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Pricing - too high?


Mark Bolam
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I've priced 4 jobs this week and got none.

 

All were standard 1-dayers for 2 blokes, chipper, truck and muckaway. All priced at £400, one at £550 because I would have had some grubbing out to do on my own the following day.

 

One hasn't responded at all, two acted like I'd said 'thousand' instead of 'hundred', and I lost out on one by fifty quid.

 

I've worked with a lot of different teams, and we are up to scratch on speed and efficiency. The jobs weren't anything exciting, and didn't need any specialised or big kit.

 

I could start pricing at £300/day, but don't really fancy being a busy fool and winding the clock back 8 years.

 

I think £400/day for proper grafting with £40k worth of gear is too cheap anyway!

 

Thoughts please gentlemen (and ladies).

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to be totally honest if you are charging £400 a day then i would guess thats what you are happy to work for , dont settle for a price you aint happy with . i work on the principle of winin 2 jobs for every 10 quoted , i will leave other to be busy fools buying work . so in a nutshell stick to your gunns !!!

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I think I've got to go the other way, Mark.

 

Found out yesterday that a job to thin 4 Pines (which would take 2 of us a day at a cost of €440.00) was done for €1,200! And all the brash was still outside the gate..... And they'd 'Lion-Tailed' the muthas!

 

Methinks a doubling of prices is in order.

 

Seriously, though, I know there's an urge to go in a bit cheaper, but if questioned, explain they're getting a quality service by professionals using expensive kit.

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You aren't asking for much money Mark, there just must be plenty others working for nowt.

 

I wont drop prices at all, even if Im slack, and cant see how anyone at the moment can be lowering theirs while costs are rocketing.

 

Stick to your guns fella, I would.

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