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Mike Harrison
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 Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:23 pm Post subject: Torn: Good will? Or leaving money on the table? |
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An 11-year client, who brings me work for a few of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, sometimes has me record just a handful of glossary terms. On one hand, I'm tempted to do quick projects like that at no charge, out of appreciation. And I have, a few times. But could it also be said, as my client is charging his client, that I'm leaving money on the table? And, if that's the case, my minimum would seem quite high for speaking (in today's case) 10 words. How do you handle situations like this?
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todd ellis
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i throw in stuff for great clients all the time. not so often that they get used to it - but --- yeah. a few section titles here, an end-client change there. everybody feels good. didn't cost me anything - may buy me some good will --- but that's not really why i do it.
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Bruce
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A common move is to charge a reasonable fee but then offer a "courtesy discount" of anywhere from 25% to 50%, to 100%. It shows the worth of your efforts and the respect you have for their continued relationship with you.
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