The underpricing thread.

[tuttle]

This interests me greatly, do you have system for pricing????

 

i do indeed, if you want the magic solution its as simple as abc:biggrin:

[RobRainford]

i might make a super fandangled computer algorithm that when you input ALL the variables it gives you the best price to quote for, and make a healthy profit:biggrin:

 

I've got a button programmed for that, type your price then press the zero key. Makes sure your gonna come up good!

[skyhuck]

i do indeed, if you want the magic solution its as simple as abc:biggrin:

 

Do tell!!!!

[tuttle]

Do tell!!!!

 

mine is something like this:

 

a: £75 for a 8" diameter, put your hands together like in the pic.

 

b: £150 for 12" diameter - open your hands to the size of a small plate.

 

c: £400 for 18" diameter - hands are a bit further apart now.

 

Count the stems and limbs, and multiply by the above.

 

If its come out at a big figure, think about what you can do the job for.

 

I works well for me on all jobs, a little discretion is advisable

[treequip]

It's fading into memory now but my epic underprice was stripping ivy from three sycamores, I had it in at an easy Friday with an early dart and was still fighting my way through it Saturday afternoon.

[likeitorlumpit]

mine is something like this:

 

a: £75 for a 8" diameter, put your hands together like in the pic.

 

 

 

Hate to say but thats only 6" mate:lol:

[tuttle]

mine is something like this:

 

a: £75 for a 8" diameter, put your hands together like in the pic.

 

 

 

Hate to say but thats only 6" mate:lol:

 

small hands....more money:thumbup:

[tuttle]

It's fading into memory now but my epic underprice was stripping ivy from three sycamores, I had it in at an easy Friday with an early dart and was still fighting my way through it Saturday afternoon.

 

ivy, wisteria or anything similar, double your price, as its double the work.

[roseyweb]

I get hustled by customers, it makes me cry and some of the sweat i've poured for jobs that have cost me money.

But on monday I priced a job to climb dismantle at a long day and take a stump out, there was a bored digger driver on site who helped us with a stunt fell and dug the stump out and even scraped up the rakings, home by lunch including lots tea.

 

Its swings and roundabouts

[tuttle]

I get hustled by customers, it makes me cry and some of the sweat i've poured for jobs that have cost me money.

But on monday I priced a job to climb dismantle at a long day and take a stump out, there was a bored digger driver on site who helped us with a stunt fell and dug the stump out and even scraped up the rakings, home by lunch including lots tea.

 

Its swings and roundabouts

 

learn some sales tricks, and be firm - give your price and.....one thing that works but it takes guts, is to say 'i'm happy for you to get other prices' - it's a sales trick to push the customer into a 'i'm not skint' mode