Flat fee or charge by the hour

[Rdizzle79]

Presently our company is charging by man hours based on a quote given before maintenance is started. Even if we go over we stick to the quote given in the contract. I know some companies charge by an hourly rate then the client is billed based on the time it took. Is one way better than the other?

[daveintoledo]

i charge by the man hour, but i dont let the customer know that, i bill the job out at a given price, estimated from billable man hours.....they dont need to figure out im charging 60 per hour.....:)

[PMLAWN]

Customer only sees a finished job quote. This can be hard at first till you get a feel for how long work takes

[hackitdown]

Some customers will be upset if they hear $60/hr, yet that same customer will gladly pay $200 for the same job done in 3 hours.

[Full throttle lawn care]

I charge by the minute! A buck a minute.:drinkup: