Hi StuSan,
I have been flat out lately and have not checked in to somersoft.
However, I don't think much of your research and breakdown.
I think the professional fee of $650.00 you quoted is totally wrong. You will probably find on top of that your Queensland conveyance is adding on disbursements such as photo copying, postage etc. and probably charging extra for negotiating with your mortgagee bank (some charge an extra $200 for a couple of phone calls which take at the most a couple of minutes) to get to an end fee of between $1200 and $1500.
Charging $800 for a purchase for my professional fee which includes disbursements and attending to mortgagee etc. I get an end figure for clients between $1200 to $1500 and it is always closer to $1200.
Now that I am writing about fees (again), I suppose I could advertise I charge $650 and then charge clients for disbursements and a fee for attending to mortgagee bank requirements. ????
Have to go, I am changing my advertising, you are all the first to know I now charge $650 and I will tell clients about disbursements etc when I send my bill of $1200.
Weeelll I suppose breaking it down as you did StuSan I really do charge
$650.00. Gee that's cheap, on the other hand maybe I should put my NSW fee up.
Either way a review is called for. Thanks.
Fleur
That's cool.
The research part was pertaining to the actual service and customer satisfaction, referrals, word of mouth, how well does their reputation stack up.
The costing was a direct line from the quote I received via email.
$1200-$1500 (incl GST) max for the whole service, which was broken down with the professional fee first and the searches second, I was also told for our situation it should be closer to $1200, of coarse I can update this post if it's a blowout when all is said and done.
Our standard deals in NSW are $1250 (incl GST) service all inclusive, a conveyancer I've used many times and have complete faith in as they have found things over the years in some of the contracts I have been presented which could have cost us a small fortune had the deals gone haywire.
Maybe I'm an idiot for not knit picking the breakdowns of the 1250, but when the service is solid and deals are seamless and I have complete trust in the service and the people behind it, the monetary concern I have to save a couple hundred dollars is non-existent.
As for your own fees, I agree, put them up, and if you have the right clients you shouldn't have to explain yourself if they have complete trust in you and your service, which I'm certain they do.
With our consulting company we don't price match, we serve , under promise and always over deliver, our focus is on something I like to call "customer love" yes it's a twist on satisfaction but with a passion for the businesses and people who put their trust in us to serve them seamlessly and always over achieve and deliver with a smile.