[Hidden-tech] What to charge...

[Roman Victor]

Ann,

Good question! Email her and thank her for her "keen interest in this
project", but tell her you have to start billing her now and send her a
small bill for your recent time for the review of her most recent messages.
If she is serious she will pay you, if she is not, she will get the message
that your time is money and she has to pay to play.

I used to get this a lot. But now I always qualify my clients making sure
they can afford my services before I even propose a project. After getting
the job, I remind the customer several times that as much as I love them and
their project, I am there to make money to support my family.

Roman

Roman Victor, Software Developer
RVPM Designs
8 Coach Ln
Amherst, MA 01002
413 253-6547
203 829-8417 cell
romanvictor at rvpmdesigns.com
www.rvpmdesigns.com




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Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:42 AM
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Subject: [Hidden-tech] What to charge...


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Along the lines of the "what to charge" discussions, I have a question for
more
seasoned consultants.

I have a potential Web design client. She first contacted me a couple of
months
ago for a price quote. We spent about 45 minutes on the phone and exchanged
many e-mails, including her sending me a lot of specifications and images to
look over, lists of Web sites she'd like to emulate, etc. A few weeks after
my
initial price quote (which was quite low), she told me that she doesn't have
the budget for a site right now...but someday, definitely. Still, she
continues
to send me links to sites she likes, ideas she wants to use, and even mass
e-mails related to the charitable cause she espouses.

I haven't responded to the last few messages. I don't want to blow her off
entirely, but I'm not interested in spending lots of time corresponding with
someone who has no current intention to pay me.

Is this unreasonable? Where do you draw the line with someone who's very
nice,
but seems to think you're so fascinated by her line of work that you want to
devote your time for free?

-Anne


Anne Campbell, annebcampbell at yahoo.com
http://www.annecampbelldesign.com/
http://www.annecampbelldoula.com/

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