How to charge for sawmilling jobs. Is my method best or is there a better way?
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Deciding how to charge for services can be a tricky thing to do. There are many ways to figure up a fee for a sawmilling service. I discuss the method I use and look forward to hearing other ideas from my viewers.
You are smart like my brother. He is a mechanical engineer. He knows how to do stuff like you do. I enjoy watching all your videos. You make people happy with your service. Regards.
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When I price things I like to give a total price. I find people get scared when you give hour price because they don’t know the end cost. Sometimes giving a total price you can some times make more per hour. If you have experience and can jug time. I find works better. At the end of the day you need to make a profit. I price and if they don’t like the price they can go somewhere else. I always price far and i don’t rip people off. Just the way i am. Great video.
I see your point and maybe when I get a few more under my belt I can better judge the time and can give a full price up front that will cover me. Thanks for the input!
Seems kinda low to me. I got a Woodland Mills 126 last fall and have only milled 4-5 logs so far. Mine is stationary, so no travel and set-up. I could use your pricing model much more comfortably.
I agree, I think I need to adjust up for travel. When I mill at my yard, I think the price is pretty good. Thanks for your insight!
I know NOTHING about pricing for milling, and very little about milling in general. But that being said, your pricing sounds reasonable per hour, but at the same time, you're wasting far more than 2 hours of your day overall. I think if it were me, I'd have a minimum involved with my pricing. Because your actual 2 hours of work between milling and driving to and from the job, and set-up both ways etc, I would think that AT LEAST a half-day of your time is wasted. I think I'd keep all of your pricing like it is, but add in a 3-hour minimum or something for the actual cutting time, or something like that. That way, if you're wasting a half-day of your time, when you add up your 3-hour minimum for milling, plus your traveling etc, maybe it justifies your time a little better? Not sure Bud, I'm just thinking out loud here, but I don't think I'd have done a job for 130.00 or whatever your total amount added up to when you factor in all of your time tearing down at your house, traveling there, setting up again, milling, tearing down again, traveling back home, and setting up again.
Maybe add a set up fee that is waived if they bring the logs to me would cover me better. Good ideas Jeff,I always appreciated your thoughts.
Hello Tim, Sounds a little low, but I really have no idea😂👍🏼🪵🇺🇸
Thanks for the input Larry, always appreciated