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I've knocked a bunch of money off three small (as in tiny) jobs today because I'd feel guilty charging my typical 'minimum charge'. Each job will take me literally 2 minutes apiece to do, and I can use off-cuts of materials so no cost to me other than a few minutes of my time. They're for regular clients, so goodwill n'all that, but...
...I had a client in earlier who mentioned that one of the companies he'd contacted was busy (as am I) and so was trying to charge 4.5x the quote I'd given. My quote wasn't exactly cheap (fair, but not cheap), but their quote was obscene. It's a 'fuck off rate' as one of my clients puts it - one that if they accept the cost, it's worth the hassle.
Presumably my competitor gets away with that at least occasionally, otherwise they wouldn't try it. I do wonder at the long-term viability of that: What if you put off a potentially great client because they simply assume you're ridiculoexpensive?
Not only that, but apparently I was much friendlier (can you imagine?) and more usefully and comprehensively communicative.
This is why I'm poor.
I need to ether stop over-thinking everything, or just become a bastard.
- But what do you actually do Nairn?!********
- ex-and sometime webnik, ex-and sometime 'designer', mostly an abuser of high intensity photon streams for the conversion of matter into things.Nairn
- he has a laser and ain't afraid to use ithans_glib
- get some nice branded wrapping and you can charge what you likehans_glib
- If you have a "lazer beam" Nairn, then why not try to take over the world?********
- I actually add 20% on to quotations for clients who spell it with a Z.
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I don't. I wish that I could/should.Nairn - @hans - not going to lie, I'm thinking about buying some branded tape. Just did a load for BDP - nice paper based stuff, one colour. Looks good.Nairn
- 'not going to lie'.
Why would i want to lie about that?
What a stupid use of a turn of phrase.Nairn - Yeah still don't get it why do you have a "freaking lazer" and don't try to take over the world man...beyond me********
- All I have access to is cam5. I do dream of turning it sideways and taking over the worldfuturefood
- Although, I would have to convince many to stand single file in front of laser to vaporize.futurefood
- Even then they may feel just a pinchfuturefood
- CO2 laser? Sadly not much use on living flesh - too much water :(
Is it yours, futurefood?Nairn - Yea co2 double tube, I wish it was mine.futurefood
- Ooh, what sort of stuff do you do with it, if I may ask?Nairn
- But what do you actually do Nairn?!