[nightscapespaul]

I will not discuss pricing in a public forum because clients can google your name and it will come up and then they know how you go about getting your prices. I will say however that the prices I am seeing on this thread are Waaayyyy below mine. I am a stand alone lighting company that specializes in lighting design and we also install and maintain our systems.

Some other things that have to be added into your pricing are liabilty insurance, advertising, vehicle payments and that insurance, workers comp, phone, office equipment, etc. Too many people forget all of these things that add up to a lot of money. These all have to be considered when pricing a job.

I also charge a design fee for my services. People who can afford quality lighting are used to paying designers for their time.

Just my .02