Posted by Kevin M on 9/26/2009, 8:59 pm, in reply to "Client Charge"
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Estimate how long it is going to take you. Than price off of that. Do NOT do it for FREE! Doing it for FREE will NOT get you more referals from them. If you do good work, Like You and are priced reasonable (That doesn't mean cheap or free), they will refer you. When I first started out in 1987, I got a call from a carpet store (Mom & Pop). They had me go out and do 2 small spots. Took me 10 minutes to do this job. I told him no charge it was so small and easy. He said "Don't do that Shit" Charge me for your time. So I charged him $25. 75% of my regular Customers now were referals from him. The first apt complex I cleaned for, I did a apt that was going to be section 8. It didn't pass inspection. I told the president of the complex don't worry about it, I won't charge you since it failed. He also said (Don't do that, you have to make a profit. If you do the job you bill us for it). Since than the only Jobs I have done for free were for charity auctions at a local church.