What is the radius of your service area?
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Mikey P
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Mikey P
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For SCruz, we go north to San Francisco and south to Monterey with $1500 minimums
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Usually within a 20 mile radius, but have some good customers as far as Memphis Nashville, or Evansville IN.., so 150 miles .
Steve Lawrence
Member
About 10 miles, then we have a higher minimum for those further out. Same rates, though.
I’m about 30mile radius in the state of Georgia only. I sat that because I live on the border. I don’t like going very far in South Carolina.
Mike Draper
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Most all my work is in a 10 mile radius. I will go 20 miles sometimes. Around 700+ yearly jobs I average 5,500 miles a year on my truck.
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
About three mi.....maybe fi mi if it were over $50 or so.....
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Old Coastie
Supportive Member
90. Sometimes 150 miles to Atlanta if the money is there.
BradFenstermaker
Member
25
Kenny Hayes
Member
Our metro is Large. About the size of L A in land area. Will cover that with floors and carpets. Janitorial, only a 1/4. Actually no more of that
Matt Middleton
Member
About the same here. We attend RC and Cas in Memphis but never worked there. Jonesboro is far enough. Only to care for special clients.
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Have cleaned AH there several times even though we're not assigned there.
The commercial jobs there are usually auto dealerships.
The commercial jobs there are usually auto dealerships.
Trip Moses
IMOL
30-40 miles. But no South Carolina for me either. They have weird bbq sauce.
Hack Attack
Member
the return trip from this mornings job (downloaded the app while there).. you guys are soft!
Admittedly its further than I like
Admittedly its further than I like
Sierra Clean Care
Member
.the return trip from this mornings job (downloaded the app while there).. you guys are soft!
Admittedly its further than I like
Hack Attack
Member
1 way from the job - home
Sierra Clean Care
Member
My service area is around 175-200 km one way.
The area where i operate is the retirement Mecca of Western Canada.
I go where the money is.
Don’t get me wrong, I hate to drive that far, but there are people who pay very well for a days work.
I will sometimes only service one home a day....
Hack Attack
Member
cant say mine today was a high dollar job ($220) but you never know when servicing rural communities. You can be rolling onto a vineyard owner or farm owner who won't bat an eye at a $1200 job vs todays empty lounge they wanted done
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
I can see now why all yor trucks wear out so fast.....
Pick a small saturated area....and work it dry.....
Pick a small saturated area....and work it dry.....
Sierra Clean Care
Member
Doesn’t work like that around here Bob. The 99$ guys service 60-70% of the average home here.
It was either chase the high end, or fight for the average Joe’s/Jill’s...
There are plenty of wet n’ jet guys here....
I choose not to be one of them....
bob vawter
Grassy Knoller
Ya.....I lucked into a great little nook... I controlled the whole south side of the ghetto......anyone that showed the least bit of hostility towards me ...got beat senseless by a little old black lady wit a broom.......LOOK
THERE HE GO'S......THATS MR BOB!
They still ask CRASH about me!
THERE HE GO'S......THATS MR BOB!
They still ask CRASH about me!
SamIam
Member
The farther you go, the better you must clean.
No possibility of a return for a wick.
That’s where even the best jobs become the worst
No possibility of a return for a wick.
That’s where even the best jobs become the worst
Chet
Member
We try to stay within 20 miles but travel slightly farther without an up charge but our minimum goes up to $250.00 instead of $150.00
When it is farther than 20 miles we will charge mileage and it is for round trip from where we are at and back to our shop at $2.00 per mile
When it is farther than 20 miles we will charge mileage and it is for round trip from where we are at and back to our shop at $2.00 per mile
AdamDumphy
Member
I'll go hour and a half if its more than $400
Matt Middleton
Member
I will be at MTAH this October caring for the second to last talk.
Jim Williams
Member
Mostly 15 miles. When I started I would go anywhere to put food on the table so I still have a few customers 30 miles out but I started referring more jobs to other cleaners I know in other areas.
I used to do 16,000 miles a year, now I'm down to 12,000 doing more jobs.
I used to do 16,000 miles a year, now I'm down to 12,000 doing more jobs.
The Great Oz
Member
What is the max. distance that you will travel for a job? Typically 20 miles, but...
What is the max. amount of drive time that you will travel for a job? ...as traffic gets worse the 20 miles is shrinking to fit a 40 minute max drive time.
Do you increase your price or add a travel fee? Depends on the value of the job vs. the total time involved. Just make the customer pay for the drive time and see if they want you that badly.
What is the max. amount of drive time that you will travel for a job? ...as traffic gets worse the 20 miles is shrinking to fit a 40 minute max drive time.
Do you increase your price or add a travel fee? Depends on the value of the job vs. the total time involved. Just make the customer pay for the drive time and see if they want you that badly.
