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Subject:Re: Brochures and Contracts From:"Donna M. Sakson" <Donna -at- SAKSON -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 29 Jun 1995 11:28:00 PDT
It sounds like the client might have a particular price in mind already.
I suggest asking what it is and then telling her what you can deliver for
that
price. If you can't deliver a reasonable job for amount she has in mind, it
will save
you the time of bidding on it and not waste the client's time either. I
have found this
to be a very constructive way to work with clients who have a limited
budget.
Donna Sakson
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From: TECHWR-L
To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L
Subject: Brochures and Contracts
Date: Thursday, June 29, 1995 11:16AM
Dear TW's-
I have a very specific question about pricing a job. I've been
asked to bid on a job that consists of writing 10 brochures a month for a
year for a training facility. Generally, I wouldn't be so shaky about
bidding on this job, but the director has already taken several bids and
rejected them all, so I'm a little leary of overbidding. She wants an
estimate on an individual brochure. They're small, usually describing
just one seminar, and are one 11x17 page. Is there a going rate for this?
Thanks to any who respond.
Sally Meckling
M & M Communications
854 Thomas Road
Columbus, Ohio 43212
