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re: Landscaping Cost
Posted on 6/11/19 at 11:39 am to yccsmf
Posted on 6/11/19 at 11:39 am to yccsmf
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Yep, same for us, we don’t price based on how busy we are
There's nothing wrong with this and I'm not going to talk to you about how to run your business, but in the grand scheme of basic business this makes absolutely no sense. Price is always affected by demand in one shape or form. That may be labor, in a great economy like we have now manual labor is in high demand and very expensive. Same with summer labor, labor is always higher in the summer and the economy is generally busier.
My point to the OP was simply that landscaping is in high demand this time of year, he shouldn't expect a low ball price as almost everyone is working. Materials are also in high demand.
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Posted on 6/11/19 at 12:22 pm to baldona
No one is saying you aren’t right in your statement. When we were bidding a job we never simply reduced the price. We maybe eliminated plants, went smaller, or removed aspects of the project that weren’t vital. We never simply lower the price just to get the job.
Also if you wait for winter you run the risk of plant availability and losing your investment due to potential freezes.
Realistically get three quotes. Compare alll three and find out what the market rates seem to be. You can always go to the one you like most and say “hey look I like you guys and want to go with you. Company X says they will do it for this price, if you can match that we can do this with you”. I’ve done that once before when the month was looking bad. We just removed a few hours of labor in the job. We always over estimate labor just in case. So there is wiggle room for sure. But that was one time over several years and it was a really big job. On a small job, it will be tough.
Hell if its small I’d almost just do it myself.
Also if you wait for winter you run the risk of plant availability and losing your investment due to potential freezes.
Realistically get three quotes. Compare alll three and find out what the market rates seem to be. You can always go to the one you like most and say “hey look I like you guys and want to go with you. Company X says they will do it for this price, if you can match that we can do this with you”. I’ve done that once before when the month was looking bad. We just removed a few hours of labor in the job. We always over estimate labor just in case. So there is wiggle room for sure. But that was one time over several years and it was a really big job. On a small job, it will be tough.
Hell if its small I’d almost just do it myself.
This post was edited on 6/11/19 at 12:24 pm
Posted on 6/11/19 at 1:20 pm to baldona
You’re probably right that it makes no business sense, lol, my wife and I are both retired educators with no background in business. I personally just feel that to adjust pricing based on how “busy” I am is no different than contractors who price gouge after natural disasters. My wife bids jobs, she takes into account the current price of all materials and our estimated labor projections. If we are too busy we simply tell them we can’t get to them for awhile and if that costs us a job so be it. We have a great relationship with our customer base and rarely lose a customer, and I like to think it has a lot to do with our honesty and fair/consistent pricing. But we also have a lot to learn about business since we are only 3 years and some change into this next chapter of our lives.
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