Handyman Insurance – Should a Handyman Charge for a Quote
Whether you choose to charge a client for a cost estimates for a job or not will come with Pros and Cons.
Pros for Charging for Quote/Estimates
- As a handyman you can spend many hours of your time preparing detailed quotations for a new project. Your time is money and you may want to take that in consideration
- There is also evidence to suggest that charging for quotes can actually attract buyers. According to the Association of Professional Builders they found that companies that charge for quotes are eight times more likely to win a job than those that do not
- Charging for a Quote/Estimates will help to avoid people that are just shopping around that really may not have the funds to accually do the work they are wanting to have done.
Cons for Charging for Quote/Estimates
- Charing for an Estimate can put off protenial clients. With a quick internet search you can find numerous results for handymen that do offer free estimates.
- If you are trying to build up your business and need the jobs offering free estimates may help to increase the work you could get otherwise.