It's fair to say that pricing yourself isn't simple when starting out. You need to find the right clients for your business, figure out your value, and decide how to charge – project-based or hourly. The reason this is difficult is because all projects and customer requirements are different. Once you know this, it can seem overwhelming. On the other hand, it can be much easier. Once you educate yourself on how to react and adapt a deal according to your customers' requirements and skills, it makes your business highly efficient.
There are many ways to price yourself, and it all depends on what works for you, your work style, and your business. Know the strategies available and choose what works best for you.
Choosing Your Pricing Model: Advantages and Disadvantages
You generally have two options to make money: you can charge a lower rate and do more small jobs, or you can charge based on your worth and only work with high-paying clients. You can also do both and make money either way, but you must have a solid pricing strategy if you want to reach certain goals.
Here are a few common pricing methods with their advantages and disadvantages:
1. Hourly
2. Flat Fee
3. Retainer
4. Charge by Square Metre
5. Charge by Percentage of Completed Project
6. Mixed Rates
Maximising Your Earnings
Referral Discounts from Paint Suppliers
You can benefit from referral discounts offered by your suppliers. This provides customers with another incentive to work with you, and even if they don't choose your services, they can still use the discount code, allowing you to earn from the opportunity.
Finding your value and your worth
Get ideas from competitors, don’t copy as their strategy works form them, it might not work for you, but more importantly copying other work it just a short term solution to reach your goals, the reason you want to get ideas from your competitors is because you should always be open to learn what’s working for other people too, as the more knowledge you get, the more experience you become and further ahead find right ways works for you - you can also learn what they doing, what types of materials they're sourcing and how they determine they’re worth and successfully close deals , always be open to ask decorators , most of the time decorators like helping other decorators along as you're not taking their job ;)
Determine how much you need to earn
Have a plan and stick to it but don’t be afraid to adapt to your circumstances as life throws lots of challenges in front of our face which helps us grow even more in the long term. Pricing is part one but the next part is getting your customers and closing deals, Get better at expressing your value to customers where its a unperson consultation or your website or your conical media presence, educate the customer on what they’re getting for their money, assure them before they ask about their bough and things you will take care of what a unprofessional trade-men wouldn’t,
Closing the Deal and Building Your Business
Maintain high standards for your business.
You must do more than the minimum to ensure your business is a model for excellent customer service. Be polite on the Job-site and be kind and courteous with customers and potential customers.
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