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Hey everyone,
Just wondering if you guys go trough the same situation as we do. It's frustrating when a customer tells me that someone else gave them an even lower price for such tree, where I made my math to give my lowest price in order to get some profit. I mean, how is it even possible for someone to give an even lower price and even make a profit? For some jobs when the customer tells me the price to match, (if they are not lying) if I make my math for that price I would end up losing money not making a profit. Lol. I know that when there are many crews out for a big company makes more sense or obviously a non insured nor licensed person who pays their employees very low. But it's crazy when you make the math for that price and end up at zero or loosing.
Locally for my 4 person crew I try to at the very least have a $2,000 day with the bucket truck. A $1,600 climbed day. I wish climbed was worth more. If I go higher there is no way to get jobs here. Except when I am the only one bidding. Anyone know of a way to fix this or to warn the customers about those who price too low?
Just wondering if you guys go trough the same situation as we do. It's frustrating when a customer tells me that someone else gave them an even lower price for such tree, where I made my math to give my lowest price in order to get some profit. I mean, how is it even possible for someone to give an even lower price and even make a profit? For some jobs when the customer tells me the price to match, (if they are not lying) if I make my math for that price I would end up losing money not making a profit. Lol. I know that when there are many crews out for a big company makes more sense or obviously a non insured nor licensed person who pays their employees very low. But it's crazy when you make the math for that price and end up at zero or loosing.
Locally for my 4 person crew I try to at the very least have a $2,000 day with the bucket truck. A $1,600 climbed day. I wish climbed was worth more. If I go higher there is no way to get jobs here. Except when I am the only one bidding. Anyone know of a way to fix this or to warn the customers about those who price too low?