The conventional thinking goes like this: “Once I get more experience with ‘x’ and build up the portfolio, I’ll be able to charge more.” “As soon as a get a better feel for what clients like, I can get higher fees.” “When I sharpen my design philosophy a little, I can bump up my prices.” [...]
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What your pricing says about you
What you quote for an assignment will send strong signals to a new client. Or a potential client. Your fee gives off subtle clues about the quality of your work, where you fit among other freelancers. It will even color how much the client likes what you deliver. Most of us, most of the time, [...]
Typo in your quote: What would you do?
You’ve been talking to a new client about a project. The client has been disappointed with other freelancers, seems to like you. Has lots of work. The client asks for a quote. You want this project, you want this client. So you think very carefully about the fee. After a lot of head-scratching and figuring, [...]
Scariest pricing: Who liked it, who hated it.
Boy, this post apparently touched a sensitive nerve: The scariest pricing idea ever. That works. The notion (even the possibility) of allowing clients to decide how much to pay got a lot of people commenting, retweeting, forwarding and linking. Very intriguing. Some 100 or so readers offered perceptive comments here (thank you for chiming in). [...]
The scariest pricing idea ever. That works.
[This is adapted from "Talking Money," coming soon from The Freelancery.] Here’s a pricing technique that sounds, at first, like the dumbest newbie move of all time. Call it ‘fill-in-the-blank’ invoicing. Or ‘pay what you want’ pricing. The notion is, you do the work first, then let the client decide how much to pay for [...]
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