hr rate; complete regulation of the grand piano

[Avery Todd]

Hi Patrick,

I'm like a lot of techs, I have a hard time raising my prices! :-)
But in spite of that, I'm still on the high end of the prices here
in Houston!

Avery

At 10:28 AM 7/17/04, you wrote:

>On Jul 17, 2004, at 3:49 AM, Avery Todd wrote:
>
>>  Dale,
>>
>>  I thought I was charging "pretty" close to what I should be. Considering
>>  I also have a full-time "salary" type job.
>
>Umm, what's that got to do with it? Unless perhaps all your private work 
>is at venues (community concerts, your church denomination) for which you 
>feel an overwhelming altruistic urge to subsidize the arts or religion?
>Seems to me your non-salaried work should be in your "overtime zone," not 
>the "below the market" zone.
>
>>  Am I wrong?
>
>Altruism is a noble virtue.
>We're all free to set our prices where we wish. I know it's not easy for 
>me to raise my own prices. We ought not sell ourselves short.
>
>Patrick Draine
>in the expensive Northeast (hey did you know plywood prices went up 53% 
>this past year?)
>
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