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Posted by Steve Scott on December 16, 2006, 2:45 pm
Kerist, not another "what the market will bare" contractor.
Nathan, based on other posts you've made I think you and I are alike
in many ways philosophically, but very different business wise. What
the market will bare has NOTHING to do with what you need to charge to
cover your OH and make your desired net after tax profit.
You're in business. You need to make more than "a good, honest
living" if you're going to stay in business.
On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:44:48 -0700, "Nathan In Montana"
>> What's this? Just how cheap can we do a job?
>
>not at all. i make a good, _honest_ living. theres no need in charging
>more than whats fair, and its foolish to charge substantially more than your
>local market will bare. charging $300 or $400 for swapping an ignitor is
>flat out dishonest. it takes 15-20 minutes to diagnose and swap an ignitor.
>figure another 20 minutes or so in travel time and another 10 minutes to do
>a combustion analysis (standard on every furnace i service) and there is no
>way to justify any more.
>
>
>> No wonder more than 95%
>> of our businesses fail in the first 5 years.
>
>i know its easy to blame your failures on others, but in reality thats not
>how the business world works. if you fail, its _your_ fault.
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Thank you for encouraging my behavior.
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