You have to keep the stress on you relatively even. Thatīs why you deter the googols of people in the fall with higher charges and encourage them during the slower months with lower charges. Kristinn At 15:49 21.5.2000 -0400, you wrote: >I used to reduce my charge during the slow months of July and August to "encourage" business. It became a tradition. But, this year.... no way! In fact, after seven years, I'll be increasing my charge by about ten per cent come September. > >When I look cumulatively over the past six years, the busiest to slowest months are Dec., Nov., Oct., Sep., Apr., Mar., Jan., Aug., May, Feb., June and July. This has led me to consider charging a "premium" during those four busy months, definitely not this year but, perhaps in 2001. > >Is there a law of economics here? Usually things are expensive when they're scarce. I am thinking the same logic should apply to scarceness as in the availability of slots, as in booking appointments. > >Any thoughts? > >John Lillico, RPT >Oakville, Ontario, Canada > > > >
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