MopCostLab

FOR THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE CLEAN

Price the clean.
Keep the profit.

Your time is valuable. Build a quote from your costs, see what a longer job would change, and put a clear estimate in your client’s hands.

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For solo cleaners and growing teams.
Less guesswork. More clarity.

A neatly packed green cleaning caddy, microfiber cloths and mop in a sunlit interior
GOOD WORK DESERVES A THOUGHTFUL PRICE.
Count your time, too.Even when you’re the owner.
01 Know the cost02 Check the cushion03 Send a clear estimate

THE EXTRA HALF HOUR

A small delay.
A different margin.

The price is agreed. The job runs long. See what happens to the money left after your entered costs.

Move the sliders. The quote stays fixed when you add extra time.
Test your own job
AN ILLUSTRATIVE JOB INTERACTIVE
3 hours
25%
The quote$253.07USD · before tax
Planned costs$189.80
Planned profit$63.27
30 min
On time+90 minutes each
Profit / loss after extra time$37.97
Added labor cost$25.30

Time until profit reaches zero: 75.02 min

Open this example in the quote planner

Illustration: 2 cleaners at $22/hour, 15% additional labor costs and $38 in other job costs. No processing fees. Rates and times are examples, not industry benchmarks.

PRACTICAL TOOLS, ONE WORKING DAY

A little more control.
At every step.

Start with the job in front of you.
Then make room for what comes next.

01 / PRICE THE WORK

A quote that
stands up to questions.

Build your costs. Test the price you want to charge. Create a client estimate with a clear scope.

Open the quote planner

02 / PLAN THE WEEK

Busy is good.
Overbooked isn’t.

See how many jobs your team’s available person-hours can support.

Check team capacity

03 / KNOW THE FULL BILL

There’s more
than the subscription.

Add seats, payment fees and setup to see what software really costs.

Compare total costs
YOUR OWN JOB HISTORY

Good estimates start
with what you’ve learned.

Similar visitsCrewPaid time / person
Visit A2 people3.0 hours
Visit B2 people3.5 hours
Visit C2 people3.25 hours

Illustrative records. Compare your own visits with similar scope and conditions.

Keep the lesson.
Improve the next quote.

WHERE DO YOUR NUMBERS COME FROM?

Start with evidence
from your business.

01

Your completed jobs

Record each person’s paid time, including setup and paid travel. Compare like-for-like work.

02

Your pay and receipts

Include your own time, employment costs, supplies and vehicle expenses without counting a cost twice.

03

Your monthly operating costs

Spread overhead across a clear, realistic number of job person-hours. The planner helps with the arithmetic.

Build an estimate from your own records

FIELD NOTES FOR THOUGHTFUL OWNERS

Understand the numbers.
Make the call.

Explore the guides
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Pricing fundamentals · 5 min read

Cleaning profit margin vs. markup: price the difference

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Every cost counts.

From job scope to a clear offer · 7 min read

How to price a cleaning job from your own costs

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Time, made tangible.

A week your team can actually deliver · 6 min read

How many cleaning jobs can your team take on?

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The full picture.

Choose software carefully · 7 min read

Compare the total cost of cleaning business software

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YOUR NEXT JOB IS A GOOD PLACE TO START

Good work.
A price that makes sense.

Take your costs, your time and your next quote seriously.

Let’s work it out