Waldo
2nd June 2011, 02:55 PM
:grumble: Here's what peeves me off. Clients who think that your time isn't worth anything an d that you just "have to design it, don't you?"
Sure mate, let me run around town meeting you everywhere offering my advice on how best to do something or bounce with you some ideas and work out how to tackle something for you.
Client in question I emailed yesterday informing him my supplier has another sample ready to look at and disucss. The client didn't get back, I had to phone him, "I was going to email you." My supplier had a time for a meeting and wanted to know if it was convenient. Client says he can't keep driving 79kms for meetings and asked if I could come see him? He's only come out this way once, and the first meeting I drove for 3/4 hour to meet with him for 1 1/2 hours.
I told him I could come see him, but be aware that you'll be paying for my time, so it will be added to the quote.
Silence.
"How much will it cost?" I told him my hourly rate and that everything I do is a flat rate charged in 1/4 hour blocks. Explaining that as much as it is time and money for him to have a meeting, so it is with me. Besides which you want my professional advice. And he is taking time that could be taken up by another client who wants something done, so someone has to pay.
"Okay, let me get back to you and I'll email you."
So, for a little job, that "I only have to design", I'm ready to pull the plug. I'm not ready to run around town everywhere, to organise suppliers and meet with them on behalf of my client and not get paid for it. :no: :~
It might cost me $, but I'm not free mate.
:censored2: it peeves me that people think only they are worth money, their product is worth money, but any suppliers can get taken for a free ride so far as they think they can take them. :grumble:
There, that's off my chest.
Sure mate, let me run around town meeting you everywhere offering my advice on how best to do something or bounce with you some ideas and work out how to tackle something for you.
Client in question I emailed yesterday informing him my supplier has another sample ready to look at and disucss. The client didn't get back, I had to phone him, "I was going to email you." My supplier had a time for a meeting and wanted to know if it was convenient. Client says he can't keep driving 79kms for meetings and asked if I could come see him? He's only come out this way once, and the first meeting I drove for 3/4 hour to meet with him for 1 1/2 hours.
I told him I could come see him, but be aware that you'll be paying for my time, so it will be added to the quote.
Silence.
"How much will it cost?" I told him my hourly rate and that everything I do is a flat rate charged in 1/4 hour blocks. Explaining that as much as it is time and money for him to have a meeting, so it is with me. Besides which you want my professional advice. And he is taking time that could be taken up by another client who wants something done, so someone has to pay.
"Okay, let me get back to you and I'll email you."
So, for a little job, that "I only have to design", I'm ready to pull the plug. I'm not ready to run around town everywhere, to organise suppliers and meet with them on behalf of my client and not get paid for it. :no: :~
It might cost me $, but I'm not free mate.
:censored2: it peeves me that people think only they are worth money, their product is worth money, but any suppliers can get taken for a free ride so far as they think they can take them. :grumble:
There, that's off my chest.