Undercutting madness!!

[High Peak Tiling]

£4459 if I recall correctly...Hey If u need the work and ur happy to do it at that price
then that's what counts...I've been there too ! Just be sure not to under value ur
self/work.

Regards
Ian.

Thank you Ian, appreciate your support buddy.

I got my insurance for 4196 in the end. BUT with £1200 excess...

 

[John Benton]

..and accountants, bank charges, diesel, tools..etc etc etc, but I guess it's maybe better than sitting at home doing nowt. The danger with pricing low is that the low price can then become the norm and it's a downward spiral from there.

Cheap labour and you'll always be busy.

I know it's a fine line, but you need to earn enough to pay the bills and have a reasonable standard of living

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Cheap labour and you'll always be busy.

I know it's a fine line, but you need to earn enough to pay the bills and have a reasonable standard of living

thanks John, 🙂

 

[CJ]

Peaks

Do you feel as though you have been stitched up???

 

[John Benton]

That was a generalisation not a dig at you.

What i'm saying is you may need to look at the way you price. Look round the house at what they spend money on, have they got nice wallpaper, can you see the joins? All these things tell you what sort of finish the customer is expecting and they are probably willing to pay for a quality finish.

May sound stupid but you have to look into the psyche of the customer, if you see a set of golf clubs, and you play just ask them their handicap, where they play, there best round. People like nothing more than talking about their achievements.

It gets you on their side and people buy from people, don't forget that

 

[High Peak Tiling]

That was a generalisation not a dig at you.

What i'm saying is you may need to look at the way you price. Look round the house at what they spend money on, have they got nice wallpaper, can you see the joins? All these things tell you what sort of finish the customer is expecting and they are probably willing to pay for a quality finish.

May sound stupid but you have to look into the psyche of the customer, if you see a set of golf clubs, and you play just ask them their handicap, where they play, there best round. People like nothing more than talking about their achievements.

It gets you on their side and people buy from people, don't forget that

This is one thing technology has covered up, not knowing if sarcasm is shown etc..
I was thanking in all honesty John 🙂
Was it my smiley 🙂 face? ha ha

I always keep a keen eye out for other tiling in a customers house !

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Peaks

Do you feel as though you have been stitched up???

How so?

 

[John Benton]

This is one thing technology has covered up, not knowing if sarcasm is shown etc..
I was thanking in all honesty John 🙂
Was it my smiley 🙂 face? ha ha

I always keep a keen eye out for other tiling in a customers house !

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How so?

No sarcasm here Peaks, just saying how it is

Customer says to his friend, "High Peak did my tiling he's good and he's cheap" so therefore chances are you will get the job, but you're stuck with the low price cos his mate will have told him how much he paid. How can you suddenly double your prices, you can't so it may have to be a steady increase in prices

 

[Peter]

Take it most people on here are earning around 2k a week then? :lol:

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Price at your price, get working, fill your diary, and then, if after 3 or 6 months you've got steady work 5 days a week - then you can properly assess your rates.

Or you can go out and quote at £35 m2 labour only - and wait for the phone to ring while watching JK, Loose Women and then Countdown

 

[White Room]

Price at your price, get working, fill your diary, and then, if after 3 or 6 months you've got steady work 5 days a week - then you can properly assess your rates.

Or you can go out and quote at £35 m2 labour only - and wait for the phone to ring while watching JK, Loose Women and then Countdown

You forgot Pointless....