Re: Per Hour Charge

[Matt Ion <soundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

alarman wrote:
> "Everywhere Man" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1158900087.248750.57480@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>>$75? That's my hourly travel rate. $95 for labor during normal business
>>
>>hours. 90% of my clients have the p&l warranty. $350.00 per hour for
>>both after hours. 1 hour minimum on each. It seems to convince clients
>>that service calls during normal hours is a better choice.
>>There's no reason for YOU not to charge more than me especially since
>>unlike me you actually know what you're doing :-)
>
>
> Man, I'd love to tell people $350 after hours. "Uh, no I work til 5, then I
> have to pick up little Jimmy, and then.... could you come over at about 7?"
> Yeah, right.

After-hours and weekends, we always charge double-rate, four-hour minimum.

Strangely, almost all "urgent" issues are no longer quite so urgent when the
client hears that...