Misquoting Projects, What Do You Do After?

In today’s podcast episode Paula will be answering a question sent in by one of our lovely listeners, whilst on a dog walk with her adorable pup Dizzee! Dan’s question is ‘if a landscaper has created a quote, sent it out to the client and then the client's accepted it, however, the landscaper has realized they've misquoted. Would you ask the client for more money and increase the quote, or would you risk losing the job?’Here’s a few things you need to think about:Is it an ideal project/client you want to work with?Are you going to make a big loss or is it just going to dent your profits?Is it just going to dent your profits slightly, but it's a job that you want?You have 3 options:If it's a large loss, then I would definitely consider walking away from the job and just explaining to the client that you have misquoted, and say unfortunately, I can't take on the job at that price.Just doing the job and maybe you could go down the route of explaining to the client that you misquoted. It's really under budget for what they having, however, it's your mistake so you are happy to take on that cost yourself.Go back to the client and yes, you may risk losing the job, but if it's a job that, you're not really that keen to do, it's not your ideal client or ideal project that may be, this is the route to take. So how, what I might do is explain to the client that you've misquoted. I probably wouldn't recommend this approach, I'd go for approach one or two this is probably the most difficult one to take because obviously it can put a bad taste in the potential clients’ mouth as well.Send us a DM on Instagram with any questions you would like us to answer in an episode - @thelimitlesslandscaperspodcastNot a TLC member yet? Click here to view the waitlist.Follow TLC on Instagram: @TheLandscapersCircle Follow Podcast on Instagram: @thelimitlesslandscaperspodcastFollow Charlotte on Instagram: @charrussellxFollow Paula on Instagram: @warmanpaula