Welcome to the industry and props to you for asking the right questions early on. You’re 100% right to be thinking about the difference between hourly vs. per-job pricing — and you nailed one of the biggest pricing traps out there:
Charging hourly can penalize you for being efficient.
Experienced pros (like you’re becoming) can knock out a job faster and better, and you should be rewarded for that, not punished by making less.
That’s why flat-rate, per-job pricing is usually the way to go — as long as you base it on your actual costs and profit margins, not just what others are charging in your area.
If you’re just guesstimating a rate that feels fair, that’s a good start — but I’d strongly recommend building a simple pricing system that:
I actually just did a webinar that walks through exactly how to do this — how to build your prices from the bottom up so you’re not guessing or undercharging.
You can check it out here: https://www.getjobber.com/events/five-numbers-to-grow-your-business/https://www.getjobber.com/events/five-numbers-to-grow-your-business/
