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Author	Torran_Toi
Comment	> On Facebook I quote reasonable prices (where I feel like the job is just enough for it to be worth the time, while being cheap enough for people to think is reasonable) but often get rejected, so there is a good chance someone is cheaper. Have you done any research to find out what your prices should be or are you making the numbers up as you go along? What are your competitors charging? What is the going rate? You will probably baulk at the idea, but the best way to do this is to get in touch with your competitors and obtain quotes from them. Once you know the average prices in the market then you know what ballpark you should be priced at. Don't worry about being the cheapest though. When I'm getting quotes I NEVER, EVER buy from the guys with the lowball quotes. I want to hire somebody who knows their own worth and doesn't come across as desperate. Wire in my cooker for £15?... aye, jog on cowboy. A sensible, middle-of-the-road quote gives me confidence. I also get skeptical with the guys that "can do it later today" or "first thing tomorrow". The guy with a waiting list is in high demand for a reason. And, I very rarely trust a place with 100% on reviews. It's too fishy. Nobody is that perfect. When all they have is 5 stars I instantly think they have censored out the bad reviews. What I look for is honest reviews that tell me that a problem arose but the company dealt with it and fixed the issue. A 4.5 star rated company with evidence of good aftercare scores better with me than a glossy, perfect 5. Other notes: internet, internet, internet. Get a website going and don't underestimate the power of Google AdWords. It works. Social media marketing also works, but will generally provide less results and requires a lot of patience. Get a run of leaflets made up. You can get them pretty cheap these days. The general rule of thumb with leaflets is that you should see an enquiry rate of 20%, and a sale rate of a further 20%. So, for every 100 leaflets you put out you should get 20 enquiries and of those you should see 4 sales (on average).
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Created	Tue 19th Mar 2019 2:44am
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> On Facebook I quote reasonable prices (where I feel like the job is just enough for it to be worth the time, while being cheap enough for people to think is reasonable) but often get rejected, so there is a good chance someone is cheaper.

Have you done any research to find out what your prices should be or are you making the numbers up as you go along?

What are your competitors charging? What is the going rate? You will probably baulk at the idea, but the best way to do this is to get in touch with your competitors and obtain quotes from them. Once you know the average prices in the market then you know what ballpark you should be priced at.

Don't worry about being the cheapest though. When I'm getting quotes I NEVER, EVER buy from the guys with the lowball quotes. I want to hire somebody who knows their own worth and doesn't come across as desperate. Wire in my cooker for £15?... aye, jog on cowboy. A sensible, middle-of-the-road quote gives me confidence.

I also get skeptical with the guys that "can do it later today" or "first thing tomorrow". The guy with a waiting list is in high demand for a reason.

And, I very rarely trust a place with 100% on reviews. It's too fishy. Nobody is that perfect. When all they have is 5 stars I instantly think they have censored out the bad reviews. What I look for is honest reviews that tell me that a problem arose but the company dealt with it and fixed the issue. A 4.5 star rated company with evidence of good aftercare scores better with me than a glossy, perfect 5.

Other notes: internet, internet, internet. Get a website going and don't underestimate the power of Google AdWords. It works. Social media marketing also works, but will generally provide less results and requires a lot of patience.

Get a run of leaflets made up. You can get them pretty cheap these days. The general rule of thumb with leaflets is that you should see an enquiry rate of 20%, and a sale rate of a further 20%. So, for every 100 leaflets you put out you should get 20 enquiries and of those you should see 4 sales (on average).