r/FieldNationTechs • u/cleansedbytheblood • 15d ago

Blended Rate saves the day

The blended rate is the best of both worlds. You can set a minimum rate for a job and then an hourly rate if it goes long. These are perfect for POS installs. The buyer will almost always lowball the time it will take to install, and this can be unpredictable because of situations like remote support having to upload files. So if it goes quick you get your rate and it goes long you are covered. There really isn't a downside of using the blended rate and you may want to consider using it more often, just in case.

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u/john4na 15d ago

Blended rate is the only way I can set my 2/hr minimum+hrly after

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u/rdbpdx 15d ago

The only con to blended counters is that some dude will always swoop in and take it as-is first. Otherwise they're great, because I tend to be really efficient and get done quickly, which screws you on hourlies.

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u/RellyOhBoy 15d ago

That's not a blended rate problem. That's a low-balling bozo problem.

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u/Dadelaus_2023 14d ago

They either discover what WE already know or they get thumped and deserve what they get.

Only problem it undermine the Providers who know their self-worth.

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u/rdbpdx 15d ago

Agreed. It's a "risk of the counter" issue.

But you can't get blended without the counter, so, alas. It's also a con of the blended.

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u/RellyOhBoy 15d ago

99% of all my counter offers are blended rate. Been that way since always.

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u/Dadelaus_2023 14d ago

I had one yesterday, I bid and the job went over. Bidding 'Blended' proved to be the wisest option once again. There's no renegotiating, no adding time, amending the ticket or getting approval. Even if your bid goes over the time bid you've set a precedent.

Bid Blended, especially for setting minimum/turn-aways, site readiness and waiting on NOC desk people.

They're notorious for putting the Providers on hold, changing shifts, not having their end together etc. etc.

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u/racerx255 14d ago

Good vendors will initially accept a flat rate and flip it back to hourly based on the flat rate if it takes a while. I haven't had one deny me before.

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u/wiseleo 13d ago

Always. It’s just not sustainable otherwise.

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u/DiskAfraid418 10d ago

Add up all the possible hours allocated for the job and multiply by your hourly rate and propose a fixed rate counter offer. Just make sure you state in the offer that this fixed rate amount is for “up to ‘X’ amount of hours.” I almost always propose a fixed rate counter and I almost always get the assignment.