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The author writes this: "I don't charge less if I need the work and neither do I charge more if I am busy." and then concludes with this in the final paragraph:
by turc1656 9y ago
The author writes this:
"I don't charge less if I need the work and neither do I charge more if I am busy."
and then concludes with this in the final paragraph:
"Also at the end of the day, pricing is about supply and demand."
These statements cannot both be true - charging more because you are busy is the very definition of your work being in heavier demand.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoNot about your demand - about the market's? You can be busy with 2 jobs overlapping, yet the market can be soft for lots of people and you underbid to get those jobs.
- turc1656 9y agoI get what you're saying but that's when we talk about averages and generalizations. It doesn't necessarily apply to an individual. For example, the average lawyer makes about 120k a year. A really good lawyer with a great local (and perhaps state-wide or country-wide) reputation will charge a lot more for their time since their time is a limited commodity. It doesn't matter that the average lawyer can still only charge ~120k per year. They can personally charge much more than that so the supply and demand aspect of the market a whole is meaningless to them specifically. Similarly, if this programmer/developer has a ton of skills and experience and can crank out code, they can conceivably charge a lot more for their time.
- francisofascii 9y agoThe way I read that is....as a general rule, set prices that are consistent and not based on your availability ...but if a client is desperate, and willing to pay you more to work over a weekend, then sure, make an exception to the rule.
- draw_down 9y agoThey can both be true, actually! Wow!