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Old 12-15-2008, 11:47 PM   #1
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We need a pricing help section!

We need a sticky or something "Pricing help and going rate info". But the trick will be when someone clicks on it it will deactivate your membership and your computer will self destruct!


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Old 12-15-2008, 11:49 PM   #2
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We need a sticky or something "Pricing help and going rate info". But the trick will be when someone clicks on it it will deactivate your membership and your computer will self destruct!


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But then we'd all have to
get hobbies or something....
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Old 12-16-2008, 02:55 AM   #3
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But then we'd all have to
get hobbies or something....
we could always take up quilting.....
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Old 12-16-2008, 02:48 PM   #4
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We need a sticky or something "Pricing help and going rate info". But the trick will be when someone clicks on it it will deactivate your membership and your computer will self destruct!
I love that idea!
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Old 12-16-2008, 06:17 PM   #5
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How much will it cost to get it started?
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Old 12-16-2008, 06:22 PM   #6
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We need a sticky or something "Pricing help and going rate info". But the trick will be when someone clicks on it it will deactivate your membership and your computer will self destruct!


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I think you're perhaps being funny (I'm not sure_), but from reading this website that would be a great addition - a pricing section. ----- Warmly, Barry
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Old 12-16-2008, 08:26 PM   #7
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Pricing is one thing that is extremelt variable and most people will not provide information because of competitors and fear of legal aspects.

The real basis is the productivity that can be used by all if the units of measure and job size/classification can be determined and identified to a general market area.

After that, contractors can arrive at labor cost figures based on local costs. Material costs are what they are and no contractor can survive on the money saved by shrewd buying and running around to pick up crumbs.

Whatever come out of this will be much better than the rediculous sf pricing. Even seat-of-the-pants job price is better than the misleading and suicidal sf pricing. When you bid on price, you get what you are low on and not what is correct, so the cost history goes up and forces missing good jobs.
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Old 12-16-2008, 10:56 PM   #8
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i never figure out why people ask for "how much you charge" what if i live in Guyana where the dollar exchange is about 1 usd= 1000 Guyana dollar
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How much will it cost to get it started?
Whatever the going rate is, duh.
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Old 12-19-2008, 01:28 AM   #10
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I think the more important question is not what is the going rate, but instead, where is it going?,
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