Discussion on New Electrician Contractor Challenges and Business Advice

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

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The video opens with a new electrician contractor, wearing a hard hat, expressing his struggles in finding customers for his recently started business. He mentions living in Pittsburgh, where he started his company, after growing up in Los Angeles. He indicates he found the advice giver through Instagram and TikTok. He describes his attempts at advertising, specifically using Google Ads, but still facing slow periods. The discussion then moves to the structure of his company, which is currently a one-person operation. The advice giver emphasizes that staying lean as a one-man show is often the best approach, noting that 98% of electrician businesses are typically one to two people. A significant point of discussion is pricing; the new electrician admits to bidding too low in the beginning, comparing it to his previous hourly wage of $18-$25. The advice giver corrects this perspective, stating that a minimum of $200 should be charged for a service call just for stepping into a client's house, regardless of the actual work done, to cover overhead and value.

Goal: Understand the common challenges faced by a new electrician contractor and absorb strategic business advice regarding operations and pricing.

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Hard Hat Henderson — Worn by the new electrician, symbolizing his trade
Smartphone Apple — Used by the new electrician for communication, likely an iPhone given its appearance

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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

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