Client of the Day
Client of the Day
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- _niko2
Bidding on work drives me crazy.
You give an estimate that is fair for your time, energy expertise etc and the client balks at it saying it's way too high.
after losing a few of these you start questioning your rates, so you come down a bit and you send an estimate to another client that's a bit lower so you don't lose another gig and they come back like you're too low and they would have paid much more.
FFS.
- Ya, that’s a bitch. One of the first things I ask is for them to give me an idea what their budget is. Surprisingly they will often chime in with a vague numberGnash
- Yeah I try to ask as well but more often than not they'll say not sure just tell us what it'll cost. But other industries like home-building or renovations..._niko
- client has no problem leading with their budget. Sometimes I find giving them 3 options of increasing complexity and costs helps. Ferrari, Audi, Toyota._niko
- Ya, the problem with the 3-quote approach is that you have to remove deliverables from the each quote so that it makes sense.Gnash
- I don’t have the answer, though. I kinda wing it each time.Gnash
- Did it for over a decade.
Get employed.
Work 9-5.
Engineer personal contentment.ideaist - Give them a quote in an obscure crypto currency, just for giggles.shapesalad
- 1, Give price: they baulk
2. Say "well what is your budget?"
3. They respond
4. Say "I can do that if I remove X,Y,Z from quote"Centigrade - Raise your rates so you don't have to deal with shitty clients. Rich clients don't care about rates, they just trust you and pay fastgrafician
- I agree with all points, done a bit of each in the past, except the obscure crypto lol_niko