#76 GO FOR IT?

I've been reading through Aaron Draplin’s Pretty Much Everything. In one section of the book Aaron talks about pricing your work. This is probably the most uncomfortable part of the whole design process. Clients throw out a low number, you counter, then they counter back. Sometimes potential clients walk away  because of price. Maybe they were cheap or just had a tinny budget. 

"Be open to just kind of going for it"
-Aaron Draplin

Draplin has a controversial view on price. He says "just be open to just kind of going for it." If they have a small budget just make it work. To be fair he dose this for his friends and acquaintances. There is however something to be said for believing in your work and being willing to walk away from a job. If someone is being cheap with you maybe you should just walk away. Why do you want to help someone who treats people like that?

​I would rather help out the good person who's start up business just can't afford much. Again to be fair Draplin points out that he got big jobs to pay the bills so he could help out the "little guy". Yes we have to get the work we need to feed ourselves, but this is such a powerful way of thinking. In a world where people are always trying to get ahead Aarron Draplin is going about it differently.