If work is better @exyle

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i do suck at priceing my work...

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Everyone has to survive at one point in life we have to see other perspective too

I wish I would have had this about 10 years ago!  I have some clients that I am kind of locked in to a certain rate with because I charged them way to little when I was first starting out.  Now I don't really feel like I can charge them more.  It is hard trying to be competitive enough that you want people to hire you without selling yourself short.

You wrote: "This schedule he sent me is awesome btw". I agree! 
I am especially glad it made an exception for your mum! lol.

I have fallen into the same trap before. I agree charge what you are worth otherwise it is difficult to get to your proper worth and takes years to do so.

You should only work for free on the early stages of your project. The more you do it, the fastest you will grow, but no one likes to work and get nothing in return, so it is always important to get good reviews of your work and recommendations for future works.

It always galls me when people ask for stuff for free, particularly from artists etc... "It will be good exposure". Like a plumber would work for "exposure". It is hard when you are just starting to put a value on your work, but it is important. There are always people who will take the piss

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Great chart!  One of my sisters is an artist and a son of mine is in a band--so often people ask for free stuff, just like they do for writers.  I quickly learned to price my dressmaking, writing, and tutoring at what it was worth.   If people say it is too expensive, I thank them for their interest, but don't back down.  I have found the best customers have no problem with a reasonable price, while those who get a "deal" will often nickel and dime you to death.  Only mama or other special peeps get free stuff.

Sure i complete understand you. As a yoga teacher people thinks that we can live without money in this world, but that is not possible, so i will think about your advice. 

Thanks your for your advices.

this is great advise ive needed right now! im starting to akquire clients for my business and i set an absolute minimum price but i tend to drop it when i can feel they are about to escape... probably i should let go of those who don't accept the terms.

It is good to remember that. I was using you and your earlier experiences of not charging as much as you should have when convincing the wife to charge more for her business as she was thinking of charging less to start out with to get going. Fortunately not now!

i used to have a heap of friends until i started charging, now not so many:(

I love the chart!  I can relate as I never jumped into business on my own for the same reasons however seeing how much value I have added to the businesses I have been in makes me wonder and want to get to the point that I could do so for myself and my family.

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Yes Mark @exyle I agree and Steemit is a business and People should treat their account as a Business. a Great Piece of Advice........

Steem price down look in thumbnail.
No hiding.
It's the same look when I watch in the mirror.

Value needs to be exchanged imo when energy is shared. Sometimes the value can be in trade of a good meal or useful items. All relevant to the partied involved in the transaction. It sure is something to understand your value. Another thing to request that value. And, another to understand value to one is not the same as to another. In my area of work i would never deny my services to  anyone who asked. If they didn't have access to the amount of dollars i request i'd be open to trade of value in another way but working for free i don't feel has value to either party and can also undermine the professionalism of the service provider as well as the industry. We live in such a crazy society, where there seems to be perceived value when things are exorbitantly overpriced! I mean when one thinks of it, if we are exchanging energy put out that is an extremely valuable offering. When in exchange we often get back paper or plastic tokens or digital numbers exchanged via the internet.  Which only have a collective value offered to them because people have a common belief or thoughts towards the number they see on the bill or screen. In reality they are not much at all LOL. It's mind blowing! And, a strange world!