Yet another great job to price!!

[treedweller]

Have you seen the tree???

 

I've seen it lol I'm confident in my abilities but would never price it as a day job cos if it did run over I would be well out of pocket. I think two days is plenty to get it done and tidied. I always price a job then go bloody hell I wouldn't pay that!!! Then start repricing it for less. I know I'm a fool to myself.

[skyhuck]

No, why, have you?

 

No, but I'm not telling anyone how long it will take

[jpbeaver]

I always price a job then go bloody hell I wouldn't pay that!!! Then start repricing it for less. I know I'm a fool to myself.

 

And it's actions like that which ruin it for everyone else who does this job full time for a living.

[Will Ayers]

i'm the same with pricing up jobs, end up cutting it fine on earning anything at all! gladly i just climb for other people now so rarely do quotes..

[Hodge]

I've seen it lol I'm confident in my abilities but would never price it as a day job cos if it did run over I would be well out of pocket. I think two days is plenty to get it done and tidied. I always price a job then go bloody hell I wouldn't pay that!!! Then start repricing it for less. I know I'm a fool to myself.

 

Go for it mate, if you got the price wrong then learn from it mate, next time think of your price and double it;) good luck.

 

 

Sent from my I pad coz I'm gullible for buying apple products!

[treedweller]

Have you seen the tree???

 

I've seen it lol I'm confident in my abilities but would never price it as a day job cos if it did run over I would be well out of pocket. I think two days is plenty to get it done and tidied. I always price a job then go bloody hell I wouldn't pay that!!! Then start repricing it for less. I know I'm a fool to myself.

[felixthelogchopper]

Employer's Liability? If you are employing staff and don't have the cover, you are not complying with Employment Law.

[GardenKit]

Ok, so I am a mechanic, not a treeworker, but have good ideas on making money It strikes me as much too cheap for what seems to me, and therfore to your customer, to be a complicated job. If you do it for £875 I doubt you will make any money, in that case you may as well have stayed home and taken less risk. Think of aprice and then double it, you wont be far out whatever type of job you are in. At least this way you will earn something.

Also, if you start out cheap, not only are you lowering the average rate and ruining business for others, but you will find it hard to up your prices as your business grows. Start as you mean to go on, charge a profitable rate and do a good job.

good luck

[treedweller]

And it's actions like that which ruin it for everyone else who does this job full time for a living.

 

I'm sorry but didn't come out of the whome with twenty five years experience under the belt I guess ill just have to go down the route of trial and error and drawing on others greater knowledge than myself by POSTING on forums like this!! Honestly sometimes I feel that somepeople take great offence to people trying to better their selves. :confused1:

[Will Ayers]

dont worry tree dweller, some arbs get grouchy this time of year! just keep your chin up and dont let the baaaaards get you down! you right to ask on here as without a clue on how to quote you have to start somewhere!