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Default Completely & Utterly OT; Handyman charges

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Sorry if this annoys anyone, but I did head the post accordingly!

I've decided to review my pricing structure, firstly to make it
easier to communicate to customers and secondly to increase my
margin. I'm constantly booked up for weeks ahead & the Fair Trader
thing is generating extra business - I also feel it adds value to my
services (I'm the only accredited handyman in the scheme).

If anyone would care to comment I'd appreciate your thoughts. Off
group if you prefer

The charges are on my site
http://www.medwayhandyman.co.uk/www/charges.htm
Thanks in advance.


I assume it would be preferable to both you and your clients if you did full
days rather than an hour here and an hour there?
If it were me, I'd charge minimum £50, then £25 PH thereafter, or a full day
for £200...but you need to be careful, part of the reason your orderbook is
full is because of the charges, and once customers are lost, they are lost
forever.

If you are managing comfortably at this moment in time (and you should be),
I'd be tempted to leave things as they are.