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Client's budget is higher than expected
There are those who believe that it is ethical to sell at what ever the client is willing to pay. Others see no such need and will look to give the client a good deal.
You can give a good deal to the ...
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How to raise the price for friends?
Simple, explain that it is costing you more in { time | resources | parts | tools } to continue operating the way you have been. Inflation happens, period.
What I did for my pricing model is that my ...
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How to raise the price for friends?
You've got it backwards. The market hasn't evolved. These people are coming to you because you are cheap -- maybe you're actually undercutting what you could be actually making because you're too ...
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Should I adjust my pricing based on my client's budget?
Instead of lowering your rates, offer the potential client a reduced feature set or smaller scope of work for the the amount of money he can afford.
Tell the client "I charge $X for A, but I can do B ...
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Dealing with a customer that was satisfied with your services but is mad about the price
Neoflash,
If a customer's #1 motivation is to get a service done as cheaply as possible, then you can't fix that whether you are at the pre-service stage, performing the service, or done with it. ...
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Dealing with a customer that was satisfied with your services but is mad about the price
Personal opinion... don't engage too much. If the relationship is damaged, then it's damaged. Get paid and move on. Too much discussion will only inflame issues. In addition, any reduction not cited ...
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Should I adjust my pricing based on my client's budget?
I have been doing the web design and development business for the last 8 years and One of my biggest learning & mistake is, reducing the cost to get projects.
You should never & never do that....
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How much do I charge?
First off, charge by the hour. Without knowing a great many details about your expectations for payment, level of skill, customer expectations, graphics, whatever, it's impossible to come up with an ...
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Is there a reason against not billing someone when asked for an invoice for work completed?
Well this is really opinion-based. But there are some aspects to be aware of.
Some clients will see your failure to invoice as an "ok" to send you more changes then act shocked when you want to be ...
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Charging for meetings/conference calls with a client
Traditionally as a freelancer it is your time and skill that is hired. So yes you bill for conference/meeting times.
It is customary to build in a few hours for discussion with every bid.
Some ...
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How to get Fiverr jobs at the beginning
As a beginner, try to keep your prices low, but not so low that it gives off an image of low quality. Add all the keywords that are relevant to your services. Also, along with keeping your images and ...
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When is a job too small for meetings?
I like this question: I struggled with the exact same thing with meetings in general. Clients one hour away asking me to join in on a meeting. I usually ended up spending an afternoon with 2 hours ...
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How much do I charge to build a web app?
This really tells us nothing about what the application will actually do or its complexity. AND we're not here to do that for you anyway.
You can go about this two ways:
1) Pick an hourly rate that ...
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How much do I charge to build a web app?
Pricing is notoriously difficult as it depends on several factors:
Your own desired hourly rate
What the client typically pays
The perceived value to the client
Whether the project is similar to ...
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How do I balance the risk of pricing myself out of a job vs. not getting any work at all?
You'd be better off trying to pick up some work through recruiters than ridiculously lowering your rate. The longer you stay in projects where the client doesn't value your work, the more annoyed you'...
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How to raise the price for friends?
Most people I deal with in this situation understand that they get the "friends and family" rate. Whatever that rate may be. And they also understand that the rate will and does change based upon ...
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Should I charge my client for mistakes I make?
If you are spending your time to use your creative ability to build something to their satisfaction (which you cannot easily predict), then you are absolutely in the right to make the client pay for ...
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Should I charge my client for mistakes I make?
Fire your hourly rate.
The only way you'll ever make money with design is to become familiar with and accustomed to value-based pricing.
No client I've ever come across is willing to pay $150-$400 ...
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Changing the estimate as a freelancer
Assuming that there isn't a significant difference between your first and subsequent figure, I think one strategy to deal with this is to frame it as a best/worst scenario where your first figure is ...
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How can some freelancers work for very cheap rates?
Preface: I'm in the Unites States... I dislike and do not use any crowdsourcing site to acquire new work or clients.
To answer why rates seem low on some crowdsourcing sites.... Exchange rates
$10 in ...
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What's the smallest unit of time I should charge for when clients request minor changes?
I find it convenient to charge ahead of time for support services like this. That way I can make the change immediately, and there is no extra paperwork burden on my end.
My units have evolved from ...
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I'm converting a desktop software as a cloud service. Is there any ratio between their prices?
I doubt there is a standard ratio. Unless your product is unique, its pricing and licensing structure should be designed to compete with similar products and any alternatives to using those products. ...
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How do I charge for warranty if I have an hourly rate?
Estimate more, charge less in the end. The customer will thank you and think you're amazing!
First off, why do you need to break it down so much? That to me is a sign of a customer not trusting you......
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What to charge for Freelance Project for fiance's company
I would first see if you can find out what they consider an arm and a leg.
I'd initially float "full price" by them though -- they may not even blink, then if charging what you normally would is a ...
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What is a good way to determine pricing for a maintenance contract?
You would need to give your best guess as to how many hours those items will take you during the term of the maintenance contract, and multiply that times the rate you want.
You also probably want ...
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What is a good way to determine pricing for a maintenance contract?
There are typically two major ways to accomplish this
Fixed monthly fee
Floating monthly fee
For fixed monthly fee, your client always pays the same amount and you fix as many issues as come up. ...
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Should I adjust my pricing based on my client's budget?
Pricing can be set based on a variety of factors, and desire to do the work is certainly one of those factors. I will bid slightly lower if a project is particularly attractive to me due to the ...
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Charging for meetings/conference calls with a client
You've been hired for your expertise and ability to do a specific job. Certainly sitting "alone" and working on it, whether it's coding, design, or something completely different is expected time on ...
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Should I charge my client for mistakes I make?
When I started out, I applied two hourly rates: 1) for stuff I was relatively expert at and a second lower rate (50% of my full rate) for work that took longer than expected primarily because I was ...
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