Pricing Your Work and Negotiating with Clients

With over 20 years of experience, Jesse LeDoux shares his approach to the initial negotiations with a new client. Starting with strategies on how to price your work, he will cover the complete process from initial email to invoicing your client. In this class, we'll dive into the following topics:

• How to respond to an initial email
• Tactics for negotiating price
• How to handle clients with a budget
• How to handles clients without a budget
• Common pitfalls to avoid
• Strategies to ensure you're paid what you're worth
• Creating an invoice and wrapping up the project

If you're new to working with clients or have been doing it for a while and want to improve the communication and process, this class for you. Talking about money is hard, but LeDoux’s simple, direct approach makes the process far easier!

• Introduction
• Initial Reply to Client
• Negotiating
• If the Client Has a Budget
• If the Client Does Not Have a Budget
• In Either Case
• Money Isn't the Only Thing to Negotiate
• Moving Forward
• Invoicing
• Conclusion