Deflated

Just what you need before Xmas !!

Just had a NO Thanks from a proposal I put out to a rather large company, well massive actually, I was about 70% sure I would get it due to previous campaigns for similair work, client list, and how quickly we were able to respond.
But then the budget monster obviously lifted its head above water, and Sunk me!!!

ALL TOGETHER NOW!! We Wish you a merr......

Michael

 

[DarrenC]

Pick yourself up, reflect, dust yourself down and get back to it... best route to go when something negative hits you during your working day.

 

[Coding Monkey]

Oh, I know that feeling all too well.

I was 90% over 2 recent contracts and both came down to budget. One took nearly 3 weeks for an answer, which consisted of them asking for more information etc to then say they couldn't afford it, when I gave them a base price after the first discussion.

The second person didn't even tell me about it. The person who referred them to me had to tell me they went with someone 1/5 of the price. As my designer often tells me "Shame it'll be s***".

If people can't see value, that can be solved, but if they just out right cannot afford even our base price, why they decided to waste so much of my time I do not know.

In most cases, I have to blame it on myself not the client for not seeing the value, but those with only a fixed low budget are people I just cannot help.

End of that rant.

 

[SillyJokes]

Sorry to hear that, but now at least they have heard of you and you have had a chance to show your quality.

Maybe next time you will have better success with them.

Do have a Merry Christmas. Jan 1st is another year.

 

[Coding Monkey]

And, yeah, what Darren said. I've got another 9 contracts to work on and already wonderful clients who help me out. My company offers a fantastic service, so there's always another contract out there waiting to be won and thousands of potential clients who can benefit from what we do.

When you lose a client, you should think "Poor client" instead of "Poor me". Cos you're offering something they're missing out on.