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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

Kent McMillan, post: 423825, member: 3 wrote: Well, to make money within a fixed price model, you have to consistently relieve your clients of more mo...

8 years ago
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RE: Is it too much?

MightyMoe, post: 423805, member: 700 wrote: disclaimers can be dangerous, and I've never had much luck with google contours or elevations, just be car...

8 years ago
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RE: Is it too much?

I like it. Clients can get access to quad sheets, topo maps, aerial images and long list of other items on a map and could use for more than they sho...

8 years ago
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RE: Unusual Monuments

Would be tempted to think the rebar wa set by a surveyor and the other was set by a land owner as a guard stake. Call for corner monument type, size, ...

8 years ago
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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

Don't get me wrong I don't know the details of what went on in Arkansas, I've heard it was truth and I've heard it was blown out of proportion. So I ...

8 years ago
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RE: What software do you use to create invoices?

I will say we have a budget for multiple line items for each month. All this could've been done in excel but the automation with payroll and our bank ...

8 years ago
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RE: What software do you use to create invoices?

We use quick books for housing estimates and generating invoices we track time on paper (2 of us full timers/owners the other 3 part timers). We know...

8 years ago
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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

Perception is everything. The public perception is based on what we portray. Our state society's should be shoving the importance of a survey and the ...

8 years ago
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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

thebionicman, post: 423678, member: 8136 wrote: I've said it numerous times on this site. I price to cover my time, the cost of doung business, aggrav...

8 years ago
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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

RADAR, post: 423673, member: 413 wrote: I don't disagree with that one little bit. It's society as a whole that thinks that all services are equal a...

8 years ago
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RE: GPS under canopy

I think most of the manufactures are going the "eco system" route. I went with an R10 because topcon was making the change to all or nothing. It's fru...

8 years ago
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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

In addition we live in a microwave society, where we want everythijng fast and cheap.

8 years ago
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RE: The creative art of supply and demand versus almighty dollar

I've said it before. We are at where we are at today as a profession because of the actions of business acumen of those before us. I've only been in t...

8 years ago
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RE: Red River Land Dispute - Gradient Boundary Bill - Texas & Oklahoma

It would be nice to have someone in that position that actually understands the complexity of surveying and boundary law in Texas.

8 years ago
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RE: Illegible Plat

On occasion the title companies in our area have a better copy in their abstract plant. There is a local county here that is notorious for reducing pr...

8 years ago
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RE: Another Texas Courthouse

Upshur County has a nice square and courthouse indeed. If you are still in East Texas detour by the Harrison County courthouse (old one not the new on...

8 years ago
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RE: Once a surveyor, always a surveyor

He mustve came down my way at least once. I saw a subdivision plat last week that called for a found lawn mowerblade at a fence corner post for one of...

8 years ago
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RE: How do you bid a Topographic Survey?

Peter Ehlert, post: 417025, member: 60 wrote: look at the Big Picture... year end profit (or longer term).keeping the doors open, and staff occupied, ...

8 years ago
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