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A Great Testimonial is Worth 1000 Cold Calls
If you are a freelancer, subcontrator, designer, artist, decorator, or any type of creative person and are making (or trying to make) your living in any creative field, then this article is for you!
If you hate cold calling, and even if...
Be a Storyteller, Not Just a Speaker
Stories develop themes. The themes chosen to illustrate the possibility of stories are: Relationships, Choice, Creativity, Making a Difference, Celebration. Speakers are ordinarily people, from teachers to grandparents, from mountain...
Fuel Index ( A measuring stick for a company's success)
Every company has a Vision, a Mission and a set of core values. Companies develop multiple strategies that implemente the Values to realize their Mission. I always wondered, 1) Is there any relationship between a company's values and it's success?...
The Pendulum Swings Right
The Pendulum Swings Right
A major shift is happening inside our brains.
By Marianne St. Clair
The world is now changing again, it appears. The logical and analytical skills that continue to form the basis of Western economies is slowly...
Wearing Your Politics on Your Sleeve
As the election season heats up, progressively minded entrepreneurs are combining their politics, creativity, and business savvy in an all-out effort to defeat George W. Bush in 2004.
"Vote for Anyone but Bush 2004," says one slogan. "Not my...
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Creative Businesses - The
If you are a freelancer, subcontrator, designer, artist, decorator, or any type of creative person and are making (or trying to make) your living in any creative field, then this article is for you!
If you are having difficulty knowing what to charge, then check out your competition and find out what they’re doing. Find out if they post prices or fees on their website or if they have "packages" or deals. Do they have payment options?
While you are researching, keep in mind just because your competition is charging one way it is not necessarily how you should be charging.
One of my clients is a business and life coach. Most coaches charge for a set number of scheduled phone meetings, which seems to be a standard for "the coaching industry," but that doesn’t mean it’s the best way.
I encourage my clients to charge fees that match who their clients are and what they are trying to accomplish. It’s very refreshing to do what works for you and not necessarily follow the "industry standard." If you don’t feel comfortable with the way your industry charges, by all means change it. Just because the industry’s doing it doesn’t mean that it’s right.
Another client of mine, Shelly, is a wedding planner. When we first began working together she had three "wedding packages" because that’s what "everyone else does." She ran into problems with pricing because most of her potential clients didn’t fit into the standard package and therefore Shelly had a long list
of "upgrades" and additional items. She also had to charge more for weddings above a certain number of guests and weddings with over a specific number of attendants in the wedding party.
Potential clients became fixated on the package fees and felt ripped off when Shelly began adding additional charges all over the place. The packages were supposed to make things easier for Shelly’s, but they actually created more problems than they solved.
Shelly was so relieved when she realized she didn’t have to use the standard pricing packages most wedding planners used. She never felt good about them, but didn’t trust her own instincts on how to charge. We worked on making a pricing structure that wasn’t based on hours or packages but on the value to the client. She was able to quickly raise her fees and increase her client base simply based on her fee changes.
Are you charging your clients based on the value you are providing them or based on the "industry standard"? Is the industry standard an effective way to charge or is just what everyone else is doing?
Take a good look at the way you set your fees and handle client charges. Is it right for you?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kirstin Carey is the author of "Starving Artist No More: Hearty Business Strategies for Creative Folks." Kirstin knows how much most creative people hate sales, contracts, and discussing money and she consults creative people on the business side of creativity so they make more money, get better clients, and still love what they do. She put together a resource full of proven strategies and insider secrets guaranteed to help creative types get the business help they need so they don't have to starve anymore! Go to www.MyCreativeBiz.com.
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Creativity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Creativity For Life |
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AdCritic.com: Commercial Ads |
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National Curriculum in Action - Creativity - |
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Ten Steps for Boosting Your Creativity |
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Category:Creativity Techniques - Mycoted |
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Creativity at Work: The interplay of business, art and science |
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Crayola Creativity Central |
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Creativity Web - Resources for Creativity and Innovation |
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Ideas by Creativity Pool |
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CREATIVITY |
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Creativity Tools, Creative Solutions & Creative Problem Solving ... |
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The 6 Myths Of Creativity |
A new study will change how you generate ideas and decide who's really creative in your company. |
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CreativeClass.org |
Richard Florida's "The Rise of the Creative Class" examines creativity and its effects on economic development. |
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TIP: Concepts |
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American Creativity Association (ACA) |
An incorporated non-profit organization promoting personal and professional creativity. Association membership is represented by four multidisciplinary ... |
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CREAX - Portal for creativity and innovation |
A resource for links on creativity and innovation on the web. A selection of 690 links is divided into 67 categories for the visitors convenience. |
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