Contracting and Pricing out Services/Deliverables - Scalability?

[Wing5]

Have a potential client that might hire me to do small jobs (less than 10 acres) all the way to large jobs (200+ acres)

I have penciled in my rates, but looking for help for someone good with contracting, and weather my prices or ideas are Scalable.
Or charge for a flat rate for the small jobs, and if it's over ~50 acres switch over to per acre?
I know I can do whatever I want here but looking for some guidance on someone who's been here

Either phone, discord, DM, or etc would be appreciated!
Thanks -
-Wing

 

[mneeze]

What services are you providing? Are the large jobs the same as the small (just more acreage) or do they entail more/different services?
Acreage is just one factor, and in my experience, every single 'drone job/project' is different. IMO, basing the job solely on acreage alone is too broad and can be risky for both parties.
Perhaps your 'base rate' could be calculated on acreage, then add-ons for different services and/or particulars for each job...

 

[BigAl07]

What are you hoping to deliver?
How do you account for Travel, processing, flight planning, etc?

WAY too many variables to give any viable advice thus far.

 

[Wing5]

@mneeze
Agreed on every job being different front. Landscape Company. Going away from the charge per acre idea, unless it's super steady and major sized acres that I'm dealing with.

@BigAl07
Easiest way so far I found is to take everything that it's going to cost me, and then charge ~30% more for overhead, and then that's what I charge the client. Have to figure more about data and time processing, as it is majorly time consuming, tedious, and it's professional work. Also to calculate the wear and tear on my PC, since it's spins at max when it's doing its orthos, etc, or just include it on my hourly data processing rate

 

[GadgetGuy]

@mneeze
Agreed on every job being different front. Landscape Company. Going away from the charge per acre idea, unless it's super steady and major sized acres that I'm dealing with.

@BigAl07
Easiest way so far I found is to take everything that it's going to cost me, and then charge ~30% more for overhead, and then that's what I charge the client. Have to figure more about data and time processing, as it is majorly time consuming, tedious, and it's professional work. Also to calculate the wear and tear on my PC, since it's spins at max when it's doing its orthos, etc, or just include it on my hourly data processing rate

You'll also need to shop the competition for what they would charge. Even if they are grossly underpricing their services, you will still constantly be outbid by them. Hence the race to the bottom, as many so called drone businesses are really unprofitable hobbies, and just used as an excuse to fly for a few bucks.