Handyman pricing 101

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The video addresses a common pain point for small business owners (handymen) by highlighting how they might be losing money due to poor pricing strategies. It offers a clear, actionable solution and a direct call to action, leveraging the creator's own expertise and resources.

Summary

This video explains that handymen often lose money by not properly charging for all aspects of their work, including drive time, shopping, material pickup, and invoicing. The creator emphasizes that failing to charge for these tasks trains clients to expect free services and turns the business into a non-profit.

Structure

1Introduction to handyman pricing
2The cost of not charging for small tasks
3Examples of overlooked billable time
4The consequence of giving away services
5Call to action to charge for everything

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The creator's shirt has a logo that says "Handyman Services". The creator is promoting their own business coaching/guides, "Profitable Handyman Systems, Guides & Coaching", which is linked in their bio.

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#creatorsearchinsights most handyman are not losing money because they’re bad at the work. They’re losing money because they don’t bill properly for drive to shopping picking things up invoicing even your paperwork are overhead and profit. That’s not in demand pricing that’s charity price. #handyman #handymantips #handymanservices #contractorlife

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Check out how I estimate. Link in the bio.

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Handyman pricing 101 15min = $7800 / Year HERE'S HANDYMAN PRICING, 1:01 FOR YOU. IF YOU'RE A HANDYMAN AND YOU ARE NOT PRICING FOR THIS, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY LOSING MONEY. SO WHEN YOU ESTIMATE AND YOU GIVE AWAY JUST 15 MINUTES AT A HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS AN HOUR THAT'S 7800 HUNDRED DOLLARS A YEAR THAT'S GONE. IT'S NOT STOLEN. YOU JUST SIMPLY GAVE IT AWAY. SIMPLE THINGS LIKE DRIVING, SHOPPING, MATERIAL PICKUP AND EVEN YOUR INVOICING IF YOUR JOB NEEDS IT CHARGE FOR IT PRICE SHOULD REFLECT IT. TO BE NICE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS, IS TRAINING YOUR CLIENTS TO GET PART OF YOUR FREAKING BUSINESS FOR FREE. AND EVERY TIME YOU DO THAT, YOU'RE TURNING YOUR HANDYMAN BUSINESS INTO NON PROFIT. CHARGE FOR EVERYTHING. CHARGE FOR EVERYTHING. OR STOP WONDERING WHY YOU'RE BUSY AND STILL BROKE. DO THE MATH. CHECK OUT HOW I ESTIMATE. LINK IN THE BIO.

Transcript

Handyman pricing 101. Here's handyman pricing, 1:01 for you. If you're a handyman and you are not pricing for this, you are absolutely losing money. So when you estimate and you give away just 15 minutes at a hundred and thirty dollars an hour, that's 7800 dollars a year that's gone. It's not stolen. You just simply gave it away. Simple things like driving, shopping, material pickup and even your invoicing. If your job needs it, charge for it. Your price should reflect it. If you're trying to be nice to your customers, all you're doing is training your clients to get part of your freaking business for free. And every time you do that, you're turning your handyman business into non-profit. Charge for everything. Charge for everything. Or stop wondering why you're busy and still broke. Do the math. Check out how I estimate. Link in the bio.