Pricing
How I price sharpening work
The pricing logic behind profitable jobs, minimums, and saying yes to the right work.
Video lesson coming soon. Text-based lesson notes below in the meantime.
Pricing by the knife instead of the blade length is one of the most common early mistakes. Here's the logic I use to keep jobs profitable without scaring off good customers.
What you'll take away
- Why pricing by blade length (not knife type) keeps things simple and fair.
- How to set a minimum that protects your time without turning away small jobs.
- When it makes sense to charge a travel or mobile fee, and how to explain it.
- The mistake that quietly kills margin on porch-pickup and drop-box orders.
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