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lanber

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Hi chaps, for the last couple of weeks I have been searching through old posts from people who charge for traditional mole catching.. For the last few years I have stayed at home to care for my autistic daughter, and in my spare time I have been trapping moles on friends farm and pigeon shooting.. Now my daughter has settled into special school I would like to bring in some income from mole catching..At the moment I'm struggling to put a price plan together for i.e golf clubs, farms, large country estates. I would like to go down the road of having a set price plan so people know the price I charge will be the price they pay at the end of the job. So far I will be looking to charge a domestic rate with grounds upto an acre £90..

 

I would also like to go down the route of offering contract pricing for people to bring in some sort of steady flow of income each month.. Do any of you guys do this, and does it work for you.. Please feel free to pm me if you do not wish share on an open forum.. Thank you for your time chaps..

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Personally i have a price for a standard garden and another for larger jobs, there can be a massive difference between a normal garden and an acre. Contract moling is a no-no, dont bother.

Make sure your insured up to the hilt too.

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Personally i have a price for a standard garden and another for larger jobs, there can be a massive difference between a normal garden and an acre. Contract moling is a no-no, dont bother.

Make sure your insured up to the hilt too.

Hi trappa, many thanks for your reply. I have read a lot of your old posts from when you started which have been helpful.. :yes:

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Another mole catcher! They are multiplying faster than the moles!

 

Im not knocking you for what your trying to do, fair play pal......BUT I just cant understand why people need to ask what to charge.

 

Work out how long it will take you. Work out your expenses, Work out how much you need to earn per day and the answer is staring you in the face.

 

And if you doing it as a side line and not declareing it or having the proper insurance then dont expect priceing tips from someone who does it to pay the morgage.

 

Sorry if that sounds like im trying to be negative and it sounds like your asking how people charge rather than how much so I should prob just keep my gob shut. :thumbs: good luck.

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:hmm: Why no contract moling, if you work out your costs just the same it can be as good as one off jobs and the customer does not have to worry about any moles that appear as you will be at the end of your phone to sort them out if any pop up in between your contract visits.

Personally i have a price for a standard garden and another for larger jobs, there can be a massive difference between a normal garden and an acre. Contract moling is a no-no, dont bother.

Make sure your insured up to the hilt too.

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lanber

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Another mole catcher! They are multiplying faster than the moles!

 

Im not knocking you for what your trying to do, fair play pal......BUT I just cant understand why people need to ask what to charge.

 

Work out how long it will take you. Work out your expenses, Work out how much you need to earn per day and the answer is staring you in the face.

 

And if you doing it as a side line and not declareing it or having the proper insurance then dont expect priceing tips from someone who does it to pay the morgage.

 

Sorry if that sounds like im trying to be negative and it sounds like your asking how people charge rather than how much so I should prob just keep my gob shut. :thumbs: good luck.

Thanks for your comments, not doing this as a side line, every thing will be declared and I've got insurance sorted.Also got this Mrs building a web site..

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:hmm: Why no contract moling, if you work out your costs just the same it can be as good as one off jobs and the customer does not have to worry about any moles that appear as you will be at the end of your phone to sort them out if any pop up in between your contract visits.

Personally i have a price for a standard garden and another for larger jobs, there can be a massive difference between a normal garden and an acre. Contract moling is a no-no, dont bother.

Make sure your insured up to the hilt too.

Ive toyed with it but it just simply doesnt work IMO.

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