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What Should You Actually Be Charging?

Your charge-out rate shouldn't be a guess at what the market will cop. How to build it from your real numbers — and why most tradies undercharge by more than they think.

13 min read·Updated Aug 2026·The ClearPoint Decision Framework

Ask a tradie how they set their hourly rate and the honest answer is usually some version of 'what everyone else charges' — a number picked up from a mate, a competitor's invoice, or the rate they were on when they first went out on their own, plus a bit. That number then sits untouched for years while every cost in the business climbs around it. This Conversation is about replacing the guess with a number you actually built.

01What? — Understand the issue
02Why? — Understand why it matters
03How? — Explore practical approaches
04When? — Understand timing
05Who? — Identify the people involved
06The Decision

This Sector Conversation is for Momentum members.

The full walk-through — What, Why, How, When, Who, then The Decision — plus the follow-on prompts to continue the Conversation with Veran, your Momentum AI.

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