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<blockquote data-quote="Eric" data-source="post: 6507" data-attributes="member: 108"><p>It realy depends on what market you are in. Im in California and we charge $100 per hour and a 4 hour minimum, $110 per hour if we use the 10 Wheeler dump truck, and $135 per hour for the bobcat with a hydraulic breaker. If the job is more than 30 minutes away, we charge for the one way travel time.</p><p>You realy need to figure out what your costs are to run your business effectively with an acceptable profit. Your competitor may be charging $55 per hour. Maybe his costs are way lower than yours. Do you see his books??? Maybe he pays himself $15 per hour and doesnt have insurance, parking his equipment at his moms house rent free, driving a truck his uncle gave him (no payments), running an old beat up machine he payed $4000 for. Who knows!</p><p>Getting your competions pricing is a good stepping stone but you need to figure what its gonna cost you.</p><p>I know I charge more than most of my competitors but I build value into what I bring.</p><p>Im on time, proffesional, speak english, have insurance, know what Im doing and dont need to be baby sat by my customer, have a wide range of attachments, carry a laser level at all times, clean up after myself, will stay late to finish the job, always have a 10 Wheel dump truck, can rent and run any special equipment to get the job done safely and quickly, etc.</p><p>I call this building value. Unlike if you hire Pedro the wonder slug.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eric, post: 6507, member: 108"] It realy depends on what market you are in. Im in California and we charge $100 per hour and a 4 hour minimum, $110 per hour if we use the 10 Wheeler dump truck, and $135 per hour for the bobcat with a hydraulic breaker. If the job is more than 30 minutes away, we charge for the one way travel time. You realy need to figure out what your costs are to run your business effectively with an acceptable profit. Your competitor may be charging $55 per hour. Maybe his costs are way lower than yours. Do you see his books??? Maybe he pays himself $15 per hour and doesnt have insurance, parking his equipment at his moms house rent free, driving a truck his uncle gave him (no payments), running an old beat up machine he payed $4000 for. Who knows! Getting your competions pricing is a good stepping stone but you need to figure what its gonna cost you. I know I charge more than most of my competitors but I build value into what I bring. Im on time, proffesional, speak english, have insurance, know what Im doing and dont need to be baby sat by my customer, have a wide range of attachments, carry a laser level at all times, clean up after myself, will stay late to finish the job, always have a 10 Wheel dump truck, can rent and run any special equipment to get the job done safely and quickly, etc. I call this building value. Unlike if you hire Pedro the wonder slug. [/QUOTE]
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