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Bring out the Guns, Stick to your Price.
You: So Dave, what is it that you envision your project to be like in the next few months?
Client: I want this, this, that, this, this, this and this … and oh yes, that.
You: Ok … what kind of budget have you set asside for it?
Client: Shoestring.
You: FML.
Admit it, we all know this kind of conversation.
As a freelancer, you are faced with two evils - one is the constant influx of chancers and the other is you - just trying to get by.
It tends to be easy to fall into the “I’ll do the job fo cheap” trap when you have to put food on the table, but please don’t be quick to take on work like this - you inevitably end up regretting it.
Stick to your price, do not deviate - clients will respect you for this, remember this is your hard work we’re talking about.
You are more likely to get more work and make more money if you are slightly more expensive, thanks to a fundamental human flaw causing us to only want the best of things :)
Happy freelancing!
21 March 2010 · Comments
