The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid by Jake Poinier

The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid by Jake Poinier

Are you struggling to price your freelance services profitably? Do you feel as if prospective clients always have the upper hand during the sales and negotiations process? Or are you busier than ever but not making as much money as you believe your skills and experience warrant? You've probably thought, There's got to be a better way to do this--and you're absolutely correct The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid teaches you:

• 6 key facts and 10 essential fudge factors to consider before you ever send out an estimate
• 8 formats in which to present your bid, including the #1 most persuasive strategy to get clients to buy without haggling on price
• Why you should never discount your price as a first step in negotiating, and what you should do instead
• The one hidden resource that you must create--not only to keep bad clients in line, but to avoid them in the first place
• 8 reasons to increase your prices--and 4 ways to do it without client pushback
• Sure-fire tips to get slow-pay and no-pay clients in line
• How to increase your income with rush jobs, becoming a hero without driving yourself nuts - How your pay-to-hassle ratio can red-flag a client you need to dump
• The professional approach to creating invoices that can get you paid sooner

You'll also find many more practical, easy-to-implement insights that can help you secure freelance jobs at a higher rate than you've ever thought possible.

Poinier, Jake: - Jake Poinier, a.k.a. Dr. Freelance, made the freelancing leap in 1999 and is the founder and owner of More Cowbell Books and Boomvang Creative Group. His client list includes Apollo Group, AT&T, Starwood Hotels/Troon Golf, National Speakers Association, Behr, Henkel and Johnson Controls, as well as a diverse array of small businesses, graphic design agencies, web firms and ghostwriting clients. Over the course of time, he's written everything from brochures, whitepapers and websites to radio ads, video scripts and speeches for Fortune 500 CEOs.

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ISBN 13	9780615872254
ISBN 10	0615872255
Title	The Science, Art and Voodoo of Freelance Pricing and Getting Paid
Author	Jake Poinier
Series	More Cowbell Bks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	More Cowbell Books, LLC
Year published	2013-09-09
Number of pages	92
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.