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#11 - "We really like your work, but we don't want to spend a whole lot."
They probably have seen your higher end designs and want the same level of quality, but at a rate below what it's worth. Don't fall prey to the suck up. If they want the good stuff, bill them for it. If they leave, you've lost nothing. If you knuckle under, you'll lose money.
Rapid
-------------------- Ray Rheaume Rapidfire Design 543 Brushwood Road North Haverhill, NH 03774 rapidfiredesign@hotmail.com 603-787-6803
I like my paint shaken, not stirred. Posts: 5648 | From: North Haverhill, New Hampshire | Registered: Apr 2003
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Excellent post, a must to anyone starting in business. Or, you have to get burned to learn.
-------------------- Bill Riedel Riedel Sign Co., Inc. 15 Warren Street Little Ferry, N.J. 07643 billsr@riedelsignco.com Posts: 2953 | From: Little Ferry, New Jersey, USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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That's a great list. Wish I'd seen it before I had to learn most of it the hard way.
Nowadays whenever someone tries to pull #10 on the list (we're having cash flow problems) I look them straignt in the face and ask them, "So, have you filed for bankruptcy?" When they answer me, "Of course not" (it's usually accomanied by an offended look) I just reply, "Well, then give me my money"
-------------------- Paul Bierce - Designer pabierce@hotmail.com www.paulbierce.com Posts: 330 | From: Dix Hills, NY | Registered: Jan 2005
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