Well oil is up to a new record again... Seems like we set a new record every couple days now... Naturally everyone feels the bite of those higher prices... So why is it that my clients still expect that my pricing will be the same or lower than last year?...
Yes, my big clients represent a huge portion of our gross income, and therfor they tend to demand good prices. That's not a problem, since they are essentially volumn buying from me... The problem is now that if I stik to the established prices for mundane things like carpet, I loose money. Yea, carpet will become a looseing item... Carpet is nylon, and nylon is made from chemicals which are made from oil... Naturally trucking is up too... With real estate what it is, my rent keeps climbing...
My clients are in for a shock this season. By the end of the week I'll have a new pricing schedule for everything. I don't think I should be the one sucking it up to absorb all the price increases... I guess now we'll see how much they like our work... I can always go back to freelanceing if I really had too, but that's about the worst possible option in my mind... I think I'd consider a career change if I have to give up my shop...
Posted by Backstage at August 29, 2005 10:52 AM | TrackBackBro, you got to raise the rate. Seriously. I'm considering giving up a couple of jobs down here just because of the travel time, which doubles the cost of the back and forth from this time last year. Doubles! Ain't something to be ignored, especially if it's a long term bid. And every petrol based product that you buy/sell, well you know the drill.
Posted by: outfoxed at August 29, 2005 08:23 PMAin't it just a bitch... We can't catch a break... Oil is through the roof... Steel and Aluminum are outrageous, and lumber is nuts... There isn't a single damn material left that I can get reasonably...
Blame the government for the wood, China for steel, and the middle east and SUV owners for the oil...