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How do you price your jobs? #7684876
10/03/22 10:43 PM
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Krig Offline OP
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X number of dollars per animal ?

Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Krig] #7685026
10/04/22 08:42 AM
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No, that's a trappers mentality.


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Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: iayogi17] #7685067
10/04/22 10:02 AM
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Correct.. ima trapper.. so are you going to help me or just leave it at this??

Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Krig] #7685085
10/04/22 10:30 AM
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We charge per animal ( And a set-up fee ) and we're probably the largest problem wildlife removal company in the state. Some companies like to charge for doing nothing; We're not one of them!

Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Krig] #7685102
10/04/22 11:06 AM
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How far will you travel without charge for milage or time to get there?


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Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Krig] #7685173
10/04/22 01:18 PM
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We discussed this same topic a few days ago as I recall. Look back at the topics and you may find your answers or what others do to determine billing rates.

There should be a wealth of information in the archives as well on this subject.

Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Paul Winkelmann] #7685192
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Originally Posted by Paul Winkelmann
We charge per animal ( And a set-up fee ) and we're probably the largest problem wildlife removal company in the state. Some companies like to charge for doing nothing; We're not one of them!


Couldnt agree more.
We charge by the animal and mileage for a set number of trips.

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Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Krig] #7685202
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As others have stated, I charge a setup fee to cover my time, gas, etc and then charge a per animal removed. I had a customer comment to me that he liked this structure inasmuch as it gave me "skin in the game";, ie; the more I caught the more I make. I do have a one week time schedule and an additional 5 days for another fee. I may waive this for various circumstances.

I also have charges for repairs, exclusion, etc.

Re: How do you price your jobs? [Re: Krig] #7687342
10/07/22 07:44 PM
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Some items are flat rate and some are setup and per animal. Sometimes a weekly rate and per animal.

Really depends what you’re after. If you’re driving there everyday or if it something the customer can check.

I got tired of customers worrying that I was going to catch 20 squirrels when I told them I most likely only need 4-5 of them to solve the problem. So I added my setup fee and 4 catches together and came up with a flat rate.

When it is ground animals like skunks, groundhogs, or armadillos it is a set up fee and per animal. The setup fee is to cover the first visit, an in between visit to rearrange traps or something, and then pick up traps on the last day when there isn’t a catch. The rest of the visits should be to pick up an animal and are covered by that.

I shoot for $80 an hour on the low end. That should cover everything you need and enough for you and the business to make money. Get a lot of jobs close together and that number goes up.

Really can’t forget the business needs to be paid as much as you or it’ll never grow. Buying new tools, trucks, gas, and traps shouldn’t come out of your personal pay. Pretend like you’re the employee working for someone else. Hope that makes sense.

When I was an engineer I would get billed to the company’s clients over $100 an hour. I can tell you I definitely wasn’t making that much! Lol. Some guys billed at around $400 and they weren’t either. That covers their pay, supplies, vehicle, and profit.

Your service is worth something, showing up on time is worth something, doing what you say you’re going to do is worth something.

Respect people and they’ll respect you by paying.

Last edited by JoeyHalk; 10/07/22 08:01 PM.

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