Charge less per hour and get more work. I'm not going to pay an electrician $100 an hour for relativly easy work. A little Ohm's Law and a cheap meter or probe gets a lot done around my ranch.
$100 / hr - not even close my friend.
Not even a third of that - keep in mind I also have to pay liabilty insurance, workman’s comp (even though being self employed can’t collect), commercial auto insurance, travel, etc, etc, etc.
No I’ve gone as low as I’m going to go because I refuse to install equity into “customer’s” homes at my expense.
A word to the wise - electrical fires burn down more structures than any other cause. As an electrical contractor I’ve seen many potential fire hazzards set-up by people who think they understand how this stuff works. Even by people who call thenselves electricians. Had a journeyman tell me that an over-breakered service was ok becuase the calculated load was under the equipment rating. Sheesh!!
Make sure your conductors and devices are properly sized and protected. And watch out for split-phase wiring. You may think the power is off but that neutral can still be a part of a live circuit.