2) I probably should do that but like I said you feel the client out and their needs. I have had to go back to a client and raise the amount I was charging telling them I had to be fair with my pricing and due to their needs was increasing it.. it was only about $300 or so.
Once I made the mistake of charging $500 to a client to do her website and she nitpicked everything to the point where it is now almost 4 years later and the website still has not gone live. I obviously made no money on it, but after reaching out several times, I can't even get a hold of her. I charged that little as a favor to my brother, who recommended her to me, and because she was looking for a "cheap" website -- this was a red flag. She runs a million dollar business but did not want to invest in her website, but wanted to nitpick like she paid thousands of dollars for one. So yeah.. it took me almost a year to get money from her... and when she paid.. she nitpicked even more and the website never even went live.
I always say to my clients: "if you are fair with me I will be fair with you." This statement here seems to make people understand that I am human trying to make a living just as they are. I'm not trying to rip anyone off or anything considering my client base is usually small business owners trying to make it as well.
