Comments on: Speaking of Price

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:52:50 +0000

Might be more than you expect… go read the series and come back and tell us what you decide.

By: Elizabeth West

Elizabeth West — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:45:51 +0000

I need to look at your Setting Fees series. I keep getting all this advice about "don't charge too much or sell yourself short," but I don't know WHAT to charge. It can't be much since I haven't done anything yet really. .-= Elizabeth West´s last blog ..A Little Naughty… =-.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:13:34 +0000

Glad the site is working for you!

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:28:40 +0000

Anne,
Thanks for the reply and the tip about the links. I am just getting started in freelance again (new area – different market), and will definitely let you know my results. I learn so much from the experience of writers such as yourself, and the others who comment on your site, and am happy if my experience will help your other readers who are starting out!

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:17:24 +0000

Deb, you shouldn’t do it for free… I don’t know where you are but there is a rate range there and you can start in the middle and move up. The article you made the comment on has links at the bottom to other articles on pay and we have a whole category called Dealing With Money. Keep us posted

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:41:57 +0000

These ideas sound fine on paper, but do they work? I deal (on a daily basis) with the question: If people don’t want to pay me, or won’t pay me enough, how do I continue to do what I do (as a service), and why should I do it for “free” ? That service is computer apps training and troubleshooting, not shoeshines…

By: jorgekafkazar

jorgekafkazar — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:06:55 +0000

True, but not a lot of new concepts there. The first point is that it’s not about “you,” it’s about what the willing buyer will pay you. The word “you” in the second point is “your services.” The two apparently “contradictory ideas” are really one: “price is determined by what a willing buyer will pay a willing seller for goods or services.” Sound familiar? It should.

The third point is also true. I interpret it as: “Don’t focus on the money; focus on what you do.” As Richard J. Barker said, “The secret of success in life is to find out what you like to do, and do it. And then find a way to get somebody to pay you to do it.”
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By: admin

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:44:18 +0000

lol, you’re right, I don’t need to pay for my services either… hadn’t thought of it that way.

By: Isaac

Isaac — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:42:58 +0000

It's interesting. I like the idea that the pricing is both important and not that important. But I dunno, I wouldn't pay my price because I wouldn't need my service, so that's weird to think about. Isaac’s last blog post..Writing Rules by You