Well, this is a question many starting designers out there would be wondering. This might not suit the pros already in the field who might have a year’s experience as this is merely basic. Anyway, I was cleaning out my Hotmail inbox and read up some articles I kept from awhile back. This was one of them. Here’s a small list to help you start thinking of selling your services to people:
2. What’s Your Clients Budget?
3. How Strong Is Your Relationship With The Client?
4. What’s Your Unique Value To Them? (the skill/style they seek in you)
5. What’s The Value of The Client To You? (think you’ll work with them again..)
These are just some of the things I got from, HERE. From my POV back home, stuff you read here might not apply as most companies tend to be stingy. This is because every director wants the best for the lowest. Heck, even if you handle the big guns, I’m not surprised if they’ll think of paying you peanuts for your work. I just think that’s so wrong although they like abusing the phrase, “I can find other people who can do it cheaper and faster.” Well, from what I’ve already learnt back home and here, clients say that just cause they want you to lower the price. I could lower the price but if they expect peanuts for a job then they shouldn’t have looked for you in the first place. Clients look for you because there’s definetely something they’d want from you. ;)
If you sell yourself out just for the sake that you’ll get more clients than I’ll laugh at you when I’m atop the mountain with my consistent clients who know what they’re paying for and getting it the way they want it. I’m not telling you to become a rebellious web designer, however there comes a time of action for the designer or we’ll forever be lurking in the muddy deep. :D Cheers.