Quoted $200 for a flyer, turns out I underpriced by half

I got my first real gig last month through a friend of a friend, a small bakery in Columbus. I said $200 for a one-page flyer and they jumped on it, which should have tipped me off. Then I found out their last designer charged $450 for something way simpler. Has anyone else accidentally lowballed themselves and only realized it after the fact, and did you ask for more or just eat it?

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emma_lee2219d ago

so the second you agree to a price, you start second guessing everything, right? that's just how it works, in my experience. it's like when you buy a used car for a fair price and then a week later someone tells you they got the same model for way less. you can't unhear that stuff. i think the real lesson here isn't about the money you lost, it's about learning what your time and skills are actually worth in the market. asking for more after the fact almost never goes over well, even if you're right, because it makes you look like you don't know your own prices. better to eat the difference, finish the job great, and then raise your rate for the next person who calls. take this with a grain of salt, but i've seen folks burn bridges over this exact thing, and the bakery owner will probably talk you up if you handle it with grace.