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kidsusuki



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Post Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:27 pm     Post subject: Whats the rule of thumb with Charging
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Hello everyone,

I have a question to all the installers out there. Is there a rule of thumb used when pricing a job. I'm an installer and have been pricing on my own but was interested on what rules or method others are using?

Are there other CCTV sites thats helpful in increasing our knowledge?

Thank you in advance.
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:19 am     Post subject:
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Are you getting all of the bids? You may be to cheap.

Are you losing all of the bids? You maybe specing the wrong equipment, or your bid is to high.

Are you about 75%? Then I would say you are just right?

Go for the most up front, and then let them "bargain" you down.

I bid the highest that I can get away with without losing the job, and then towards the end of the install, if they have been well behaved clients then sometimes I provide a "gift". Each install would dictate that gift. Perhaps they could use an extra camera, or there is some electronics thing unrelated to the CCTV install that you can "tweak, repair, or tidy up the wiring ect".

Getting people to call you is the hard part, getting them to except you bid is the easy part.


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