Comments on: You get what you pay for… http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/ Life in the web industry Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:25:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: McBonio http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-462 McBonio Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:30:39 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-462 Unfortunately you meet clients like that, I met with one that wanted 72 unique one page designs for £100 each! You get what you pay for and a few months down the line, the same clients that baulked at your quote end up coming back to you and asking you to re-work/remake their site as the cheap designer they used has done a poor job ;) Unfortunately you meet clients like that, I met with one that wanted 72 unique one page designs for £100 each!

You get what you pay for and a few months down the line, the same clients that baulked at your quote end up coming back to you and asking you to re-work/remake their site as the cheap designer they used has done a poor job ;)

]]> By: You get what you pay for… | skysoclear http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-449 You get what you pay for… | skysoclear Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:13:41 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-449 [...] had to link to this post from Sarah Parmenter, where she talks about pricing in web design. I really suggest you read it here. I think the [...] [...] had to link to this post from Sarah Parmenter, where she talks about pricing in web design. I really suggest you read it here. I think the [...]

]]> By: Dan http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-448 Dan Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:12:04 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-448 @Shantharam - I wasn't actually talking about exchange rates. =/ @Shantharam – I wasn’t actually talking about exchange rates. =/

]]> By: Kyle Steed http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-446 Kyle Steed Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:56:03 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-446 Sarah, What a wonderfully written article. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, along with a few of the (albeit absurd) twitter comments you received. I am still technically an in-house designer working my 9-5, but have ventured in to the land of freelance. And pricing myself accurately is something that's still hard for me to do. But this was a like a big boost of confidence to stand up and admit that what I do is valuable and worthy of more than just a few hundred bucks. On a side-note, have you thought of increasing the font-size for your body content? Either that, or making the contrast a bit easier on the eyes. Just my 2 cents. Take it or leave it. Sarah,

What a wonderfully written article. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, along with a few of the (albeit absurd) twitter comments you received. I am still technically an in-house designer working my 9-5, but have ventured in to the land of freelance. And pricing myself accurately is something that’s still hard for me to do. But this was a like a big boost of confidence to stand up and admit that what I do is valuable and worthy of more than just a few hundred bucks.

On a side-note, have you thought of increasing the font-size for your body content? Either that, or making the contrast a bit easier on the eyes. Just my 2 cents. Take it or leave it.

]]> By: Matt Saunders http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-445 Matt Saunders Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:58:32 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-445 in relation to this post, see: http://thewebstation.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/this-is-why-i-complain-so-much/ I keep this blog unrelated to Northern Web - it's where I rant about the industry and clients! in relation to this post, see:
http://thewebstation.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/this-is-why-i-complain-so-much/

I keep this blog unrelated to Northern Web – it’s where I rant about the industry and clients!

]]> By: Dave Ellis http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-443 Dave Ellis Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:25:07 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-443 Sometimes, to mix things up a little bit I take on sites for very little money. Why? Plenty of reasons. Sometimes I want a relatively quick project to break the pattern. Sometimes I really want to help the client out. I can make a big difference to their business and I'll be honest here - I make a good living from this industry, I can afford to take on jobs that are nowhere near the usual budgets from time to time. So what does that client get for their money? Well, almost the opposite of what you describe. Rather than finishing up with a sub standard site produced by some cowboy, they get a site that is way beyond the money they've paid. Surely that's a good thing? What do I get from it? A sense of pride. I don't think it compromises my integrity at all - quite the opposite I would say. I'm in the fortunate position of being able to pick and choose my projects to a certain extent. No-one forces me to take those sites on from time to time. Sometimes I just want to. Sometimes, to mix things up a little bit I take on sites for very little money. Why? Plenty of reasons. Sometimes I want a relatively quick project to break the pattern. Sometimes I really want to help the client out. I can make a big difference to their business and I’ll be honest here – I make a good living from this industry, I can afford to take on jobs that are nowhere near the usual budgets from time to time.

So what does that client get for their money? Well, almost the opposite of what you describe. Rather than finishing up with a sub standard site produced by some cowboy, they get a site that is way beyond the money they’ve paid. Surely that’s a good thing? What do I get from it? A sense of pride. I don’t think it compromises my integrity at all – quite the opposite I would say.

I’m in the fortunate position of being able to pick and choose my projects to a certain extent. No-one forces me to take those sites on from time to time. Sometimes I just want to.

]]> By: You get what you pay for « Chicago Mac/PC Support http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-442 You get what you pay for « Chicago Mac/PC Support Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:48:02 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-442 [...] that she said here.  Sazzy has a good understanding of pricing the value of her work.  Click here to read [...] [...] that she said here.  Sazzy has a good understanding of pricing the value of her work.  Click here to read [...]

]]> By: Shantharam http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-429 Shantharam Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:22:58 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-429 Got to agree with what Dan has said. Not intending to cause an issue but there are people from all over the world who do designing and development and £400 is valued differently all over. It may be just 400 bucks in England but when you convert that amount to what it is in my country it comes to 30,163.301 and unless you are really really experienced you are not going to get that amount. Being new to the web development community it is always difficult to start off at that rates, so people do cut down to even below that. Out here i know people who do work for 12000 bucks that is $260. Also sometimes it goes as low as $40. It is all a part of getting in. Got to agree with what Dan has said. Not intending to cause an issue but there are people from all over the world who do designing and development and £400 is valued differently all over. It may be just 400 bucks in England but when you convert that amount to what it is in my country it comes to 30,163.301 and unless you are really really experienced you are not going to get that amount. Being new to the web development community it is always difficult to start off at that rates, so people do cut down to even below that. Out here i know people who do work for 12000 bucks that is $260. Also sometimes it goes as low as $40. It is all a part of getting in.

]]> By: Simon http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-424 Simon Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:18:42 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-424 Just to say that I don't take any project under 2500.00$ CAD... And for this, it's a basic website, 4 or 5 pages with a contact form, branding included sometime... Under 2500$, I feel like abused. Simon Just to say that I don’t take any project under 2500.00$ CAD… And for this, it’s a basic website, 4 or 5 pages with a contact form, branding included sometime…

Under 2500$, I feel like abused.

Simon

]]> By: » Wertschätzung — cne _LOG Archiv http://www.sazzy.co.uk/2009/09/you-get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-2/#comment-423 » Wertschätzung — cne _LOG Archiv Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:06:38 +0000 http://www.sazzy.co.uk/?p=119#comment-423 [...] wieder einmal die Preispolitik der Branche betrachtet: You get what you pay for…. BTW, kluge Anmerkung in den Kommentaren. Tags:Work Kategorie: Sideblog Ähnliche [...] [...] wieder einmal die Preispolitik der Branche betrachtet: You get what you pay for…. BTW, kluge Anmerkung in den Kommentaren. Tags:Work Kategorie: Sideblog Ähnliche [...]

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