how much work do you win

[arbaholic]

Sorry not GAME i meant PROFESSION

! Someone will have my head on a pole for saying that!!!!!!!

[Mesterh]

Not enough!

 

Come on some idiot had to say it, so it may aswell be me:blushing:

 

When times are good possibly 60-70% atm more like 25%.

[Shane]

If you quote for a job which looks horrible (for whatever reason) make that the one out of 3/4/5 you don't get by pricing very high. If nobody else fancies it you may still get it but you'll earn more to compensate for that hassle factor.

 

Some folks on here have said on other threads that they price stupidly low for jobs they really want (especially lucrative timber). Never sell yourself short on pricing - be aware of how the market is going.

 

I have an amount I 'want' to make each day but the price I quote per day is influenced by

a) how much I want that job

b) how full my order book is

c) how I think the going rate is moving

 

There may be many other ideas which folks apply but as long as you are getting work and earning enough to be happy then you're not far wrong.

 

PS there's a bloke in Worthing who quotes on jobs based on making £1,000 a day for himself! And he gets work!

[jpbeaver]

at £1000 a day you don't need to win every quote do you. i win a high percentage of jobs i want, it depends who i'm pricing against though. 2 sayings i like are "why be cheap when you can be expensive" and "do less, charge more"

[Shane]

Just to make it absolutely clear - its not ME quoting £1000 per day - by the way he subs it ouot and pays the 'team' under £300 - so he's creaming off £700 + and he makes them put his board up. He's well known rouond here as a complete ####.

But, like you say, he doesn't need many.

[Mesterh]

Just to make it absolutely clear - its not ME quoting £1000 per day - by the way he subs it ouot and pays the 'team' under £300 - so he's creaming off £700 + and he makes them put his board up. He's well known rouond here as a complete ####.

But, like you say, he doesn't need many.

 

Or he could say he's getting 1K but really be getting half that.

 

Wouldnt be the first person to be full of crap and for some bizarre reason say they are doing better than they are!