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lucanos
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Client: "We need a quote for a website build."
Me: "OK. What kind of website?"
Client: "We are working on a brief now, but we need a cost ASAP."

Me: "Alright. It should cost between $X and $Y. Dependent on the brief."
Client: "We can't go back with a range. We need a set price."
Me: "Well, give me a solid Functional Specification, and I'll give you a price based on that."

Client gave me a Func Spec. I gave them a price. Then they gave me change after change after change...

But they refused to pay more than the initial fixed price. By the end of it, I would have been better off working at McDonalds.

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  • 0
    They should just be upfront and say they won't pay that much so you can just politely decline
  • 7
    @gustash If only clients were that self-aware and honourable...
  • 0
    @lucanos one can always dream...
  • 0
    Been there done that, the best way to handle this kinda crap, take your lesson and make waterproof contracts
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