Today I'm having a fight with a HVAC contractor. I quoted him $85 per man hour. Two of us did the job so I billed him for two men at $85 per hour, $170 per hour. I've done this for many customers successfully. He actually hired me because the flat rate guys prices seem too high to him. I was unlucky enough to do a job that was tough enough that it would have been a low or no profit job for the flat rate guys. There fore my invoice was higher then what the local flat rate guy would have charged. He thinks hes getting screwed. And the fight goes on.
I really want to do flat rate for obvious reasons. I've even talked with the person who made the ES2 system. If I was entirely a residential service company I would buy into his system in a heartbeat. However I'm not. My company is just my son and I. We do fire restoration as well as all sorts of remodels, Commercial small work, and Industrial small work. It is hard for me to justify spending $89 every month for a system where I really don't need the whole boat. I don't have time to build a flat rate book for myself.
What I would like is something more like what I think the original Electrical Success system was originally before it went high tech, (I've never really seen it), where I could make a one time payment and use it for several years. I think there is a real need for something like this because there are many contractors that want to do SOME service work, but not enough to warrant buying into a whole a complete service business related system that requires a monthly fee.
I also try very hard to stay away from monthly obligations, if business has a slow period it's hard to bring expenses in line with income when your obligated to pay whether you had work or not.
Any Ideas??
I really want to do flat rate for obvious reasons. I've even talked with the person who made the ES2 system. If I was entirely a residential service company I would buy into his system in a heartbeat. However I'm not. My company is just my son and I. We do fire restoration as well as all sorts of remodels, Commercial small work, and Industrial small work. It is hard for me to justify spending $89 every month for a system where I really don't need the whole boat. I don't have time to build a flat rate book for myself.
What I would like is something more like what I think the original Electrical Success system was originally before it went high tech, (I've never really seen it), where I could make a one time payment and use it for several years. I think there is a real need for something like this because there are many contractors that want to do SOME service work, but not enough to warrant buying into a whole a complete service business related system that requires a monthly fee.
I also try very hard to stay away from monthly obligations, if business has a slow period it's hard to bring expenses in line with income when your obligated to pay whether you had work or not.
Any Ideas??