What is your budget, sir? (I HATE IT)

[Cabhal]

It's been a couple of years now I've been using Fiverr to outsource some boring tasks.

In the past years, after discussing the tasks, I've always been asked, "What is your budget, sir?" and I HATE IT.

Why are you asking for my budget? My budget could be 100K up, but this is not the point. WHAT IS YOUR PRICE? Show some pride in what you do.

This sentence makes me so nervous I immediately close the door to work with those people.

 

[Razentyler]

The dear and sir pulls me away, It's so unprofessional like I am not your dear, Lmao

 

[Sunya]

Today I Learned: Boring tasks are done by People who call you Sir and Dear!

 

[wchris2040]

Today I Learned: Boring tasks are done by People who call you Sir and Dear!

I don't think there is nothing wrong with using Sir for your clientele, only if it gets too excessive. When you first meet a potential client, I still think its important to to greet them with "Sir" or "ma'am" I just think it needs to be done in the correct manner for it to not seem off putting.

 

[Rollfic]

The dear and sir pulls me away, It's so unprofessional like I am not your dear, Lmao

Sir is unprofessional ? How do you address a potential client?

Do you say like: Hey fool / no knowledge person, what are the work details?

 

[Razentyler]

Sir is unprofessional ? How do you address a potential client?

Too much of sir is definately unprofessional.

 

[Soucha]

Sir is unprofessional ? How do you address a potential client?

Do you say like: Hey fool / no knowledge person, what are the work details?

I am from the USA and say "sir" in real life.

It's not that uncommon and is often symbolic of respect.

Not sure why some people here don't like it.

 

[MasonF]

Actually, a lot of people still use these expressions and it's totally normal, calling someone SIR is a sign of respect.
EDIT:
as for asking clients what their budget is, personally, I do that with the ones that have +$10k projects otherwise I'd provide a quote for the work.

 

[Rollfic]

I am from the USA and say "sir" in real life.

It's not that uncommon and is often symbolic of respect.

Not sure why some people here don't like it.

Yep because some people are just weirdos. Simple.

 

[NirvanaWolf]

I don't know how 'Sir' is offensive. I swear this cancel culture is getting out of control now.
And maybe they're asking for your budget because no matter what price they quote, a lot of clients come up with 'that's expensive' as a reply.
Workers that are already cheap on these websites get lowballed further and some of them don't work with people with low budgets.
Stop getting offended for no reason.

 

[deppo]

In the past years, after discussing the tasks, I've always been asked, "What is your budget, sir?" and I HATE IT.
Why are you asking for my budget? My budget could be 100K up, but this is not the point. WHAT IS YOUR PRICE? Show some pride in what you do.
This sentence makes me so nervous I immediately close the door to work with those people.

The best course of action probably for you is to communicate directly with the person in question what actually bothers you instead of posting it here. That breeds trust in the potential relationship, and, if not, it's better to have it terminated anyway and not waste more time for both of you.

 

[Cabhal]

Eheheh I think you guys are focusing on the wrong part of the sentence. I don't mind people calling me sir, even if too much is too much.

What bothers me is been asked, "What is your budget".

 

[MasonF]

"What is your budget".

Big projects can be developed using different approaches this is why I ask my clients about their budgets.

 

[BassTrackerBoats]

Eheheh I think you guys are focusing on the wrong part of the sentence. I don't mind people calling me sir, even if too much is too much.

What bothers me is been asked, "What is your budget".

I get what you are saying there but it does help the buyer and the seller to know where they stand as to what makes sense to both parties.

My typical response is, "Can you share your pricing please?".

If they are not interested in doing that I walk away.

 

[Zbigniew]

If you say your budget is $10, then they will make an offer for $15.

If you say your budget is $350, then they will make an offer for $400.

The only time someone should ask this question is when it's big/serious businesses that tailor their services for their client's budget. If even then..

If they ask this question, and also say "dear" or "sir" - then I just don't do business with them.

 

[MonetizerLife]

Gives me an idea of how in reality you are and what you expect. A $5 budget logo isn't a $50,000 logo. If you give specific requirements and ask for a price, its different tho

 

[MisterF]

It's been a couple of years now I've been using Fiverr to outsource some boring tasks.

In the past years, after discussing the tasks, I've always been asked, "What is your budget, sir?" and I HATE IT.

Why are you asking for my budget? My budget could be 100K up, but this is not the point. WHAT IS YOUR PRICE? Show some pride in what you do.

This sentence makes me so nervous I immediately close the door to work with those people.

I always ask a person's budget if they are becoming a managed client. This is because it saves their time but more importantly my time.
If they are buying a link or link package, that's fine, they know what they are spending. When they come to me for advice, I then spend several hours with them and they then announce they can go to $600 a month to rank against sites spending $40k a month, it's laughable.


There are far too many idiots out there wanting SEO and have zero idea.
This was a message from a CBD brand who 18 months ago asked me to rank his site with a $500 budget
I replied $500 per link or per day.

He said monthly
He messaged me last week with this;
"Hello Hope you're doing well my friend. We're trying to invest in a monthly plan and we want to spend only $85 to start. This will increase as revenue increases. I just need to convince my team to commit to something first. Can you help me out? "

He wants to get a ranking for CBD site with $85 a month. YES you read that right, $85. Not $850, not $8,500 not $85k

I had someone else last week asking me to rank against a DR86 site in an entertainment niche and his budget was $350.

 

[Junaid-Link-Builder]

Eheheh I think you guys are focusing on the wrong part of the sentence. I don't mind people calling me sir, even if too much is too much.

What bothers me is been asked, "What is your budget".

Yup, That's Hit

 

[DevMask]

The budget question often based on the work needed.

If someone wants a Google Knowledge Panel from me the price is fixed. But if someone wants personal branding, I will ask their budget coz it can be done in $1k or 100k, totally based on the client requirements and budget.

Even in real life if you want a plumbing work the price is fixed but if you want to buy a house they will ask your budget first.

Not all work are same!

 

[GringoMonkey]

If it is a product that has a fixed price, then no need to ask budget.

If you are asking for a service and dont wish to be asked your budget because you are worried about haggling, provide a detailed spec of what you want and ask for a quote.

Otherwise if it is a service then people need to know as @MisterF said, to avoid time wasters, who have unrealistic expectations.