Best way?

[iaov]

Negotiating is certainly a part of doing buisiness, but when I submit a bid I don't back down from it. The customer can accept it or go some place else. More times than I care to admit I have left "money on the table" from under bidding a job. An old contractor told me a while back that you don't have to get every job you bid on. If you are doing things right you'll make just as much money and work less hours if you are not getting every contract you bid on. He was right.:smile:

 

[480sparky]

Negotiating is certainly a part of doing buisiness, but when I submit a bid I don't back down from it. The customer can accept it or go some place else. More times than I care to admit I have left "money on the table" from under bidding a job. An old contractor told me a while back that you don't have to get every job you bid on. If you are doing things right you'll make just as much money and work less hours if you are not getting every contract you bid on. He was right.:smile:

Agreed. If you get every job you bid on, you're way too low on your prices. You'll end up driving your '84 Mazda pick-up down to Sams Club or Costco to buy ramen noodles by the case.