Re: How much to charge
[Re: California cager]
#5030829
04/29/15 02:37 PM
04/29/15 02:37 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
NM
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trapper
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NM
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You must charge what you personally need to run your business and feed your family the way you know it has to be. Cost is relative to those things, plus the market tolerance. There are people charging $25.00 to pickup a trapped animal, while others are over $150.00 and more.
I asked the same questions way back when before I started as I assumed this was a simple question. In reality it has nothing to do with anything other than your true numbers, how much does it cost you to drive there, to insure yourself, to pay for taxes, equipment, labor, now how long will it take you to trap the animals in question, what do you want to profit over your base costs.
Once you start down the road of what the true cost is it will shock some to see what they really need to be making to keep the wheels turning professionally.
More jobs per day means you could charge less per job, or you could make more per day, so many ways to look at it, how many squirrel jobs do you plan on doing per day/ per week/ per month, how many cages do you need, how often will you check them, are you doing per animal or per project?
Hope that helps.
Get into your real needs and numbers, there are many posts on this subject if you use the search too!
Best,
Justin
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Re: How much to charge
[Re: California cager]
#5030905
04/29/15 04:53 PM
04/29/15 04:53 PM
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Joined: Apr 2015
Northern california
California cager
OP
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Joined: Apr 2015
Northern california
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Well i really gotta think abou this all i gonna be getting my drivers license in jan 2016 and was just gonna slap a sticker on the side of my truck with a phone number get a business license and see what happens cause i already have quite a few people wantin me to trap in their vinyards Thanks for all the info really appreciate it
I'm sorry... I thought this was America
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Re: How much to charge
[Re: California cager]
#5031014
04/29/15 06:57 PM
04/29/15 06:57 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
California
Throw Back
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California
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Ca requires an exam, pretty tough one too.
Cal cage, price for you is going to be far different from the guys on here. I think u mentioned,that you were around 16. Unless you plan on goi,g legit, which would be good for you if you did, you won't be paying licenses,advertising, insurance, and all the headache to come with that, , so your cast is lower. You also aren't trying to support a family, I assume. So your needs are less. You would also probably be stoked working a few hours a week making 10-15 an hour doing this where some of the guys need to bring,in 75-100 an hour.
Take as many jobs as you can that you can handle at a time and no more,don't get overloaded. Try to truly solve them all and learn everything you can. No matter what you charge you will adjust as you go.
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Re: How much to charge
[Re: California cager]
#5036893
05/04/15 11:27 PM
05/04/15 11:27 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
Nelson Co., KY
Sharpbees
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Nelson Co., KY
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Check your state laws, here in KY you have to be 18 to be licensed as a NWCO.
Of all God's creatures, only the honeybee improves the environment and preys on no other species.
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