For fixed price, the "tripartite of choice" helps. Showing them 3 options and 3 prices: a super high end version of the website, then a very basic option, and the "middle option" - the one 80% will take. It just gives prospects a basis to judge your prices, anchoring different value propositions in their minds. Otherwise, websites are so virtual it's hard for them to know if it's a good deal or not, and well, some designers sell similar websites for 500 that others ask 5K for.
A client just flat out told me she can only pay 60 dollars for a 5 page professional website. I have been on the job for days now. Really time consuming. Did i do the right thing by taking the job?
Thanks Payton. As always really great insights. I've learnt so much from you already and hopefully make additional money to take up your professional courses. Looking forward to Part 2!!
Great content! Is there a link for the second video? Would be amazing content to have too. Appreciate what you do for us web designers who are still trying to figure it out :)
If it is my first client, I am 14 and my client knows this because he has seen me in real life, the website is fully responsive, functional, smooth and is very professional but lacks a unknown element that makes the website feel unfinished - maybe the color scheme. The last guy he had scammed him for a ton of money for the website (bought the domain he wanted and tried to charge $350 for it), but this person is nice and fair: How much should I charge?
Bro I'm currently working on my first website development and I have started in my personal account in SQUARE SPACE so what shld I do when I give it to the client.. Also from the nxt time shld I Get the clients account and login nd do there? Or shld I do it in my account itself
Have you looked more into monthly charges? I want to do recurring monthly charges as well, but idk what is correct amount for small local businesses. $50? $100?
does it really take you guys 4 weeks to make a 3 page website? i’m asking genuinely cuz it takes me at MOST 3 days so i’m wondering if maybe i’m missing something…
@@PaytonClarkSmith you made any video on how to find such freelancers who can hire others? Or is there any platform for that? Thank you, you really respond quickly ☺️
The last part is terrible advice. 1 - Market rates hold no meaning (see all the factors involved in pricing a project + your experience + your ability to reduce the risk involved for your client) 2 - Did you seriously just advise people to sell the same thing at a slightly higher price to “increase the perceived value”. This is so wrong. You should find ways to provide more value to your clients, and reduce the risk involved for them in the project (more training, more experience, advanced topic knowledge, research, better tools, modern practices, etc. etc.) and sell THAT at a MUCH higher price point. Otherwise, we're just an entire industry of crooks and clients are **RIGHT** not to trust us. Common, be better, people! @Payton I'm very surprised to see your take on this. You should lead by example here. What you're recommending is bad for clients, and designers as well in the long run. I generally tend to like your videos but this one falls short on my quality strandards. I know you can do better.
"Otherwise, we're just an entire industry of crooks and clients are *RIGHT* not to trust us. Common, be better, people!". Not really. Websites are so virtual, you can't touch them, it's harder to all agree on prices. Some charge 500 and others 5K for a similar site. Are the first ones angels while the others crooks? Nope. That's the way it is in such a field, such as with any courses, coaches, etc. Prices vary with no actual line set of what is under or over priced. But yeah, find ways to stack value. Don't just sell websites or SEO or whatever. Make sure you bring clients results.
@@MVProfits I think there's some kind of misunderstanding here. I'm 100% with you on the fact it's hard to price, and services in the creative industry (be that design, development, or otherwise) are intangibles. But the effects of those services aren't. The results aren't. And I'm not saying we should all agree on a set of prices - in fact, that'd be pretty effed up because let's face it, a lot of people produce subpar work (and that's a polite understatement), while others create incredible marvels of brilliance and ingeniosity. You _should_ be paid more if you can deliver great work that produces tangible results for your clients. What I rage against, however, is this idea of “yeah, just take the industry standard, and bill a little higher”. → WHY? If you're a rookie, or you're just not that good, what could possibly justify billing higher? You're not delivering more value, you're not pushing yourself to better serve your clients, but you know… just bill higher! After all it doesn't matter, clients can't tell the difference anyway, just go buy a crappy theme on ThemeForest and slap it onto their website and TADA! Web development! ⬆That attitude is the problem. And that's what's being encouraged here. I not saying people who charge cheap prices are angels, and people who charge higher prices are crooks. In fact, very often designers and developers undercharge. I'm saying you shouldn't charge your clients (esp. higher than standard prices) for no reason.
