Fees - revisited

[John Ross]

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Could it also be said, that your hourly charge, when you were =
inexperienced, was too much. Now that you are experienced, it is what it =
should be. I think Wim's example is too extreme.
When I started, I had an hourly rate. But, if I thought, that I had =
taken too long, due to my inexperience, I would only charge, for how =
many hours the job, I thought the job should have taken. This was for =
shop work, away from the customer.
A flat fee at the customers house, is easier to sell.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Wimblees@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 5:49 AM
  Subject: Re: Fees - revisited


  In a message dated 4/12/02 1:15:31 AM !!!First Boot!!!, rohde@pdnt.com =
writes:=20



    List,=20
       I read with interest the discussion on how techs charge...hourly =
fees, etc.   If we base ourselves on hourly fees, do we not hurt our =
income in the long run?  I know how long it used to take me to do an =
action regulation on a Yamaha Grand.  I now can do that same job in less =
than half the time due to speed gained through experience.  Am I now to =
be docked because I've attained more experience and skill?   It seems =
wrong that a person like myself who has been working for 30+ years =
should have to contract more jobs just to keep up with the novice.  Even =
the auto repair industry has manuals listing hours per job to charge.=20
       Interested to hear responses.=20

    Thanks!!=20

    Ted Rohde - Central Illinois=20



  There is no law that says you can't charge more per hour. If you used =
to take 10 hours to regulate an action, and charged $40 per hour, and it =
now takes only 5 hours to do that job, you have obviously become more =
experienced. So reward yourself, and charge $100 per hour. You'll get =
the same money for the same job, but you're only working half the time. =
But don't stop at just action regulation. You aren't just more =
experienced in action regulation. I am sure you're also more experienced =
in doing key rebushing, tuning, bridle straps etc. So now you can charge =
the same amount doing all you r jobs. And when it come to charging for =
something you've not done before, you know how much to charge: $100 per =
hour.=20

  Wim=20

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