Comments on: Gerardo the Heroic http://funny-about-money.com/2008/11/02/gerardo-the-heroic/ Simple Living = Frugality = Peace of Mind: Personal Finance and Stress Control Wed, 23 May 2012 14:19:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: copyeditorsdesk http://funny-about-money.com/2008/11/02/gerardo-the-heroic/comment-page-1/#comment-2194 copyeditorsdesk Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:20:36 +0000 http://funnyaboutmoney.wordpress.com/?p=2010#comment-2194 Possibly a part of the issue is that we ALL tend to sell ourselves too cheap. Gerardo probably isn't fully aware of how much is services are worth. Yesterday I met a new, obviously affluent client. When he asked for my rate, I said I'd do his (extremely easy!) job for $25 an hour. He said that was too low. I said I really aimed to get $60 an hour, and he immediately replied that was what he'd pay, and he indicated that he still thought it was low. It's hard to find out what other people earn. Unless we all know what everyone else is charging, for what services, we have no way of knowing what our work actually can earn. Possibly a part of the issue is that we ALL tend to sell ourselves too cheap. Gerardo probably isn’t fully aware of how much is services are worth.

Yesterday I met a new, obviously affluent client. When he asked for my rate, I said I’d do his (extremely easy!) job for $25 an hour. He said that was too low. I said I really aimed to get $60 an hour, and he immediately replied that was what he’d pay, and he indicated that he still thought it was low.

It’s hard to find out what other people earn. Unless we all know what everyone else is charging, for what services, we have no way of knowing what our work actually can earn.

]]> By: John http://funny-about-money.com/2008/11/02/gerardo-the-heroic/comment-page-1/#comment-2193 John Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:48:55 +0000 http://funnyaboutmoney.wordpress.com/?p=2010#comment-2193 You have to love cheap labor. We don't like to admit it, but excellent service and low prices makes a winning combination. Just ask Wal-Mart. They know what's up! You have to love cheap labor. We don’t like to admit it, but excellent service and low prices makes a winning combination. Just ask Wal-Mart. They know what’s up!

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