Pricing on Website?
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10/27/15 04:42 PM
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bjansma
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Just wondered what everyone's opinion was on putting your pricing on your website. I haven't done it yet but am thinking about doing it.
Bob Jansma
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Re: Pricing on Website?
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10/27/15 06:28 PM
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Dave Schmidt
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Ditto the above three. We don't advertise prices; only give 'em over phone. Too may variables to give any prices without an interview. Many of our sales come because the customer says I sound professional or I knew what I was talking about.
ALL OUT Wildlife Control
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Re: Pricing on Website?
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10/27/15 07:31 PM
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bjansma
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I guess I don't mind the competition knowing my prices. If they wanted to find out I would be happy to tell them. This one might be benign.
I don't like working for price shoppers even when I get the job. This one doesn't bother me.
I would miss out on talking to customers and I agree with Dave, sometimes your professionalism over the phone sells jobs.
Not hearing any positives. I had a couple of people ask for a price list of services this year. Just thought it might be helpful for the customer and remove some ambiguity. (One of the people who asked did it right after I did an onsite inspection and gave her a free written estimate like she thought I was gaming her or something) Not saying everyone is that untrusting but if it makes people feel more comfortable I would be happy to do it.
Bob Jansma
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Re: Pricing on Website?
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10/28/15 05:54 AM
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EatenByLimestone
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Inspections given to establish a price often turn up other jobs. Mouse leads turn up bat and mole jobs, etc. even insect spraying jobs... Carpenter ants, wasps...
Last edited by EatenByLimestone; 10/28/15 05:55 AM.
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Re: Pricing on Website?
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10/28/15 08:52 PM
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1st RiverRat
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And then again one neighbor may have a pretty simple job on the ground and the next require a safety harness with twice the population.
Adam Utterback
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Re: Pricing on Website?
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10/29/15 12:09 AM
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Paul Winkelmann
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Adam, I was kind of hoping for a comparison like that. Since we charge per animal, if you have ten and your neighbor has twenty, it's
still fair. We need a forty foot ladder so seldom that we give those jobs to our biggest competitor. ( Who is also my son's best
friend ) Now bear in mind that I only mentioned animal work; not bats, or insulating, or trenching, or anything that. But often times
it's the animal job that leads to the other add-ons and you can quote those on site.
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