How much to charge for a days work

[Puffingbilly413]

4 hours ago, pleasant said:

'Will pay' or 'will have to pay' if you create effectively a cartel in your area.....then you get prices chasing prices because one charges more then so does everyone else.....and then you have to start chasing for customers long term. Charging 'what you can get away with' simply inflates prices and reduces custom long term, when in reality if you look at your business plan rather than other peoples you will find what others charge is irrelevant to your individual needs to run a profitable business. it will also give you an indicator where to be more efficient if your calculations conclude your daily rate is actually more than the opposition. Personally, simply charging more because someone else is seemingly 'getting away with it' is immoral....even though it may appear to be a normal business practice for some. We all moan about pterol prices and how all oil companies seem to charge the same and put prices up at the same time like it's some conspiracy........but then doing the same in your own business ?

Think you misunderstood me. I wasn't saying charge as much as you can get away with. I was merely stating that having an awareness of what customers are used to paying is useful knowledge. Just one of multiple factors that influences what to go out for.  

 

How many times do members of the public come on here asking for opinions as to what a job should cost? It is important. If you are charging high rates because all your shiny kit is on the never never and you have too many staff, then your rate might well be legitimate in terms of what you need to bring in but it will be too high for many clients.

[Puffingbilly413]

4 hours ago, pleasant said:

We all moan about pterol prices and how all oil companies seem to charge the same and put prices up at the same time like it's some conspiracy........but then doing the same in your own business ?

I don't moan about fuel prices really.  They are a cost of doing business and costs get passed on. Either customers accept this or they don't.  No conspiracy here - just not running a charity.

[Newtons]

Thanks for replying everyone I do have a figure in mind after the daily costs of running the company and the profit margin I want.

 

just wanted to see if I was around the same ball point mark, but like Arbtalk there’s never any straight answers 😂

[Ty Korrigan]

5 hours ago, doobin said:

Do a search, it's been covered loads of times and invariably descends into willy waving....

And asking on a forum is a case of you show me yours and I'll show you mine...

                           Stuart

[devon TWiG]

8 hours ago, Newtons said:

Anyones welcome to share, my question is how much to charge a days for a days work with 2 men. Including truck , chipper , experienced climber, groundsman and a whole load of waste ??? In south east England would be ideal but also interested in all areas. 

A ball park figure of £500  would be a "typical " rate I think .  I am feeling brave being the first to actually put a price ....prepared for incoming though !!😁

 

[Puffingbilly413]

5 minutes ago, devon TWiG said:

A ball park figure of £500  would be a "typical " rate I think .  I am feeling brave being the first to actually put a price ....prepared for incoming though !!😁

 

I'd say nowadays that would be the absolute bare minimum but it obviously depends on area too

[devon TWiG]

1 minute ago, Puffingbilly413 said:

I'd say nowadays that would be the absolute bare minimum but it obviously depends on area too

Thing is though that some people with the same costs can get though a job much faster than others , some start earlier / work later and labour like donkeys , overload trucks etc etc ..it is hard comparing one company to another ....the customer does that !!!

[Chipperclown]

The answer is there's no answer, absolutely every job is different.

[Clutchy]

£750 + VAT min, £900 + VAT target, £1,200 + VAT = we've had a very good day. 

 

 

[Dan Maynard]

Do you mean charge to a customer, or charge as working for another tree firm?