#freelance-talk
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Hello experienced freelancers!
Thanks for the advice on requests for "assessment" samples.
How do you respond when offered a significantly lower rate than what you supplied? Turn down immediately or try negotiate?
I'm advocating for project based work here as well.
I would turn it down immediately without trying to negotiate, saying something like "in that price range, you're looking for a different category of service provider than what I offer." If you attempt to negotiate, at best it'll turn into amateur hour at the car dealership where you bark prices at each other and meet in the middle. That will result in you having a client that thinks you're too expensive, and them having a vendor who doesn't really value their business. And that -- you being at the top of their price range and then being at the bottom of yours -- makes for miserable relationships.
Basically everything Erik said.