Picking Your Brain...

[OrangeCrest]

This isn't my line of work, I charged $100 to do it, and it took me 15-minutes to remove. Am I in the ballpark?

I included what the city does to remedy the problem. I'm going to make a flyer and pass it around to the local businesses to see if I can capitalize on it.

Any suggestions, Fee wise or any other input?

Thanks,
Robert...

 

[timhays]

i would say from a consumer standpoint it was worth the money you charged,if they attempted to do it themselves,they would be looking at $60 rental from home depot and countless hours figuring out how to remove the graffitti properly and time spent returning the machine.

it only took you 15 minutes beause you are a proffessional and thats what you do.

if you can perform that job in 15 minutes,i would say it would fall within a service charge category and $75-$100 is a fair charge for a service call.

in recollection of "What should I charge?" by sir author Cody i would have to add this would be a fair price if they called you and said go ahead and do the job,however if you had to come out,look at the job,fax in a proposal,and come back another day to do the job then i would have to say the price might be a little low.

keep in mind this is based on my demographics,overhead,etc which is on the opposite ends of the spectrum from where your located.
very good pics.

 

[B.E YOUNG Sr]

Robert,
Looks great. I have never really chased graffit removal myself.

That price certainly sounds fair based on your results.

I don't know what your approach is but, paint that has cured for a while can be very difficult to remove.

There is nothing better than having a specialty(nich).

 

[OrangeCrest]

Thanks for the replies...

I would have to agree that being called out, then having to go back and fax in my bid would kick up the price.

I carry my laptop and my printer with me so I can do everything right there. The customers seem to like that. (I use my regular home printer that I plug into my lighter, using an AC adapter that I got at Costco, 2 for $14. Can't beat the price)

If you notice, in the background are the houses that I clean after they are done, so I have an "in" right there. This is the contractor I sub for, so as soon as they, taggers, hit, they call me. The graffiti sat probably 48-hours before I removed it.


Thanks for the comments.

 

[Doug Rucker]

Looks good