Comments on: Charge For Your Services http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/ Let's Talk About Money Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jasmine Cleaner http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Jasmine Cleaner Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:12:58 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-1305 Yes, I also learned something today. I aslo want to share something, I've tried Domestic London Services and i was so impressed with their services! try to visit their site here <a href="http://www.lexpresscleaning.co.uk/services.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lexpresscleaning.co.uk/services.htm</a> Yes, I also learned something today.
I aslo want to share something, I've tried Domestic London Services and i was so impressed with their services! try to visit their site here http://www.lexpresscleaning.co.uk/services.htm

]]> By: Jasmine Cleaner http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Jasmine Cleaner Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:09:06 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-1304 Yes, I also learned something today. I aslo want to share something, I've tried <a href="http://www.lexpresscleaning.co.uk/services.htm" target="_blank">Domestic London Services</a> and i was so impressed with their services! Yes, I also learned something today.
I aslo want to share something, I've tried Domestic London Services and i was so impressed with their services!

]]> By: tweet adder http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1292 tweet adder Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:12:47 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-1292 Very sensible question, comment and an answer from which, I have learned something today. Very sensible question, comment and an answer from which, I have learned something today.

]]> By: silver emporium http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1264 silver emporium Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:43:53 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-1264 Hi! I went through your blog and i found your blog interesting. Great to go through your blog. Good Day Hi!
I went through your blog and i found your blog interesting.
Great to go through your blog.
Good Day

]]> By: wilfred http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 wilfred Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:02:20 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-1240 Great work. This is a great story. Thanks! Great work. This is a great story. Thanks!

]]> By: Diana Russo http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Diana Russo Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:12:48 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-43 Hi Judith This is obviously, by the reponse you got, an issue for many people and I also struggled with this for a long time. I now believe we teach others how to treat us by the way we treat ourselves. if we value and respect our time then others will, further, we must also apply that principle to others. Do unto others, and Know your value. Sometimes free is good, as long as you know when it is appropriate and when it is not. Thanks for getting us thinking! Hi Judith

This is obviously, by the reponse you got, an issue for many people and I also struggled with this for a long time. I now believe we teach others how to treat us by the way we treat ourselves. if we value and respect our time then others will, further, we must also apply that principle to others.

Do unto others, and Know your value. Sometimes free is good, as long as you know when it is appropriate and when it is not.

Thanks for getting us thinking!

]]> By: Joyce Aldawood http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Joyce Aldawood Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:53:36 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-42 Your article is to timely! Janusz and I were discussing this topic just the other day. Jjanusz tries to be so different from jewelry stores that we get lost with freebies. We try to educate our customers and explain our charges- which are so much lower for so much better quality than is found in most jewelry stores. And, yes, we donate extensively to many charities. You can see the piece that we created exclusively for the Rainbow Hospice' s annual fundraiser on our web site. It was worth well over the $2500 that we valued it at for their auction, but, to date, not one of the several hundred people who attended the Angels Ball on October 20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont Illinois has contacted Jjanusz in order to do a piece of custom jewelry with us. We still see the essential goodness in people, but are cutting back on our charitable giving. Since we now have a high resolution camera attached to our computer at our studio, we have the capability to design for people without them being in the office. This has worked out very well with a client in California. But we have spent quite a bit of time designing for a potential client in New York- with no order- even though he said that he loved the design. So, we decided that we would charge $100 for a design session to people we have not done previous business with....and guess what? The next person who claimed that they could not find exactly what they wanted and needed to see a design never came back to us when we told them that there was a $100 fee for the design session (that would be applied to the final price). We know that fine custom jewelry design is an art and in the greater Chicago-land area we are one of the very few tht are capable of taking an idea to the sketch, wax and finished piece of jewelry. We know this because Jjanusz is the "silent" old world craftsman that many jewelry stores advertise as their very own custom jeweler. So, Janusz and I decided that we are not going to be shy about asking for the fee- we charge jewelry stores a minimum of $100 per design- and that charge is not credited towards anything. We have found out the hard way that people do not always appreciate our extrememly reasonable charges and free services. Your article is to timely! Janusz and I were discussing this topic just the other day. Jjanusz tries to be so different from jewelry stores that we get lost with freebies. We try to educate our customers and explain our charges- which are so much lower for so much better quality than is found in most jewelry stores. And, yes, we donate extensively to many charities. You can see the piece that we created exclusively for the Rainbow Hospice’ s annual fundraiser on our web site. It was worth well over the $2500 that we valued it at for their auction, but, to date, not one of the several hundred people who attended the Angels Ball on October 20, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont Illinois has contacted Jjanusz in order to do a piece of custom jewelry with us. We still see the essential goodness in people, but are cutting back on our charitable giving.
Since we now have a high resolution camera attached to our computer at our studio, we have the capability to design for people without them being in the office. This has worked out very well with a client in California. But we have spent quite a bit of time designing for a potential client in New York- with no order- even though he said that he loved the design. So, we decided that we would charge $100 for a design session to people we have not done previous business with….and guess what? The next person who claimed that they could not find exactly what they wanted and needed to see a design never came back to us when we told them that there was a $100 fee for the design session (that would be applied to the final price). We know that fine custom jewelry design is an art and in the greater Chicago-land area we are one of the very few tht are capable of taking an idea to the sketch, wax and finished piece of jewelry. We know this because Jjanusz is the “silent” old world craftsman that many jewelry stores advertise as their very own custom jeweler.
So, Janusz and I decided that we are not going to be shy about asking for the fee- we charge jewelry stores a minimum of $100 per design- and that charge is not credited towards anything. We have found out the hard way that people do not always appreciate our extrememly reasonable charges and free services.

