What's everyone's minimum monthly bill threshold for small commercial accounts? I've been saying $1,500/month minimum but getting pressure from some prospects to look at smaller accounts. Had a retail shop owner ask about his $900/month bills across three locations. Is it worth my time at those levels?
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Minimum monthly spend worth auditing?
Carlos, I stick to $1,200/month minimum for individual accounts unless it's part of a larger portfolio. At $900/month, even a 10% error only saves them maybe $300-400 annually. Hard to justify the time investment unless you can batch several together or there's an obvious big error.
Omar's threshold sounds about right. I've found anything under $1,000/month rarely has enough meat on the bone to make it worthwhile. The exceptions are obvious rate class errors - had a small office on residential that should've been commercial, but those are pretty rare.
Makes sense. I think I'll stick with my $1,500 minimum for now. Thanks for the perspective - helps to know others are thinking along the same lines.