I don't charge for milage but I do charge more at some of my further accounts. I also have "minimums" at some of the further places...ie, I need x dollars in work to make the trip. If I have to make a special trip and those minimums aren't met then I'd charge a "trip charge".

I don't charge for basic modifications. I charge for all addons. I don't do borium. It costs too much and too time consuming for me. I have a basic local rate. Outside of my area and they get charged whatever price comes to my head at the time. So in the summer it costs quite a bit to drive 15 minutes in the opposite direction from my house.

Bill Lansing wrote:

That's Beautiful!!!!!:D:D

Bill Lansing wrote:Awesome philosophy! Charge whatever "feels good" and laugh about it all the way to the bank.

Gentlemen, a LOT of horse owners read these forums.

I've enjoyed the privilege of providing service to more than one new customer who found me here. Such happenstance occurred as recently as this week.

A fair days wage for a fair days work.

Cheers,
Mark

"Fair days wage " is in the eyes of the beholder.:cool:

People don't complain about the price of their new luxury yacht, sport horse, home theater system, etc. They BRAG about how much it costs.

Like I told a guy the other day trying to talk me down on the price. "I have to make a living just like everyone else, if he doesn't like the price he can find someone else." The way I look at it when folks go to the feed store, or get the vet in they don't try to get them down on the price, so why should I compromise and put myself in the hole.

DoubleCFarrierService wrote:Around here, they do. Or complain about how stuff was so much cheaper 20-30 years ago. (what they forget, is their paychecks were comparatively smaller back then, too.)

Thanks for the help and ideas, guys. It's nice to know I'm not out of line with my pricing, and may need to do some (upward) adjusting as time goes on.... I think once I prove to myself and others around here that I do quality work at a given level, it'll be easier to justify to new potential clients. I just look at some of the shoers around the school (Mitch, Brian, Conrad, et al), and I am nowhere near their level yet, and it kinda sets me back in my place, so to speak.

Bill Lansing, to each his own and I mean absolutely no offense, but it only takes me 5-10 to do borium, and most of that time is waiting for the shoe/ borium to get hot and melt.

Dan