]]> By: Marcia Francois http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Marcia Francois Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:50:33 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-41 I charge for any one-on-one work but people can get my free stuff when they sign up to my newsletter. I must tell you this - I once did a free session with someone who was SOOOO keen on hiring me. Well, he took the session and I never heard from him again. I felt such resentment and that's when I vowed, "never again" :) Now, if people want to check their "fit" with me, I'll chat logistics and so on for a few minutes but no coaching whatsoever until they pay me. Are you proud of me? :) I charge for any one-on-one work but people can get my free stuff when they sign up to my newsletter.

I must tell you this – I once did a free session with someone who was SOOOO keen on hiring me. Well, he took the session and I never heard from him again. I felt such resentment and that’s when I vowed, “never again” :)

Now, if people want to check their “fit” with me, I’ll chat logistics and so on for a few minutes but no coaching whatsoever until they pay me.

Are you proud of me? :)

]]> By: Ask for the Sale | Yes To Financial Fitness! http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Ask for the Sale | Yes To Financial Fitness! Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:14:34 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-39 [...] loved the comments shared in part one of this series.Tell me what you think. How do you ease into your sales talk? Have you practiced [...] [...] loved the comments shared in part one of this series.Tell me what you think. How do you ease into your sales talk? Have you practiced [...]

]]> By: Phyllis Mayo http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Phyllis Mayo Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:39:20 +0000 http://yestofinancialfitness.com/charge-for-your-services/#comment-38 Wow, Judith. This stimulates lots of thoughts. First, I've often found myself thinking that the market won't bear the full value of my services because I'm not well enough established. The amount of time it takes to design, select the components for, and create my jewelry is huge. While that remains true -- and I hear others in my field saying exactly the same thing -- I've never asked for the actual value either. So fear is driving my actions. While I may be correct as far as my current market is concerned, as you point out, what's to preclude me from finding a higher asset market? As for providing free counsel -- about anything -- I believe people are not ready to accept free advice unless they've asked for it. Period. Charging a fee requires the potential recipient to determine if he or she is ready to listen. Thanks for continually pushing me to the edge of my comfort zone. The only possible outcomes are growth. Phyllis Wow, Judith. This stimulates lots of thoughts. First, I’ve often found myself thinking that the market won’t bear the full value of my services because I’m not well enough established. The amount of time it takes to design, select the components for, and create my jewelry is huge. While that remains true — and I hear others in my field saying exactly the same thing — I’ve never asked for the actual value either. So fear is driving my actions. While I may be correct as far as my current market is concerned, as you point out, what’s to preclude me from finding a higher asset market?

As for providing free counsel — about anything — I believe people are not ready to accept free advice unless they’ve asked for it. Period. Charging a fee requires the potential recipient to determine if he or she is ready to listen.

Thanks for continually pushing me to the edge of my comfort zone. The only possible outcomes are growth.

Phyllis

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