[pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing

[David Love]

I don't believe that.  Sometimes doing a favor and being a human being gets
you more business in the long run.  I do favors not infrequently including
donating my services to various institutions at times.  It's not hurting my
ability to make a living and I've never had anyone that I've ended up
charging say "but, you didn't charge so and so".  Take a chance, make a
judgment call as to what seems appropriate under the circumstances and don't
look back.  In strictly adhering to the letter of the law sometimes one can
lose sight of the spirit of the law.  They're not always the same.    

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Gerald Groot
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:33 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost
nothing

Agreed.  We are a service industry.  Give it away if you want, but I thought
we were in this to also make a living?  We didn't drop the pencil in
there...  You might as well go and tune a piano instead and make money in my
eyes.  

If you do one for nothing or charge on client less than another, word gets
around on that too.  It is fair to charge the same rate for everyone, every
time in my opinion.  

Jer Groot RPT