Comments on: Demanding a Price https://www.agencymavericks.com/demanding-price/ Digital Agency & Web Design Training & Courses | Business Coaching Thu, 16 Oct 2025 03:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Cole Wiebe https://www.agencymavericks.com/demanding-price/#comment-5577 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:29:00 +0000 http://www.wpelevation.com/?p=16337#comment-5577 Hi Chris,

Thanks for the reminder to price in risk. All too often I’ve priced the project on exactly what the client and I discussed, without factoring in any surprises.

Cole

]]> By: Jay https://www.agencymavericks.com/demanding-price/#comment-5576 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.wpelevation.com/?p=16337#comment-5576 Great post!!
We’ve been moving away from “websites” and toward speaking to an “online marketing platform” solution. In almost every instance prospects who think they only want a website really want a number of other components to help them market their business. We discuss this simple map with them to help them see the various components: http://cl.ly/1x1u2X2G2414
I can’t recall a time where someone said they didn’t want a particular component (email, analytics, etc)

What this does is help them see how a “rough estimate” is so difficult to quote and how what they really want is a complete solution where a website is a component (maybe the hub) of the solution. I’ve found this greatly helps frame a discussion for a paid discovery session.

]]> By: Trisha Cupra https://www.agencymavericks.com/demanding-price/#comment-5575 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:59:00 +0000 http://www.wpelevation.com/?p=16337#comment-5575 In reply to Troy Dean.

I’ve been calling my website worksheet a “Website Project Planner”. I’m thinking now of calling it an “Application” and the next step, if their application is approved, is to insist on a paid discovery/planning stage.

]]> By: Nathan Allotey https://www.agencymavericks.com/demanding-price/#comment-5574 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:03:00 +0000 http://www.wpelevation.com/?p=16337#comment-5574 Thank you for taking the time to answer this Chris. I feel like that question “How much does a website cost?” is the most infamous question at times because normally a bad quote follows.

I have been working to add a roadmapping (discovery) session to my regular workflow so clients can get a glimpse at my work and also receive a roadmap and quote of what to expect next. Glad I have been thinking about the right things here.

]]> By: Greg Wallace https://www.agencymavericks.com/demanding-price/#comment-5573 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:35:00 +0000 http://www.wpelevation.com/?p=16337#comment-5573 Nice post Chris. One question – I didn’t see project management time in your list – is that something you built in to the figures in your example? I always like to add this (even if it’s only for me to calculate a ball park).

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