On Feb 15, 2008 6:50 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> wrote: > Unfortunately, it's more complicated and regional than Ric or David A are > suggesting. You have to make assessments based on where you are in your > career, where you work, what kinds of opportunities there are. For me, an > established tech in one of the highest markets in the country with high > density urban benefits (San Francisco), where the median priced house is > $750,000, I can (and must) charge $225 for a 1.5 hour appointment or $160 > for a Basic Service appointment (1 hour) which puts me at the higher end > but > not out of bounds. Someone in rural Mississippi or Alabama would be crazy > to ask those kinds of prices. Thanks for injecting this into the mix, David. Using the cost of living calculator that Bob posted, $160 in SF = $81.77 in Tupelo, MS (one of my areas). Since I'm charging $85 there, I'm within range of what the market will support. > The other issue to consider is what function > service calls play in your entire business plan. The reality is, you make > more money when you don't have to travel and when you can benefit from > value > added, i.e. rebuilding, more extensive shop repairs, action rebuilding, > etc.. I'm moving in that direction. -- JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080215/78e03a5f/attachment.html
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