Client’s Budget Is To Low?

[Ron Lindeboom]

Remember: Right now, whoever talks first, loses.

Whenever you are in a situation wherein you have named your price and you are pushing to the close (or probably not in this case), memorize these words: Whoever talks first, loses.

Make them come to you. Don’t you dare go make a call or pop by them. If they are going to come up to your price, it won’t be because you call them at this point and ask what they think.

Repeat after me: “I promise, Ron and all the guys with the gray haired heads up top. I won’t do that, honest and cross my heart, I won’t!”

If they don’t get hold of you, go fishing and have a beer like Steve says. It will be time better spent. In fact, forget the fishing and just go have a beer, that will be time much better spent.

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

[Eric Pautsch]

I promise, Ron and all the guys with the gray haired heads up top. I won’t do that, honest and cross my heart, I won’t!

[Eric Pautsch]

One more thing…The assets they sent me are still in my hands. I still have not heard back from them. I guess I should just wait a little while. At what point should I contact them and say – “hello…I have your content here”?

You guys are great!

[Mark Suszko]

If you don’t want the job, send the assets back immediately under registered and insured mail with signature receipt and tracking numbers. Better yet, hand-deliver them and demand a signature for them on some memo you can write up that basically says “Here’s everything that was yours, I’m out of it”. If they want you to stay and have a chat, politely tell them you have something scheduled right now and have to run, but to call and make an appointment for another time “real soon”. Then split. Politely.

If you want the job and are just holding out for more money, say nothing until asked. Just bundle and store away everything securely and for the love of God don’t lose anything.

Grinders LIVE to find some legit fault they can hold over your head indefinitely.

[Steve Kownacki]

somebody said it some years ago:
To meet somebody’s budget, you never cut price, you cut services.

It may be that you can’t cut enough services to get the job done at the requested budget; then its black and white and no hard feelings.
Steve

[Eric Pautsch]

Thanks Steve

There’s only one way to do what they need and it will take about 3 days work…so there’s no cutting services here. I’m still waiting to here from them. I guess I’ll just keep there assets safe forever if I have to. I want to send them back the stuff but not sure how long to go with that.