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From: jonmail@soonet.ca (Jonathan Periard)
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Subject: Re: Cheap clients!
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>On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Jonathan Periard wrote:
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>> What do you do when your client has a really small budget like under $300
>> and they want animation? Especially, when you have a limited time to get it
>> done.
>>
>> I know...I know, that's life! But, well, that saying really doesn't help my
>> situation!!
>
>I would turn them down by saying, "I wish I could do the job for that
>price, but I'm currently to busy to handle it for that price." Once you
>do a job for this client at a low rate, they in turn will expect that
>same price again and again. They may even communicate with others at how
>affordable your rates are and make it difficult for you to ever charge
>realistic pricing.
>
>My partly based on how busy I am. When I'm busy, it's a good feeling to
>be a little more selective of your clients; however, don't turn them away
>on a bad note.
>
>One other option would be to find an animator, preferably on this list :)
>or in your local area, with experience in LW who could do it for that
>price. This way you don't lose the client. At the same time you could
>markup the price of your other animators work and make a little extra money.
>
>Good luck.
>
>
>Mario Cascio
>ProMotion
>
>
Believe it or not I'm the only 3D animator of any kind in my area. The
closest post house to me is about 350km away. It's great to have the market
to myself but to tell you the truth the advetisers in my city are tightwads!
It's a shame but I try to take everything I can regardless, but I find cheap
ways of producing what they want. In Canada, well I guess all over North
America 'one' is glad not to be on the unemployment line.