What are all Electricians charging Today for a Minimum Service Call Fee at a Home? Tradesman Talk

Uh, some months pretty great, some months pretty slow. >> Are you struggling getting jobs? Where are you from? >> I currently live in Pittsburgh where I started my company, but I grew up in Los Angeles, California. >> Oh, that's awesome, man. And how'd you hear about us? >> I've actually seen you guys on Instagram and Tik Tok. >> Oh, that's awesome. Yeah, you started your own business. >> Yeah. >> Nice, man. And how's it going so far? >> Uh, some months pretty great, some months pretty slow. >> I see. The reality is, man, electrician business, it's going to be ups and downs. Are you struggling getting jobs? Yeah, I tried advertising for a while. Like I did Google ads. >> First of all, how many people in your company? >> Just me for now. >> That's the right answer. Stay one man show is the best because you want to stay as lean as possible. 98% of all electrician businesses are one to two people. >> The biggest thing I ran into that is people tend to call an electric team when they need one, which isn't every day. >> Are you doing a lot of service work? Like what is your main calls? >> Primarily either service work or service upgrades. And you're new though, so I wouldn't bid too high, but I wouldn't bid too cheap, but I would bid like at a fair rate, you know? >> Yeah. One of my like biggest challenges because in the beginning, I was bidding way too low because I was considering it to I used to make 18 an hour. If I got 25 an hour, I was happy. >> Right. Really, man? I mean, I don't know what's the rates in Pittsburgh, but you going out somewhere regardless should be minimum $200. Just you stepping in the