You get what you pay for

[patdog]

If you are willing to pay well, you WILL get a good service and good job done
If you want to get the cheapest price, you will get a bad service and job badly done
It is inevitable
It is like these chinese shops : it's cheap ok, but it's low quality

I do some consulting work.
A potential client request a quote.
I make him a really decent and fair proposal say at $2,000
the guy wants to fight every little details to put me at odds and finally says he will pay $1,000
I accept the deal but...
I will NOT provide the same level of service and the same level of work than if he had paid the intial requested price.

It's fair right ?

I always try to give my best price when sending a proposal.
If you want to negotiate it all the way, at the end of the day, I will accept your price.
But I will give you what you paid for.
And I believe everyone does the same.

Comments ? Thoughts ?
Am I a bad person for doing that lol ?

[TheBoyMitchell]

There's an old adage.

Good, Fast, Cheap.

You can only have two out of the three. If you want something good and fast - it won't be cheap. If you want something cheap and fast-it won't be good. And if you want something cheap and good - it won't be fast.

[newcustomeroffer]

There's an old adage.

Good, Fast, Cheap.

You can only have two out of the three. If you want something good and fast - it won't be cheap. If you want something cheap and fast-it won't be good. And if you want something cheap and good - it won't be fast.

Love this - never come across that adage before but firmly banked for future use!

[NoDepositCasinos]

I respectfully disagree with that solution, but it has nothing to do with you being a bad person; that's not the point at all. This client approached you for a reason, and even if they managed to secure a "better" price, they still expect the same level of quality as they would from your premium service.

These clients usually are a major headache; not only because they pay less, but also because they also tend to be problematic. In my case, when I have accepted such projects, I have felt miserable from start to finish because I know that my time is worth more than that (and I could be dedicating it to something else).

If you allow me, a couple of suggestions based on my experience:
- If you are going to offer a discount, communicate the conditions in writing. In other words, specify the conditions or what you can offer for that amount of money.
- Don't send your best price right from the start; make sure you have some room for negotiation.
- Filter your clients. In this type of relationship, both parties must choose each other, and some clients need to accept that they cannot afford to work with you.

[dannyx]

In general, yes I agree.

However, not always. Sometimes there is something that has a very low price and high quality. A service or a product.
I know from myself that sometimes I sell something for half the price for the reason that I need money very quickly and I did not have time to wait.
If I don't have a penny in my wallet then I am able to perform a service in my industry at a very low, discounted price in my industry, in standard quality.

A recent example, I was running out of a domain I've been working on for a long time and forgot about it, I had to sell something very quickly from home to quickly pay that money and renew the domain so that hundreds of hours of work were not in vain. I sold something for 40% of its value, a quality product.

However, I think 99% of the price is adequate to the quality of the service/goods.
The 1% are the people who need cash fast.

[Mattbar]

I very much agree you get what you pay for in life. The danger I guess is your reputation and producing lower quality work could backfire in future.

May be better to reject that client and wait for a more appropriate opportunity than risk that client being unhappy and then targeting your reputation. Reputations are hard won and easily lost.

[DaftDog]

I very much agree you get what you pay for in life. The danger I guess is your reputation and producing lower quality work could backfire in future.

May be better to reject that client and wait for a more appropriate opportunity than risk that client being unhappy and then targeting your reputation. Reputations are hard won and easily lost.

Agree with the above. Don't compromise your reputation.

[patdog]

wow I am impressed by the responses here
Lots of intelligence and experience in each reply, I love that

I did not express myself correctly in my first message but anyway it does not matter, I get your replies and they are full of common sense
I will definitely follow these advices
thanks to everyone for your inputs

[onlinebetdotcom]

If you have other clients paying more then you are not helping yourself. When you have work to do you can do client 1 getting paid 100% or client 2 at 50%.

Save your time for another client.