I'd counter that by saying that you could point out to the customer that they are getting a good deal. Tell them in as many ways as you can think of! Showing the full price on the invoice with a discount makes them feel all glowy inside :O)
Work: £100,000,000 Because it's you discount: £99,000,000 Total: £1 Now doesn't that look much nicer?! :OD Ade -----Original Message----- From: Rich Kroll [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 29 December 2005 14:47 To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: A Contractor or Two One thing I've found that you should watch out for is the concept of giving away "free" or "low flat-fee" type projects is the clients will be blown away by your work, and then expect to receive the same fees when coming back with further work. In my experience, I've found it better to charge the full amount as a line item, then to give a "new account" discount on those first few projects to help build loyalty, that way they get a feel for what the project would have cost without the discount, and that in the future know that this discount will not be applied. Rich Kroll Application Developer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227870 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
