Kufu - 3:28 pm on Jun 26, 2006 (gmt 0)

We do SEO, and we have a policy that we will not do any kind of work that is 'design' related; but once in a while there will be this little tiny change that seems harmless to do (changing a phone number on the site, or adding a little tiny graphic. Well, it never ends there. Every single time that I have taken the time to do that little change, the client has invariably come back with more and more 'favors'. However, I have never hesitated putting a stop to it. In one case I asked the client to understand that this was the last change that would be requested, or even that little change (it was a phone number) wouldn't be done. It worked. ;)

Another good thing to do is to simply wish the potential client luck as soon as they try to bargain for a better price. But I have someone who'll do it for $400 (meanwhile my rough estimate was around $3500); so I congratulated him on finding a great deal and told him to not let that provider slip away.

I am also a client (of content providers) and have several writers that do projects, and know the quality of work that is available for the prices I pay. I never try to talk anyone's price down. If their price is too high, I simply let them know that I cannot afford the services, and move on to the next applicant. Because if I try to get him to drop his price, then I know I'm going to get a lesser quality work and that he'll be cursing me under his breath while doing the project. :)