Hi Matthew, As a poignant example, a new service moved into our town about three years ago. They started out at about the same rates as our highest priced techs (myself included). After a year and a half, they raised their rates for a tuning 20%!!! Yes, 20%. I was rather surprised. And, they are busy. I've not caught up to that mark yet, but I'm working on it. Fear of losing clients is powerful and difficult to overcome - at least for me. But the more I raise my rates, and the more my clients don't so much as blink, the more I become a believer. And while it's true that I have had a (very) few complain, they were complaining from the start, but they still pay it. FWIW, William R. Monroe On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Matthew Todd <toddpianoworks at att.net> wrote: > That is also true, Ed. However, the problem arises when you raise your > rates on a yearly basis, while others around you don't heed this advise. > And what if you were already one of the most priciest tuners in your area to > begin with? Sure, you will have your client base of loyal customers. On > the other hand, I am not saying that in 20 years, I will still be charging > what I do now. There are enough of that already going around here. > > > ***TODD PIANO WORKS* > Matthew Todd, Piano Technician > (979) 248-9578 > http://www.toddpianoworks.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110901/acc081a8/attachment.htm>
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