Nicely stated...Ken. Ditto. -Ed- > > Matt, > > Labor rates are not easy to discuss. Not only is there a privacy issue > to some, it would vary widely from one locale to another. Factors would > include shop overhead, employee salaries, experience level of techs (How > long will it take for you/them to fix?), area economy, and supply and > demand. If YOU need the work, the price falls. If the cusomer needs it > fixed and you are humping to keep up, the price goes up. Lots of other > things to consider, but the answers must come from you. > > Often, there is a temptation to charge too little. You may have fixed > this one in an hour. The next one may be a dog that takes days to fix > and two trips to the shrink to get over. You can't possibly charge > enough on the latter, but charge enough on the quick ones so the bottom > line is not in the red. Remember, we don't sell time, we sell a skill > developed over many years of experience and, those of us who own the > shop, considerable economic investment as well. > > HTH. > > > Ken Smith > Gulf Technical Services > 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway > Gulf Breeze, FL 32561 > 850-934-8324 (Voice) 850-932-0819 (Fax) > > > On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:55:56 -0800 (PST) MATT SHERER > <skoalman61821@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> Hello, I do work for a shop that now wants me to work >> on his PTV's. I have worked on a few of these types >> but I guess it is going to be pretty regular now. >> What amount of labor charges would be proper for this? >> Thanks for the input. >> >> Matt Sherer >> Champaign, IL >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! >> http://auctions.yahoo.com >> ------------------------------------------ >> Make your TechAssist database better! >> Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ >> ------------------------------------------ >> To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: >> mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the >> SUBJECT field to the address above. >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > ------------------------------------------ > Make your TechAssist database better! > Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ > ------------------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: > mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the > SUBJECT field to the address above. > -- From: Ed Gaidies teltek@xxxxxxxxxxx Tel-Tek Electronics ------------------------------------------ Make your TechAssist database better! Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To UNSUBSCRIBE your email address, click here: mailto:techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe Or send a BLANK email with unsubscribe in the SUBJECT field to the address above.