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
The steps, in short
- List the small jobs you do often, with the time and materials each usually takes.
- Work out your real hourly cost from your own figures.
- Have AI build the price table and formulas, with gaps marked.
- 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