Tom, I'm laughing so hard I can hardly type. anon anon From: Tom Sivak Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:47 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: RE: Competitive Rates I have no costumers whatsoever. I clothe myself. OK, my wife might help me out once in a while... Tom Sivak Chicago --- A E <eve_ane at hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > Hello Matthew, > > When I started seriving pianos 3 years ago, I > started out at $85 for tuning 35$ for pitch raise, > and whats extra is extra, within about a year my > costumers asked me why I charge so cheap... Nowadays > I have 34 costumers, and I charge $100-125 for > tuning and $65 for pitch raise, and no one > complains. I have had calls like today asking for a > cheap deal, I said $100, they said no. Basically I > my service grows on my costumers words, they simply > pass on the word for my work :-) > Now I'm fully satisfied with my income, as i also > service a few diferent halls... > > Hope this helps, > Alicia Evans > > > Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 09:52:10 -0700From: > toddpianoworks at att.netSubject: Competitive RatesTo: > pianotech at ptg.org > Hi, > > How often does everyone evaluate their tuning rates, > and overall fees? In my area I have found, so far, > that I am the most expensive. Not because I charge > high, but because I feel my services are of a higher > quality, and my clients are paying for a skilled > trade, if you will. I am the only PTG member in > this area working toward RPT status, by the way. > > Have any of you had a lot of calls where they are > only looking for the cheapest deal? > > Just to remind you, I relocated to this area six > months ago, and began building a full time business > here in March. Yes there are several other > extablished tuners in the area, some are good, some > we won't mention...but I feel if I get out there and > do quality service, and great customer skills, I > shouldn't have a problem building a very reputable > business. > > How many years did it take all of you to begin your > business to when you began full time? > > Thanks in advance, > Matthew > _________________________________________________________________ > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080604/126698ee/attachment.html
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