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cemex blocks £8.95m for 60mm in kings lynn , been that price for 2 years now,your in wrong place Tony...
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There will *always* be someone cheaper than you, and there will always be customers who are only interested in a cheap job rather than a quality job.
No-one builds a lasting reputation for being cheap. Reps are based on quality, and the customers who want quality understand they will have to pay for it.
Back when I was contracting I used to tell clients to let me know if I was the cheapest because it meant I'd cocked-up the pricing. Don't waste a moment's thought on the knobheads working for 50 quid a day. They are living hand-to-mouth and will never get any better. The only jobs they are winning are the ones you don't really need, anyway.
When it comes to the real prestige jobs, the ones that reward well and look fantastic in a portfolio, the cheap'n'nasty knobheads won't even get a look in. Don't ever be tempted to cheapen yourself by chasing the bargain-basement work. It doesn't pay; it doesn't do anything for your rep; and it lets all your competitors think that you're struggling.
No-one builds a lasting reputation for being cheap. Reps are based on quality, and the customers who want quality understand they will have to pay for it.
Back when I was contracting I used to tell clients to let me know if I was the cheapest because it meant I'd cocked-up the pricing. Don't waste a moment's thought on the knobheads working for 50 quid a day. They are living hand-to-mouth and will never get any better. The only jobs they are winning are the ones you don't really need, anyway.
When it comes to the real prestige jobs, the ones that reward well and look fantastic in a portfolio, the cheap'n'nasty knobheads won't even get a look in. Don't ever be tempted to cheapen yourself by chasing the bargain-basement work. It doesn't pay; it doesn't do anything for your rep; and it lets all your competitors think that you're struggling.
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Wise words gafferTony McC wrote:There will *always* be someone cheaper than you, and there will always be customers who are only interested in a cheap job rather than a quality job.
No-one builds a lasting reputation for being cheap. Reps are based on quality, and the customers who want quality understand they will have to pay for it.
Back when I was contracting I used to tell clients to let me know if I was the cheapest because it meant I'd cocked-up the pricing. Don't waste a moment's thought on the knobheads working for 50 quid a day. They are living hand-to-mouth and will never get any better. The only jobs they are winning are the ones you don't really need, anyway.
When it comes to the real prestige jobs, the ones that reward well and look fantastic in a portfolio, the cheap'n'nasty knobheads won't even get a look in. Don't ever be tempted to cheapen yourself by chasing the bargain-basement work. It doesn't pay; it doesn't do anything for your rep; and it lets all your competitors think that you're struggling.