Pricing - too high?

[Treewarrior]

Just lost a Large Willow takedown. Quoted £475 and the client said it was a fair price.

 

Then he rings me tonight and apologises, he had a quote in for £380.

 

I can't drop my price by that amount, you just lose face by doing that game.

 

Let him get on with it.

 

I'm splitting Russian Oak all day instead!

[grenadier]

Just curious but what does an experienced climber earn in england as an employee here £60 a day after tax nat ins etc would be about the norm.

[White Noise]

Just lost a Large Willow takedown. Quoted £475 and the client said it was a fair price.

 

Then he rings me tonight and apologises, he had a quote in for £380.

 

I can't drop my price by that amount, you just lose face by doing that game.

 

Let him get on with it.

 

I'm splitting Russian Oak all day instead!

 

Russian Oak . Speak soon john sort some dates out

[butler]

Just curious but what does an experienced climber earn in england as an employee here £60 a day after tax nat ins etc would be about the norm.[/quote

 

Thats crazy £120.....

[Treewarrior]

Russian Oak . Speak soon john sort some dates out

And burning some of it tonight. Great wood, no spitting!

[grenadier]

Just curious but what does an experienced climber earn in england as an employee here £60 a day after tax nat ins etc would be about the norm.[/quote

 

Thats crazy £120.....

 

£120!!!! that works out about £900 a week before tax nat ins etc

 

cant be right

[butler]

 

£120!!!! that works out about £900 a week before tax nat ins etc

 

cant be right

 

Brash draggers get £60 no-one is gonna climb for that

[s o c]

i always find few calls and few quotes accepted this early in year. usually picks up when days begin to get longer.your right not to drop prices .very easy to drop prices , next to impossible to get them back up again

[Pat Ferrett]

the trick on this one is to - start the job there and then, just fire up the saw cut a couple of branches, do some tests, check parking, move thier car/trailer/caravan/shed - anything to show your commited - make a date, take a deposit of £10>£50 and ask them to sign the agreed price.

 

hook, line and sinker!

 

Then convince them that they could get their money back 3 fold by selling the chip and logs :lol:

[grenadier]

 

Brash draggers get £60 no-one is gonna climb for that

 

your telling me that a brash dragger will earn nearly £22k a year pre tax

 

and a climber over £45K a year pre tax

 

if thats true im on my way to wherever you are