TESTIMONIAL: I did just like you told us to do for a job this week. The customer brought his project in for a quote and it is very complicated professional audio stuff. I did my math and remembered you then thought "I'm going to double this price". I then called back the guy, asked for double the amount I previously calculated and the client agreed with no questions asked. Thanks a lot Rudolph!

As the classic saying goes "If you have too much work, you are not charging enough."

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello Wrench, So true, so true. I did that when I was younger, but now I am much wiser. Please keep liking and watching!

Great experience. The price starts in the brain of the seller. Not in the buyer. Of course you have to show worthy work! Today's bad work is immediately published. Good work needs continue show in the market. Keep in mind.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello Flodur, You are so right. You can only charge max is you have the reputation to match. Please keep liking and watching!

You're not paying for the cost of materials and time, but also for the experience you bring to the project. That has more value than most people give themselves credit for.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

11 ай бұрын

Hello Early, I agree with you completely! However, the cost of materials has gone sky high! Please keep liking and watching!

Cost of living goes up so does cost of labor.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello William, I, like many others who commented in the full video, had set prices even though overhead increased. Time to wake up right? Please keep liking and watching!

Something I’ve learned on jobs that seem harder or nastier than others is, I quote it so high that the customer will go somewhere else or so get paid a ridiculous amount to do something I’d normally pass on.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

8 ай бұрын

Hello Kenneth, I always try to prequalify my customer. Get a feel of what they can afford. Please keep liking and watching!

Up on the price to give some wiggle room to come down if needed.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello User, You got that right! You can always come down on your price, but you can't go up. Please keep liking and watching!

I'm swamped with upholstering furniture in Kentucky .went up on my prices and I'm still 6 months out on work .Quit answering phone calls will call back when I can .Not sure how to keep up with calls and text .have page after page on my cell 😳

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello Jeff, I feel your pain brother, I had a closed sign on my door for three months. Now I am telling my customers 5-6 weeks. Please keep liking and watching!

I can go to bed tired, or go to bed hungry. I don't work for free, so don't ask.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

6 ай бұрын

Hello Jake, I used to go to bed tired from a hard days work. I would go to bed hungry because I had no time to eat. I never, ever worked for free. Only move forward, never go backward. Please keep liking and watching!

I'm sad to hear the sound of greed. 😢

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello Byron, What you are misreading as greed keeps people from providing sufficiently for their families. More success advances lives. Just think if you were to tell us what your income is, I guarantee you there would be someone who will say that you are making too much money. Those are the some people who can't pay there bills. I am aware that there are millions of people making more money than me. That inspires me, I wouldn't call them greedy because I would know they are self sufficient and not only taking care of their families, but other families as well. Poor people can barely help themselves. Many people in the comments of the full video thanked me for changing their mindset. Maybe you only saw the 60 second short? You may get a better understanding if watch the full video link in the description. Please keep liking and watching!

@demagchevy

Жыл бұрын

Sound of greed? Really? That's a silly comment. Maybe you work for bottom dollar, but not everybody else has to. Call a plumber to come out to your house, it's $100 just to come to your house, before they even take the tools out!

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

@@demagchevy Hello Demag, I have been broke and I have had money enough to be self-sufficient. Having money is a better life. Please keep liking and watching!

@byronmanuel2262

Жыл бұрын

Okay. I've seen all I care to. Thank you.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

@@byronmanuel2262 Hello Byron, Thank you for your comment.

I'm just starting in this business...is there a place where i can buy pattrens for the new cars?

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello White, When I was young, I thought about keeping patterns. They piled up and I never used them, then to the trash. I believe it is better to just do the repairs as they come and use the pattern that is right in front of you. Words of wisdom. Please keep liking and watching!

@whiterabbit4171

Жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolautoupholstery do u think i wont get full leather conversions? Where a car is converted from cloth to leather. Specially new cars. Because that's my assumption of getting into this line.

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

@@whiterabbit4171 Hello White, Do you mean purchasing leather seat cover replacements? I would not waste my time with new car dealers. Why do the same work for half the price? I never saw that logic. Go, retail customers, 100%. Advertise on Craiglist or Facebook marketplace. You will be glad you did. There was nobody giving me advice when I first started and wasted a lot of time with the wrong strategies. Please keep liking and watching!

@whiterabbit4171

Жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolautoupholstery ❤

@whiterabbit4171

Жыл бұрын

@@oldschoolautoupholstery based on your vast experience, can we substitute J-clips for each other..which closely resemble but are not identical. There are so many types of J clips, sometimes makes me wonder why they make so many small variations

He is obviously kidding!!!

@oldschoolautoupholstery

Жыл бұрын

Hello 7977, The choice of income is very individual. Many people choose to have a small income, Some choose to enjoy their life with a higher income. Please keep liking and watching!