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  Craig Johnston September 9, 2014 at 1:26pm

  Just because it's a small job doesn't mean you can't make a decent profit from it, I find small jobs are useful as gap fillers in your diary and often less complicated than larger jobs.
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  Andy September 9, 2014 at 2:14pm

  +1.
  Small jobs can be a money earner and banker! 3 x 20 minute jobs at £20 each has a better return than 1 x 60 minute job at £45.
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  Stuart September 9, 2014 at 2:36pm

  Only if they are all next door to each other. Otherwise by the time you have packed up tools and driven to the next job you are working for peanuts.
  
  Generally, I agree though. There is no harm in accepting small jobs, just as long as you are kitted out in a way to make money from it. As with everything business related, it's all in the marketing.
  
  
  
  Andy said:

  +1.
  Small jobs can be a money earner and banker! 3 x 20 minute jobs at £20 each has a better return than 1 x 60 minute job at £45.
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  Andy September 9, 2014 at 3:05pm

  Agreed to an extent. yes they are next door to one another, took them on as they are three elderly residents in a sheltered accommodation block who love gardening but can't do it themselves. However so long as you look at your costings carefully three £20 away from one another can be as profitable as one £45 job.
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  Stuart September 9, 2014 at 3:08pm

  I completely agree with you. I was just making the point that you need to be careful that's all.
  
  
  
  Andy said:

  Agreed to an extent. yes they are next door to one another, took them on as they are three elderly residents in a sheltered accommodation block who love gardening but can't do it themselves. However so long as you look at your costings carefully three £20 away from one another can be as profitable as one £45 job.
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  Seth Burgess September 9, 2014 at 3:45pm

  Adrian didn't imply that you can't do small jobs.

  Just not to advertise that no job is too small.
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  Stuart September 9, 2014 at 3:49pm

  Again, whether that was a good idea or not would depend entirely on your marketing strategy.
  
  
  
  Seth Burgess said:

  Adrian didn't imply that you can't do small jobs.

  Just not to advertise that no job is too small.
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  Andy September 9, 2014 at 5:01pm

  Stuart; yes I agree you do have to be careful or the profit margin can be eaten away.
  
  Seth; +1.
  
  To say it makes you look cheap and nasty is IMHO a bit tough. I think Seths point about how your marketing strategy is managed is fair. I suspect it's all about the phraseology and indicting that you do do small jobs is fine, perhaps "no job to small" is too general may be "all jobs considered" just a thought.
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  Robbie September 9, 2014 at 6:57pm

  NO JOB TOO SMALL ??

  That's why minimum charges were invented....
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  Paul McNulty September 9, 2014 at 10:11pm

  I wouldn't put it in my advertising, but can't see the issue?

  It says "no job is too small", not "I will do small jobs for no money"!

  I regularly do small jobs. They need doing, and so need charging for. Charge accordingly, but never turn small work away.

  Simple example. Ten minutes re-attaching a fallen climber keeps a tenant happy, takes the pressure off an agent, so £30, £50 or something isn't an issue for the landlord to pay when it's £2K per month in rent.

  I think it's as dangerous to avoid small jobs as to under-charge for them. Often it's the little things that lead to the best contact you'll ever make.