I'm just setting up my new business as a Bookkeeper and I've been playing with prices for some time.
When agreeing a monthly fee with a client, is it best to agree a 12 month contract or just work month by month allowing them to cancel your service at any time?
Is a long term contract more hassle than it's worth? Is it better to charge an hourly fee rather than per transaction or offering packages.
Hi Donna, and a belated welcome to the forum. All my clients are allowed to give 30 days notice, and vice versa.
I prefer to charge a fixed fee but if its mainly bookkeeping you're doing it may be better to charge transactionally or hourly, especially when first starting out.
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John
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I charge a fixed rate for all my sole traders, but the majority of my Ltd clients I do on a monthly fee, I have a few Companies where I just charge a fixed fee for their end of year accounts.
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Doug
These are only my opinions of how I see things and therefore should not be taken as advice