> -----Original Message----- > From: Tanya Mayer Photography [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Just goes to > show that I am not "worth" as much as you all seem to think...
No, it just goes to show that some people won't be able to afford you. That's ok, other people will. Do you want to work for people who make their decision strictly on price? > So, then i > explain that any > future work that i do for her will be charged out at either > an hourly rate > ($25 p/hr) Oh my god. > I said "please no that I > won't be upset if > you need to use your dad in future, and I am sure that you > will be as happy > with his work as you have been with mine and that it will > help you to sell > your products just as well", she said "well, i won't be, > cause he's a > landscape photographer and you are the only person around > here that i really > trust, but i won't have a choice now will i, i'll just have > to make do with > him..." > > Now fairygirl is dragging on the ground, eating dust behind her > high-horse... Again, you don't want to work for price shoppers. If she thinks you're superior she should pay for your services. When you go shopping, and you're confronted with a choice, you don't assume the better product will be cheaper do you? Also bear in mind she might be a good negotiator trying to get a better price. > > Round three - the Arab guy. <snip> > so now I am forced to discount an > already cheap > package for the removal of items that cost me nothing anyways... You were forced to? Did he hold a gun to your head? Ever heard of the word "no"? When you raise your prices you're going to get people who can't afford you at the new prices. That's ok. You don't want those people. You're not trying to get those people to pay more money, you're trying to attract the other people who *have* more money. Those people were ignoring you because you're too cheap. People with some money to spend are going to spend it. They're going to be suspicious of a photographer with low prices. They might look at your site and think you're good, but they're not going to call you becuase they're going to think something is wrong. "Well, the pictures are nice, but why is she so cheap? She must shoot with an instamatic, or only shoots like 2 rolls, or maybe she smells really bad." tv
