Comments on: On “pricing” pages on design studio websites – a rant

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:33:23 +0000

@Alexander – I agree that putting the pricing page up may mean I’ll miss out on some clients I could have gained without it but I guess that’s why my situation is quite different. I am employed full-time so can afford to be selective with/lose out on freelance opportunities.

That said though, I get a minimum of 4 emails a week requesting quotes and I’m not sure I could handle much more than that anyway!
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By: Alexander Rehm

Alexander Rehm — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:15:30 +0000

Hiya,

@ Martyn: I think your comment is a bit far-fetched with respect to Jenna’s clients. I do not believe her to be the “I only work with friends and small businesses” type, looking at her website.

@ Jenna: I have read Danny’s post, and I agree with him on the aspect of evaluating clients and networking, but going with an “up-front” price may scare people off. I am charging considerable amount of money for my time and work, but putting my base price out there from the start might not have gotten me some leads I am working with now by only discussing prices once I spoke to the client, after all “word of mouth” and “future business” are two major factors to consider when charging for work.
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By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:05:58 +0000

I have had many clients (with respectable budgets) since putting up my pricing page that clearly don’t see things the same way as you, Martyn. I don’t work for friends or low-market clients… that’s the whole point.

Danny Outlaw recently wrote an article about gaining higher paying clients and adding pricing was one of his suggestions (it’s worth a read):

‘Show Your Base Price Up Front’
http://www.outlawdesignblog.co.....g-clients/

Now, I definitely wouldn’t say Danny Outlaw is a “lame designer”. But perhaps you would…

Either way, it’s working for us so I don’t see anything wrong with it =)
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By: Martyn

Martyn — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:47:14 +0000

I have to agree with the author, I am glad it is working for you, Jenna, but the fact of the matter is that pricing pages just scream “lame designer” at me. Certainly in the UK and most of Europe pricing pages on design studios are a very good detergent of getting proper work in. Considering you are talking about “requests for freebies” tells me that your client base is more low-market and friend-base (“hey can you do this for me?”) than actual SME’s.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:30:16 +0000

I disagree. I have a pricing page that works wonders for me.

It does state that it’s just a guide and that the prices may vary apon reciept of project specification though.

I put the prices there in order to deter those who are just after a freebie, spec work or the world for $50 and it has done just that. The amount of serious clients with a respectable budget has increased and those with unrealistic requests have vanished.
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By: JennaMadison (JennaMadison)

JennaMadison (JennaMadison) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:35:44 +0000

RT @alexanderrehm: Why pricing pages on design studio websites?!?!?! WHY?!?! http://tinyurl.com/8d5kmc #rant