. I have a big job I’ve been looking at and I know I’m going to have to charge a bunch to make it profitable because they look like they’ve never been cleaned professionally only the insides very unprofessionally. Silly DIY’ers and their windex :rolleyes:
COD especially for first time cleanings,accept for my property management clients. I invoice on the first week of the month and get paid the following week. If it’s a regular storefront customer and they ask to be invoiced I would do that for them. And yes, the waiting does add up over a day. I could probably fit a couple more jobs in a day if I took out the waiting part afterwards.
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Payment is due when services are provided, unless other arrangements have been made.
I don’t do business with Brokers/management companies unless they agree to my terms. They don’t pay enough to cover the demands they make for insurance and “additionally insured”
I had a Mall Management company actually present me with a contract that would make them named on my insurance policy and they could dip into my benefits even if my people did not cause the problem they were addressing, or even on the property at the time.
And the account was for entry ways and “common areas” but no storefronts…around $125.00/month gross.
I quit doing business with brokers and managers years ago when they drove the prices for our floor service (box stores) business down to less than 5% profit
