Pricing Articles

As you are no doubt painfully aware, diesel and gasoline fuel prices are currently surging due to several factors, from pandemic-related supply...

Many businesses boast about their low prices, or their efforts to make their services as affordable as possible. In some situations, though,...

Nobody likes to waste money, least of all small-business owners. As the end of the year approaches, and as business owners take a...

Unfortunately, chain knockers and sandpaper for sanding devices are consumables that wear out. How fast they wear out depends on many factors including the...

When we were first implementing flat-rate pricing in our plumbing company, I was complaining to another contractor about the painful transition. With my...

“How much per foot should I charge for a lining or coating job? I have a restaurant that wants me to coat...

Material and equipment prices are going bananas. Skyrocketing. Haywire. Wacko. Whatever word you prefer, it’s out of control with no end in...

Since the pandemic started, it’s been a roller coaster ride for drain cleaners. There have been times where you may have been...

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.cleaner.com. If you...

For years, Joey Howze did jobs on a time-and-materials basis, running the risk of occasional sticker-shocked customers expressing unhappiness and surprise about...

Switching your plumbing and drain cleaning business from a time-and-materials rate structure to flat-rate pricing is a big jump that will ultimately affect...

Many factors have contributed to the dramatic and rapid growth at Colepepper Plumbing & Drains, which morphed from a one-man operation into...

Explore how switching from time and materials to flat rate affects your bottom line. We will talk about operations changes and leadership...

Just like customers do before hiring a drain cleaner, I do a little background research on companies that I am considering for...