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Comment on The best clients to chase by Dean, Freelance Copywriter London

Dean, Freelance Copywriter London — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:16:54 +0000

1 made me smile. I used to waste so much time chasing after poor clients. I thought these people should be advertising, and I would help them. Then I discovered the reason they didn’t advertise: they didn’t have any money.

3 was a new idea to me. I hadn’t considered that “There’s no money in trying to convert the philistines.” Thanks for that.

Comment on Why we don’t charge a lot more. by Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:45:30 +0000

I recently read a booked called “My So Called Freelance Life” that really made me realize this. I have since came to realize the value in what I do and brush it off when someone says they can’t afford me. I have lost one gig on it so far but thinking about the worries that come along with underbidding (loss of interest, wishing I could pay my musicians more, is this amount worth the time away from my wife and son, etc) keeps me OK with it. Of course, I am still pretty flexible and will work with people but I’m not going to undermind my training and professionalism (or my profession and collegues) with an ass-bottom, break-even quote.

Comment on There’s a game plan in that excuse by Chris

Chris — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:33:11 +0000

Well said. I’m not a full time freelancer yet but I have already used some of these…Thanks for the post.

Comment on The best clients to chase by elizabeth

elizabeth — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:20:22 +0000

Also not a bad idea to go after clients who are educated, i.e., have been burned by bargain basement designs or DIY solutions.

Comment on What your pricing says about you by Brent Weber

Brent Weber — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:27:05 +0000

In your example you quoted 4000-5000. So I am betting you wanted to say 5000, but you were afraid it would scare them off so you threw in the 4000 figure.

I have noticed that most clients gravitate towards the lowest number, so you set yourself up to do the work for 4000. If you had only quoted 5000, you set yourself up at that price.

Comment on The best clients to chase by Dawn Blair

Dawn Blair — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:21:20 +0000

Again, good advice! You could do a whole post on going after rich clients — I’d love to see more of your spin on it. Sometimes we feel so guilty because we feel like we’re chasing the money. But if we don’t do it, someone else will.

Comment on There’s a game plan in that excuse by Dawn Blair

Dawn Blair — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:16:49 +0000

Great post! Thank you for the inspiration.

Love the adventure.

Comment on The best clients to chase by Zainab Sule

Zainab Sule — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:49:14 +0000

Not bad. I like your silken prose.

Zainab

Comment on The best clients to chase by Ilie Ciorba

Ilie Ciorba — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:53:36 +0000

Follow rich clients? very good hint

Comment on Why we don’t charge a lot more. by lisa

lisa — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:53:32 +0000

A good, experienced freelancer is worth the money. Someone who knows what they are doing and does the job on time/ correctly- you get what you pay for.