One suggestion - eliminate your competition! When that's done the market becomes inverted and your services become a premium and you can then dictate your (gouging)rates. But until then you have to weather the flood of competion. So, diversify and spread your base operations linearly over your market area. Just don't be stupid and offer up a QOS or QC package on installations separate to what you're already providing. The operator won't tolerate a conflict of interest. Try drop burials, Digital installation, CModems, Commercial installation, Tap auditing etc. just to name a few. Try hooking up with the prime to lay drops in their new build projects up to the customer's electric meter. Hey, good business is where you find it and make it happen.
It's a tough economic market out there. It's the survival of the fittest. Remember that!
> Well your right Spike, but Cox is the only MSO out here, and if you want to do cable you either deal with these sh**ty prices or go In-House. Unless you have the freedom to travel, You won't make sh** out here in Vegas. What is worst, the Primes out here, which there are 7 different ones last time I checked, are all to busy kissing the MSO's ass to stand up for better treatment for us contractors. The word "Cable Dawg" is a dirty word out here per my Supervisor.
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> > THOSE PRICES SUCK AND YOU'LL NEVER GET AN EXPERIENCED TECH WHO DOES THE JOB RIGHT FOR THOSE PRICES. You'll get the bastards who "HOOK AND BOOK", improper grounding, hiding sh** like squirrel chews in the aerial cable with black electrical tape/tie wraps, (so you get some CLI violations), and just some plain dumb idiots. They'll also probably skip verifying RF levels at tap, Ground block, tv set, ETC to make sure your customers are getting a quality service. They'll do poor work and piss your customers off. If you want quality work then pay a qualified tech to do it.
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> > > Beleive it or not, Those prices listed are better then we get here in Vegas. It sucks pricewise out here, but we got plenty of work.
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> > > > I'm not sure, but i think an in-house installer could make more than that on $8.00 per hour. Which comes with company truck, gas, tools, insuranceand probably a 2 week paid vacation. You'd better do some more research.
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> > > > > Located in NC ...... Thanks
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> > > > > Complete Aerial Install $20.00
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> > > > > Complete Underground Install $19.00
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> > > > > Aerial Rebuild Complete $18.00
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> > > > > Underground Rebuild $16.00
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> > > > > Complete Installation RG-11 $24.00
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> > > > > Additional Outlet Diff Trip $13.00
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> > > > > Additional Outlet Same Trip $5.25
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> > > > > Sidewalk Bore $7.00
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> > > > > Reconnect $13.00
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> > > > > Rebuild A/O $5.25
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> > > > > Apartment Installation $14.00
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> > > > > Reconnect Add Outlet Diff Trip $10.00
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> > > > > Reconnect Add Outlet Same Trip $3.00
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> > > > > Install AB Switch Same Trip $2.00
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> > > > > House Amplifier $2.00
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> > > > > Disconnect of Drop at Tap $5.00
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> > > > > Wall Fish $17.50
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> > > > > DIGITAL INSTALL $30.00
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> > > > > Digital Install Reconnect $15.00
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> > > > > DC Upgrade $15.00
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> > > > > Add Outlet w/ Dig Con Same Trip $8.50
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> > > > > Add Outlet w/ Dig Con Diff Trip $20.00
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> > > > > Dig Con Same Trip $8.50
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> > > > > Dig Con Diff Trip $13.00
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