Comments on: Writer’s Worth Tip #1 – Beware the Bargain Shopper

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:41:00 +0000

You’ll do it, doll. I have every confidence. 🙂

By: L.L.

L.L. — Fri, 08 May 2009 10:14:00 +0000

Thank you, Lori!

In my wildest dreams I could NOT have suspected I'd be taken to task on that comment! (~: But that's a good thing here.

Forging ahead----

Blessings, Laura

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:10:00 +0000

And why not, LL? Of COURSE you can! Envision it, get proactive, and it’ll happen!

By: L.L.

L.L. — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Afternoon, Lori,

Trying to catch up on my blog reading--- Part of my support for Writer's Worth Day is to find my first paying gig.

Not that I'll likely find one by the 15th, but I'm learning what it takes.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 06 May 2009 11:38:00 +0000

Way to GO, Ruthibelle! Congratulations! That feels pretty damn good, doesn’t it? :))

By: Ruthibelle

Ruthibelle — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:50:00 +0000

I’m graduating!! And i have three (count em… 1,2,3!!) job offers on the table… I’m uber-pumped! Yay. I know this has nothing to do with your post, but oh well… guess I hope I dont get any cheap-skates!

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:18:00 +0000

I’m glad you agree, Eileen. In fact, I expected a bit more resistance from writers on this one. It’s been my experience that someone who thinks it’s open bidding is going to expect high-priced service a Kmart prices. I’ve had people go off on me saying, “Why is your bid twice that of these other writers?” My response is that this is my business, not my hobby. I cannot control what some less serious writers will take for their services. And they get what they pay for.

By: Eileen Coale

Eileen Coale — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:57:00 +0000

It’s pretty much a given that the clients who want to negotiate down the price turn out to be high maintenance, demanding, and need lots of hand holding. I’m with Lori. I may counter with a lower rate in exchange for volume work, attach the discount to the back end of a series of projects, or whatever, but after I make one counter offer, I’m done.

By: Katharine Swan

Katharine Swan — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:48:00 +0000

Ughhhhhh, I hate the bargain shoppers. One tip I’ve heard (and use) is that if you give a client a price range, always make sure you set the BOTTOM of your range at your goal, and estimate upward for the top end. Clients will almost always want the price to be the lower of what you tell them. And then you look good when you give it to them. :o)

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:36:00 +0000

That's why I think it's important to restate it, Devon. Our work is NOT up for auction. It's up for sale. Period. The price is the price. I'm willing to negotiate if I can, but I'm not going to give my work away.

Kimberly, whatever you choose to write about is great! Swipe an idea from here; I'm fine with that! The goal is to get the word out to as many people as we can.