[pianotech] Raising rates in recession

[Gerald Groot]

I raised mine by $20 a month ago.  I never marked my prices by my
competition.  Far to many techs don't raise prices often enough and far too
many have much lower quality than many of us do.  I charge more for that
alone.  They can charge what they want.  If they wish to charge $50 less,
fine by me, I raise my quality and beat them every time.  I'm still booked
solid through September 22 as of today.



-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Wally Scherer
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:18 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Raising rates in recession

I usually raise my rates a bit every two years to keep up with the cost of
living. But since we are in a recession, is this wise to do now?

Wally Scherer

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