In creating our own flat rate book, I am having a hard time with fine details. I've started with upfrontprice.com for the format with two prices under each item (Standard & Value Rate) because it is neat and easy to read. However, I foresee limitations.
The best book I've seen has numerous prices for each item, but is too busy. (Category Pricing: Value Overtime, Stand. Overtime, Value Reg., Stand. Reg., Add-on Value Overtime, Add-on Stand. Overtime, Add-on Value, Add-on Standard.)
This is how we are envisioning using our pricebook.
New customers pay minimum show up fee ($35.00). This covers price shoppers wasting our time and being compensated to show up. Fee covers getting a new customer set up in our system.
Existing customers - no fee. We are confident they will have us do the work.
Standard Rate - Higher price for those who are just using us because they are in over their head or their regular 'handyman' is unavailable.
Value Rate - To take care of our loyal customers.
To get the value rate -
1. Gold Club Membership - $250.00. - Customer gets value pricing, extended warranties, full home inspection (1 hr.), guaranteed emergency response, and a water heater flush.
2. Silver Club - $75.00 - Customer gets value pricing and guaranteed emergency response.
If we charge 1.5 hours for a new faucet install for an existing customer, the travel time is in the price. To do a 2nd faucet, it should be cheaper because we are already there. Do I need to create an add-on price for every item?
How does your price book work?
Also, do you ever add up all your prices and think "Whoa, that's a bloody fortune?" What I want to avoid is using flat rate and the bill come to $575.00 and mentally reprice T & M and have the price be $295.00. We are trying to raise our hourly rate by a reasonable amount ($25.00). In the above scenario, we would feel like theives if the hourly amount went up by $75.-$100.00.
HELP!
The best book I've seen has numerous prices for each item, but is too busy. (Category Pricing: Value Overtime, Stand. Overtime, Value Reg., Stand. Reg., Add-on Value Overtime, Add-on Stand. Overtime, Add-on Value, Add-on Standard.)
This is how we are envisioning using our pricebook.
New customers pay minimum show up fee ($35.00). This covers price shoppers wasting our time and being compensated to show up. Fee covers getting a new customer set up in our system.
Existing customers - no fee. We are confident they will have us do the work.
Standard Rate - Higher price for those who are just using us because they are in over their head or their regular 'handyman' is unavailable.
Value Rate - To take care of our loyal customers.
To get the value rate -
1. Gold Club Membership - $250.00. - Customer gets value pricing, extended warranties, full home inspection (1 hr.), guaranteed emergency response, and a water heater flush.
2. Silver Club - $75.00 - Customer gets value pricing and guaranteed emergency response.
If we charge 1.5 hours for a new faucet install for an existing customer, the travel time is in the price. To do a 2nd faucet, it should be cheaper because we are already there. Do I need to create an add-on price for every item?
How does your price book work?
Also, do you ever add up all your prices and think "Whoa, that's a bloody fortune?" What I want to avoid is using flat rate and the bill come to $575.00 and mentally reprice T & M and have the price be $295.00. We are trying to raise our hourly rate by a reasonable amount ($25.00). In the above scenario, we would feel like theives if the hourly amount went up by $75.-$100.00.
HELP!