<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Terry, <p>We discussed this here some time ago, and yes, some urged me to raise my fees.  Someone even suggested doubling them. <p>I do raise my fees each year, and I am competitive with others techs in the area.  In my opinion the reason I have plenty of work is that I have good people skills, I do good (though probably not top level) work, I can be trusted, and I can be depended on to call my clients when the next tuning is due, an item for which I get more positive feedback than anything else. <p>I cannot see myself charging more than the competition because I do not think my technical skills are significantly better.  Due to reading the <i>Journal</i>, attending two conventions each year, and this list, I know a lot more than I apply.  Thanks for your interest. <p>Regards, <br>Clyde <p>Farrell wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> I'm just curious Clyde. If you are booked up until March and still have folks calling wanting to get squeezed in, is it time to raise your standard tuning service call fee??? I should think these are conditions where that question becomes quite germane.</blockquote> </body> </html>