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Warning: I charged $75 an hour for web design and lost a steady client who thought it was too high
Last Tuesday I quoted a local bakery owner $75 an hour for their site update, and after they said yes I realized I should have asked about their budget first because two weeks later they told me another freelancer charged $50, so how do you handle rate discussions without scaring off good clients?
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the_robin3mo ago
Wait, did you ASK them what they wanted to spend or just throw out a number? That's like me walking into a hardware store and just handing over my wallet.
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xenam843mo ago
Hardware store example works if they actually need everything in the store.
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faithpatel3mo ago
Ugh, exactly. Just ask "what's your budget?" first and let them set the ceiling.
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