This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear Will: waht part of NYS is that. there aren't alot of tuners up here. A basic = tun depends on distance traveled, time needed to tune, and if the = clients are repeat customers or institutions. Rural areas demand a lot of traveling. Regards, wayne ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Will Wickham=20 To: Pianotech List=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:01 PM Subject: Re: What's a fair price to charge for tuning a piano For what it's worth: on those rare occasions when I've been booked = more than 3 weeks in advance the "missed"/forgotten appointment rate = goes up. I also suspect that there are a lot of folks that start = shopping for other tuners as well. I've found that in many cases, even = with repeat customers, people call today because they are having a party = or sing along next week and wouldn't be willing to wait that long = anyway. As for pricing: In my area of upstate mostly rural New York prices = range from $45 to 80 for a basic tuning.=20 will wickham On Feb 8, 2006, at 5:07 PM, pianotune05@comcast.net wrote: I'm curious, Why would it be a bad thing to be booked well in advance. I know a = guy who 's booked 6 weeks or so in advance. I think that would be a = good thing, and knowing my financial situation, I sure wish I was booked = solid. Marshall =20 -------------- Original message --------------=20 From: A440A@aol.com > Joseph writes: >=20 > << Whe I facture that sales tax, car >=20 > expenses (tolls, gas, etc.) and travel time are >=20 > deducted from the gross fee, I do not see how I can >=20 > charge less than $100 for a basic tuning. >>=20 >=20 > In the beginning, you will have to charge little enough to = simply attract the > customers that are price shopping. You will want to move out of = this category > as fast as you can. You will do this by impressing enough = customers so that > word of mouth, (is there anywhere else words come from?, uh, I = know a couple > of people that talk out their a. ahhhh, well, I'll just let that = be), begins > to fill your schedule. > As soon as you realize that you are missing customers b! ecause = you don't > have time to get to them, you will realize that you are not = charging enough. > You will then raise your price until you have more time than = customers, oops, > charging too much? You will know if your calls begin to drop = off. (or maybe > you let your quality slip). > Return customers are the lifeblood of a service business, unless = you > advertise so heavily that you don't need them, (hard to do). Do = what you can to=20 > make your customers feel like they got their money's worth. = Customers usually > don't think in terms of dollars, but rather, what value they = think they are > receiving. Also remember that 90% of communication is = non-verbal, so if you are > confident that your price and the quality of your service are = equal, your > body language, tone of voice, and general bearing will put the = customer at ease. > A long term tech, with a large body of work and customers behind = th! em, > will comfortably charge more than the beginner. In Nashville, = the price of a=20 > tuning varies from $60 to $130, depending on who is doing it. I = have customers > that feel much better paying me twice as much as the last tuner = they employed. >=20 > If you are booked two months in advance, you are not charging = enough. > If your phone is not ringing, you may be pricing yourself too = high. The only > way to find your comfort zone is to get in the business and = learn. > good luck, >=20 >=20 > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html > www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/91/8d/d3/5a/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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