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<DIV>Could it also be said, that your hourly charge, when you were
inexperienced, was too much. Now that you are experienced, it is what it =
should
be. I think Wim's example is too extreme.</DIV>
<DIV>When I started, I had an hourly rate. But, if I thought, that I had =
taken
too long, due to my inexperience, I would only charge, for how many =
hours the
job, I thought the job should have taken. This was for shop work, away =
from the
customer.</DIV>
<DIV>A flat fee at the customers house, is easier to sell.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 12, 2002 =
5:49
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fees - =
revisited</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
4/12/02 1:15:31 AM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
href="mailto:rohde@pdnt.com">rohde@pdnt.com</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">List, <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> I read with interest the =
discussion on
how techs charge...hourly fees, etc. If we base =
ourselves on
hourly fees, do we not hurt our income in the long run? I know =
how
long it used to take me to do an action regulation on a Yamaha =
Grand.
I now can do that same job in less than half the time due to =
speed
gained through experience. Am I now to be docked because I've =
attained
more experience and skill? It seems wrong that a person =
like
myself who has been working for 30+ years should have to contract =
more jobs
just to keep up with the novice. Even the auto repair industry =
has
manuals listing hours per job to charge. </FONT><FONT lang=0 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> Interested to
hear responses. <BR><BR>Thanks!! <BR><BR>Ted Rohde - Central =
Illinois
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>There is no law that says you can't charge =
more per
hour. If you used to take 10 hours to regulate an action, and charged =
$40 per
hour, and it now takes only 5 hours to do that job, you have obviously =
become
more experienced. So reward yourself, and charge $100 per hour. You'll =
get the
same money for the same job, but you're only working half the time. =
But don't
stop at just action regulation. You aren't just more experienced in =
action
regulation. I am sure you're also more experienced in doing key =
rebushing,
tuning, bridle straps etc. So now you can charge the same amount doing =
all you
r jobs. And when it come to charging for something you've not done =
before, you
know how much to charge: $100 per hour. <BR><BR>Wim
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