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By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:36:28 +0000

excellent post… applicable to more than just the webdesign industry. :)

By: David

David — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:17:20 +0000

I hope people don’t get too excited by the Picasso story – the fact is that most of us aren’t that exceptional. Design is a teachable skill, its value is probably comparable to something like engineering.

Take writing in a foreign language for example. You’ll have people who can speak the language, people who are trained for translation, and people with the gift for it. Then you’ll have a Nobel prize winning author – charge accordingly.

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By: BH Media Marty

BH Media Marty — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:01:45 +0000

Love the article, can’t wait to read the rest, and agree with everything other people have said. I recently completed a project where one of the things the “at the time potential” customer said was “so and so does this for £xxx” cheaper than you, to which I replied “I can list 100′s of companies that will charge less and 100′s that will charge more, I just stand by the quality of my work” and in the end I got the job, but quite often I’ve wondered how to quote for some work, another perfect example, some posters which required hours of design work and photo manipulation, but they only wanted 6 posters…. how do you quote for that without giving the client a heart attack? lol

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By: Jeremy Tuber

Jeremy Tuber — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:40:11 +0000

Great post Zach, you hit it right on the head with, “There will always be people charging less than you, but there will also always be those charging more.”

Exactly right.

Here’s what I’ve always found, if designers are able to articulate that working with them will help the client bring in customers/money, they can command a much higher rate – especially if they can prove it with case studies. If designers are just trying to sell, “good design”, it makes it much tougher.

Nice post my friend.

jeremy
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By: Dalesh Kowlesar

Dalesh Kowlesar — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:13:04 +0000

I completely agree. People need to realize that web development is an investment. Those people that charge next to nothing for terrible design and that don’t know much about the internet and web development just kill the market.

By: Scott Radcliff

Scott Radcliff — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:12:45 +0000

This post came at a perfect time for me. I am in the middle of adjusting my prices, and I am cautious of chasing potential clients off. That being said, I am quite knowledgeable about my field (web development), and that knowledge should come at a premium price.