[TheForge] Prices

[Woolley]

Stephen Snow wrote:
> It's not about under-pricing; it is about doing small things that lead to bigger things. I think people in pricing often under-price partly because they fail to include the incremental (indirect) costs of doing business -- lights, heat, wear on equipment, health insurance, etc. All of these things are a part of the cost of doing business and need to be factored in some way.
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> But little jobs can generate bigger jobs and one shouldn't shy away from something just because it is small or onorus.
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I agree with this in essence, but it is a slippery slope.  It is tricky 
pricing small jobs(usually too low)  You have to get your money or it 
just isn't worth it. I service  a restaurant organization that has 12 
restaurants.  A lot of my jobs for them are repair work from fixing 
railings to welding stainless sinks etc.  $250 -850 jobs.  Once in a 
while I'll get new work, railings, decorative shelving etc that pay much 
better.  Last year all repair work.