Job 7 of 19 · Outline

Set a minimum charge and price list for small jobs

The problem

An extra socket or a light fitting can lose money once travel, parking and parts runs are counted. A minimum charge and a short price list fix that.

What AI does

AI lays out your small jobs, your own costs and your minimum charge as a clear price list with spreadsheet formulas. Every price is yours, and you test the list against recent jobs before using it.

Time

Time: About 45 minutes onceTools: Google Sheets, ChatGPT

The steps, in short

  1. List the small jobs you do often, with the time and materials each usually takes.
  2. Work out your real hourly cost from your own figures.
  3. Have AI build the price table and formulas, with gaps marked.
  4. Test the totals on some jobs you did lately, and check VAT matches your registration.

A short sample prompt

Using my hourly rate of [rate] and a minimum charge of [amount], build a price list table for these small jobs: [jobs, time and parts]. Show totals with and without VAT, give the formulas, and mark anything missing as [CHECK].

In the full playbook

  • 4 steps in full
  • The exact prompt to copy
  • A check-before-you-send list (3 points)
  • UK notes with official sources
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