Not true Barrie (except the "half the time" part) example: 10 customers @$20 = $200 5 customers @$30 (50% increase) = $150 ---------- > From: Barrie Heaton <Piano@forte.airtime.co.uk> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: wage increasing > Date: Saturday, September 13, 1997 2:54 PM > > I was told once this simple formula for raising prices. However, I've > never had the bottle to do it. > > If you increase your fees by fifty per cent and only lose half your > customers, you will be working for the same money in half the time. > > Barrie. > > > In article <1.5.4.16.19970913094351.66679a6a@capecod.net>, Jon Page > <jpage@capecod.net> writes > >Raise your prices. > > > >Full speed ahead. > > > >Damn the torpedos. > > > > > >Jon Page > >Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net) > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >At 08:59 AM 9/13/97 -0400, you wrote: > >>list > >> > >>not to beat what I charge into the ground again but every 2 years I'm in the > >>same argument with myself. Is it time to raise prices? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Barrie Heaton | Be Environmentally Friendly > URL: http://www.airtime.co.uk/forte/piano.htm | To Your Neighbour > The UK PIano Page | > pgp key on request | HAVE YOUR PIANO TUNED
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