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Make your prices cover the work

For a full diary that still leaves too little income.

What you will work out

Calculate what your time needs to earn, explain your prices and check what you keep.

Bring one month of costs, completed bookings and paid working hours.

Start with the core guide in each stage, then choose the extra reading that fits your work. If you arrived with a specific question, go straight to that stage and use the earlier guides when you need the foundations.

Stage 1

Know what an hour needs to earn

Separate your pay, business costs and profit. Use realistic hours you can sell.

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  1. How much should you charge for a dog groom?

    Build a dog grooming price from your costs, sellable hours and the work each service takes.

Stage 2

Build prices around the work

Turn the hourly target into services, inclusions and travel charges.

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  1. What should dog grooming prices be based on?

    Use a simple public price grid while costing the coat, interval, handling and time behind it.

Stage 3

Quote and change prices clearly

Set the price promise, agree extra work and handle existing bookings when prices rise.

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  1. How should you raise prices for existing grooming clients?

    Correct grooming prices with clear notice, one transition rule and an end to private old prices.

Stage 4

Protect time you have reserved

Connect deposits, cancellation rules, replacement bookings and completed payment.

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  1. Should dog groomers take deposits?

    Use deposits for defined booking risks, with terms a client sees before paying.

Stage 5

Check what the change earns

Compare revenue with costs, owner hours and future service commitments before repeating an offer.

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  1. When does a dog grooming discount make sense?

    Use discounts to reward behaviour that genuinely improves the grooming business.