Re: Gas Sur-charge?

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was just using that as an example.
I draw the line at 1hour drive time, but that pretty much covers 95 % of my
clients.

The out of state clients will pay my fare, meals, hotel etc...besides,
service out of state is like a vacation :-)



mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Period? Is that an on site hourly rate? what about travel time? somebody 2
> hours away pays the same as someone 20 minutes away?
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> "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> People hate being nickel & dimed...or anything that is percieved as an
>> additonal charge/fee etc. Plus, it's much easier to say: Our service rate
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>> $87.50 per manhour + parts and tax, period.
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>> "Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > "Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> I've always found that adding surcharges, trip charges usually pissed
>> >> people off. I just raise my service rate a little bit and let all the
>> >> clients absorb some of this gas problem...why penalize the clients
>> >> that
>> >> live farther away...bump the service rate a couple of bucks on
>> >> everyone
>> >> (or whatever you think is fair).
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>> > That's the best solution.  Chubb introduced a "gas surcharge" of five
>> > bucks for every call (I know because a client showed me one of their
>> > invoices and boy was he pissed!).  Everyone recognizes that costs are
>> > increasing.  Adding $2.50 an hour to your service rate (depending on
>> > how
>> > much service you do) won't be that hard to swallow...
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