From another self-employed worker, unless my price was very expensive, I’d say I cannot do it for any less.
There is always someone cheaper, I don’t want to compete with them, so cannot cut costs any more. I’ve done it before, where you go in cheap to get a job, then you start regretting doing it, and end up cutting corners to get it finished. I’m sick of that now, so wont do it any more.
I think many people lose track of reality when they ask how much I should charge a day. 20 years experience, and good at my job – what should I be earning?
I’d say £25k.
What’s that, roughly £550/week – so £110/day. Add in overheads, and that easily goes up to £150/day needed to get a reasonable income.
Then people complain when you tell them it is £100/day for labour, let alone £150.
£100/day gives me an income before tax of less than £16k, along with long hours, calls at all times of day/night/weekend, no certainty of work etc.
See what he says, but if it was me, I’d be saying I cannot do it any cheaper.