heres a guide 16 years ago when i started my own company there was three pages of locksmiths in the local yellows

and no national companys

now this year we have 16 pages and lots of national companys

so even with more people in the area we now have too many companys all chasing the same work.

hence you end up with lots of cowboys who rip people off as they now may only get one or two jobs a day hence every job charge as much as possible and change parts that are not needed.