[Jewelry making - Article 01301] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry Jobs - Tracking Time

[Alastair]

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Hi Ive,

    Ha ha......you've got me thinking - am I a slave to time? 

    Yes, I track time to know what I must charge for repairs and to be
    able to quote accurately based on accumulated data. I am not
    influenced by what others charge, or any generic price lists, or
    industry standards. The data is live on the computer; tweaks and
    changes to any detail, or across the board can be done in seconds;
    and finding a better 'virtual' stopwatch is a small but exciting
    thing for me. 

    And no because I can choose to defy my data and be "free" when I
    want, but alas, I know the value of that freedom. 

    Time is the gun at my head, that's what I sell, it's there, I'm very
    concious of it, got to watch it with a stopwatch. 

    The hourly rate is the hostage of time. Put a value on creativity,
    experience, service - the intangibles; stuff that costs money like
    ROLLERS; and the time spent doing the business things; plus what I
    want in return for time and effort. Distill all that into a number -
    the hourly rate. Shoot at time without endangering the hostage, or
    shoot the hostage? They are difficult targets either way. 

    I venture forth with my gun and hostage, er... measured time and hour
    rate, but I wonder if hitting myself on the head with a chasing
    hammer is less painfull. Is there a better way? 

Al.
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