OregonDuckingIt
Newbie
- Sep 19, 2012
- 18
- 42
Being the cheapest price is a HUGE MISTAKE.
Value is associated with price. Don't believe it? Just take a look around. You will grow to hate this business if you continue to insist on ridiculously low pricing. It simply requires too many clients to make it worth your time. Speaking of which, what is the dollar value that you have placed on your time? I can already tell that you haven't based solely on your pricing, and if you have, it's way too low.
What would you rather do? Work really hard to obtain one hundred clients to make x amount of income and be the cheapest guy in town, or work really hard to obtain ten clients that you charge more for your services for to make the same x amount of money? Think about that one.
Finally, your prospects are right. They don't need a website, a Facebook fan page, SEO, or any other item related to Internet marketing. I realize that sounds really outrageous but it's true.
Let me clarify. In the movie "Back to the Future" with Michael J Fox, he used the DeLorean to go back in time. Did Michael J Fox NEED the DeLorean though or was the DeLorean a mere tool to reach the end goal? What did Michael J Fox really need?
He needed a solution to his problem. Much like the gold diggers of the past who needed picks and shovels to reach gold. The DeLorean, the picks and shovels, websites, SEO, Facebook fan pages are tools...nothing more.
I'm not going to give you the answer, but the question you should be asking is, "What does the business owner really need?"
If you can answer that question and focus your pitch on that instead, you'll be way ahead of your competition and stand out from the crowd. And for the record, the answer has nothing to do with greed.
As it stands right now, you are just like your competitors and hence your false belief that you can't and/or shouldn't charge a premium price for your services.
Good luck with your business venture and much success to you!
Value is associated with price. Don't believe it? Just take a look around. You will grow to hate this business if you continue to insist on ridiculously low pricing. It simply requires too many clients to make it worth your time. Speaking of which, what is the dollar value that you have placed on your time? I can already tell that you haven't based solely on your pricing, and if you have, it's way too low.
What would you rather do? Work really hard to obtain one hundred clients to make x amount of income and be the cheapest guy in town, or work really hard to obtain ten clients that you charge more for your services for to make the same x amount of money? Think about that one.
Finally, your prospects are right. They don't need a website, a Facebook fan page, SEO, or any other item related to Internet marketing. I realize that sounds really outrageous but it's true.
Let me clarify. In the movie "Back to the Future" with Michael J Fox, he used the DeLorean to go back in time. Did Michael J Fox NEED the DeLorean though or was the DeLorean a mere tool to reach the end goal? What did Michael J Fox really need?
He needed a solution to his problem. Much like the gold diggers of the past who needed picks and shovels to reach gold. The DeLorean, the picks and shovels, websites, SEO, Facebook fan pages are tools...nothing more.
I'm not going to give you the answer, but the question you should be asking is, "What does the business owner really need?"
If you can answer that question and focus your pitch on that instead, you'll be way ahead of your competition and stand out from the crowd. And for the record, the answer has nothing to do with greed.
As it stands right now, you are just like your competitors and hence your false belief that you can't and/or shouldn't charge a premium price for your services.
Good luck with your business venture and much success to you!