Before the bottom fell out Dad and I were getting $84 an hour for the majority of work, and $100 for line boring. With the economy so bad I dropped way back for a year or two. If I hadn't done that, I'd have been out of business, along with most of my customers who couldn't have afforded for me to work for them. I kept my rates down a little while, but went back to $65 an hour two years ago. As of June 1 I'm going up to $70 an hour for any new jobs taken on, that aren't already in the lineup. My time starts the minute I leave home, and doesn't stop until I either get to a motel, or back home for the evening. Mileage wise, I'm charging $1.50 a mile, again from the time I leave until I get home.
I've been told I could/should charge more given all the things I do, and to be honest I could probably jump back to $84 and hour, or more. Thing is I am making a decent living, and by treating my customers right, and not gouging them, I've got enough loyal customers to keep me backlogged in work. Too, by treating everybody right, I don't have to worry about advertising, and the word of mouth advertising from those customers seems to bring me at least one new customer every month or two.
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