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Pro tip: I wasted 2 years charging by the hour instead of per job
Total game changer for me. I used to think hourly was the only honest way cause that's what everyone in my trucking group said. Then I took a 3 day haul from Atlanta to Denver and billed $20 an hour for 60 hours. My buddy did the same route for a flat $2000 and was done in 2 days. I made $1200. He made $2000. That math hit me hard. Now I quote per delivery or per mile and I'm not stressing about traffic or wait times eating my pay. Anyone else switch off hourly and see a big jump?
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sandragrant11d ago
Oh gosh yes, hourly killed my profits too!
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kellyallen11d ago
Right? I swear I spent more time trying to figure out the math on my hourly rate than I did actually working some days. Completely overcomplicated my whole pricing system for way too long, and the calculator on my phone got more use than my actual tools. Now I just pick a flat project price and cross my fingers I don't undercharge myself into bankruptcy. Lesson learned the hard way, I guess!
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xena_hernandez988d ago
I see it a little different honestly. Hourly kept me HONEST with myself about what my time is worth. When I charged per job, I started rushing through everything to get to the next one and the quality dropped. My customers noticed and I lost referrals. With hourly, I take my time, do it RIGHT, and people are happy to pay for that because they see the care. Plus some jobs are way more complicated than they look and flat rate will bite you HARD when a simple repair turns into a 3 day nightmare. I'd rather make less per hour on the easy ones and more on the hard ones than gamble on a price I guessed at.
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