So, I take it then, if you were an electrician or a plumber you would do likewise? -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:44 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] age-old question of what to charge for almost nothing 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 _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100115-1, 01/15/2010 Tested on: 1/15/2010 4:45:39 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software.
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