yeah, im quoting at $50 to $55 per half hour job, (plus green waste loading) - still getting them in, lol (not sydney prices, but good for where i am, and the demographic etc.)
i AM offering more value tho, telling em i'll spray a bit of poison about, maintain things a bit etc, they seem to like "free poison" - something they dont like doing themselves, possibly cos its "icky" poison - and it sure beats pulling the stuff out by hand. hand weeding ewwwwww
like stripes says, quote the new ones in your target area at a premium price, then when you concentrate the run youre also getting the top prices so its a win/win
the half hour jobs seem to be working out best for me, can get 2 done in the hour, getting $100 to $110 for it. (mowing) and im only travelling a few kms between jobs. losing 15 minutes to travel per mornig, and 10 mins in the arvo, that saves me a bit of dough with time and the price of fuel.
the hour plus jobs just dont pay off for me imo. the $35 jobs are good too, but travelling cuts into your profit a bit on those, so i'll prolly lose a couple of those. gonna put up my minimum first time/casual price too.
but for the $50 to $60 per half hour, 6 appointments a day gives me my target of $300 t/o
still overcharging for hedges, losing a couple, getting some though. charging big for ferals, i just dont want em unless its good dough.
feel guilty about putting prices up AGAIN for existing regulars, just did that 2 months ago. but it might be the way to go.
cheers big ears.
(oh and thanks blue for the wasp tip, i got some pyrethrum somewhere, ill have to mix some up instead a buying the wasp killer like paulg says)