Name the exact scope
Define which job types must clear the minimum: apartments, touch-ups, small offices, add-ons, and short one-time requests.
Minimum price guide
Minimum Job Price Guide for Cleaning Business Owners
Set a minimum cleaning job price that covers travel, setup, admin, supplies, overhead, and margin for small jobs.Minimum price guide
Small jobs still use real business time.
A minimum job price protects the owner from filling the calendar with work that cannot cover travel, setup, supplies, admin, and overhead. The home may be small, but the business cost is not zero.
Owner shortcutSet the minimum job price in Settings so Jobs starts from the owner floor.Open SettingsOpen Jobs calculator
Owner workflow
Quote the job in this order.
Price the real labor
Count not only cleaning minutes, but booking time, prep, loading, travel, arrival, walkthrough, and closeout.
Add job-level costs
Include mileage, parking, supplies, admin, insurance, software, owner time, overhead, and profit before accepting a small job.
Save the next owner move
Save when the minimum price was used so the owner can see whether small jobs are worth repeating.
Quote desk notes
Write the price from the owner side, not from the customer's wish list.
Good quoting starts with a clear owner decision: what is included, what labor will actually be used, what costs must be recovered, and what should be reviewed after the job. These notes keep the price useful after the customer conversation changes.
Define which job types must clear the minimum: apartments, touch-ups, small offices, add-ons, and short one-time requests.
Count not only cleaning minutes, but booking time, prep, loading, travel, arrival, walkthrough, and closeout.
Include mileage, parking, supplies, admin, insurance, software, owner time, overhead, and profit before accepting a small job.
The owner risk is saying yes to a low-ticket job that blocks a better route slot.
Margin leaks
What usually makes this quote go wrong?
Only counting time inside the home
Travel, admin, loading, and follow-up still cost money.
Making exceptions too easily
One small favor can become the price customers expect.
No route logic
A small job near an existing route is different from a one-off across town.
Owner examples
Small quote moments that change the price.
Tiny apartment across town
Cleaning time is short, but travel and scheduling take real time.
Apply the minimum price or decline if the route does not work.Customer asks for just one bathroom and kitchen
The job sounds small but still requires booking, travel, and supplies.
Use the minimum job price instead of pricing only the visible tasks.Small job next door to an existing customer
The job fits the route and may be profitable at a lower threshold.
Use route context, but still check the owner floor before discounting.Pre-send checklist
Check these before the quote leaves the business.
Floor setSettings has a minimum job price that reflects business cost.
Travel countedDistance, parking, loading, and arrival time are included.
Admin countedBooking, messaging, payment, and follow-up are not free.
Exception ruleThe owner knows when a route-based exception is allowed.
Customer scope language
Plain wording to keep the quote from growing after it is sent.
The customer does not need to see the whole pricing model. They do need clear scope, price assumptions, and a fair rule for changes. Save this wording in Templates when the job type repeats.
Scope lineDefine which job types must clear the minimum: apartments, touch-ups, small offices, add-ons, and short one-time requests.
Price lineInclude mileage, parking, supplies, admin, insurance, software, owner time, overhead, and profit before accepting a small job.
Boundary lineThe owner risk is saying yes to a low-ticket job that blocks a better route slot.
Follow-up lineSave when the minimum price was used so the owner can see whether small jobs are worth repeating.
Calculator desk
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Owner FAQ
Questions cleaning business owners ask before quoting.
Why should a cleaning business have a minimum job price?
A minimum protects travel, setup, admin, supplies, overhead, and calendar time. Small jobs still carry business cost.
Where should the minimum price be used?
Use it for small apartments, touch-ups, short one-time requests, small offices, and any job where calculated price falls below the owner floor.
Can the minimum price change by route?
Yes, but intentionally. A job next to an existing route may have lower travel cost, while a one-off across town should usually hold the full minimum.