Comments on: Regarding Asking Price http://odeskinsider.com/blog/regarding-asking-price/ Freelancing is more fun with oDesk Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gem http://odeskinsider.com/blog/regarding-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Gem Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:42:51 +0000 http://blog.odeskinsider.com/regarding-asking-price/#comment-31 Thank you! I have realized that getting an offshore job online is a lot different than applying for a stable employment. Negotiating skills are indeed a MUST-HAVE to be able to have that particular work. You have a wonderful post here. I really appreciate your advice. Keep on writing! Thank you!

I have realized that getting an offshore job online is a lot different than applying for a stable employment. Negotiating skills are indeed a MUST-HAVE to be able to have that particular work.

You have a wonderful post here. I really appreciate your advice. Keep on writing!

]]> By: Nelson Manning http://odeskinsider.com/blog/regarding-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Nelson Manning Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:22:38 +0000 http://blog.odeskinsider.com/regarding-asking-price/#comment-29 Hey Gem, When I'm the first person to apply for a job (and I always try to be), I sit for a second and think about how long it's going to take, whether or not I like the work, and how much I need to make to sustain my lavish lifestyle of coffee and B-movies. Now that I've got a little rep on oDesk, I shoot a little higher than the competition in price because I think I have the reputation to back it up. When I first started though, I just guesstimated the amount of money that sounded fair for doing the job, lowered it a bit, and stayed within a range of supplying the income for my lifestyle. For the second question, you should take a hint from the buyer's interview rates and pump it up to about $10.00/hr. It's best to, from the start, apply in the range of the interviewees. But it's worth a shot if you've already applied because it will bump you up on the list, and they may not notice that you changed your price. As Sarah stated in her post about the experiment in pricing, a buyer usually doesn't want someone who regularly works dirt cheap--that suggests that the product is going to be cut-rate as well. They don't trust someone who doesn't know what they're worth. For the third question, you should discuss the pay rate with your client if you're being interviewed. If the buyer agrees to pay more or less, then you can change it based on your agreement, but if you change it without discussing it with them, they will think you're trying to rip them off and drop you from the running. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask! Hey Gem,

When I’m the first person to apply for a job (and I always try to be), I sit for a second and think about how long it’s going to take, whether or not I like the work, and how much I need to make to sustain my lavish lifestyle of coffee and B-movies. Now that I’ve got a little rep on oDesk, I shoot a little higher than the competition in price because I think I have the reputation to back it up. When I first started though, I just guesstimated the amount of money that sounded fair for doing the job, lowered it a bit, and stayed within a range of supplying the income for my lifestyle.

For the second question, you should take a hint from the buyer’s interview rates and pump it up to about $10.00/hr. It’s best to, from the start, apply in the range of the interviewees. But it’s worth a shot if you’ve already applied because it will bump you up on the list, and they may not notice that you changed your price. As Sarah stated in her post about the experiment in pricing, a buyer usually doesn’t want someone who regularly works dirt cheap–that suggests that the product is going to be cut-rate as well. They don’t trust someone who doesn’t know what they’re worth.

For the third question, you should discuss the pay rate with your client if you’re being interviewed. If the buyer agrees to pay more or less, then you can change it based on your agreement, but if you change it without discussing it with them, they will think you’re trying to rip them off and drop you from the running.

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

]]> By: Gem http://odeskinsider.com/blog/regarding-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Gem Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:28:28 +0000 http://blog.odeskinsider.com/regarding-asking-price/#comment-25 Another question: Is it also good to change the asking rate when I am on an interview status? Another question:

Is it also good to change the asking rate when I am on an interview status?

]]> By: Gem http://odeskinsider.com/blog/regarding-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Gem Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:19:13 +0000 http://blog.odeskinsider.com/regarding-asking-price/#comment-24 What is the best asking price for a project when I am the first applicant for the job? What is also the best asking price for this situation? candidates - 8 ave. $8.38 per hour interviews - 3 ave. $10.37 per hour I have given an hourly pay rate of only $5 per hour If I were to make the asking price higher, would that be a good thing to do? What are the situations wherein I could change my applied rate/bid to a higher price? What is the best asking price for a project when I am the first applicant for the job?

What is also the best asking price for this situation?
candidates – 8 ave. $8.38 per hour
interviews – 3 ave. $10.37 per hour
I have given an hourly pay rate of only $5 per hour
If I were to make the asking price higher, would that be a good thing to do? What are the situations wherein I could change my applied rate/bid to a higher price?

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