The client comes to you as the expert in design, just as they go to a lawyer for knowledge in copyright laws, or an accountant for expertise in business taxes. You are a service professional, so bill like one. Resorting to drastic price cuts, exorbitant promises and flashy references are the tactics of a desperate salesperson. And if that’s the position you’ve been put in as a designer, perhaps its time to reevaluate your career.
An experienced designer or design group that resorts to cutthroat schemes is as bad as a designer out of school that doesn’t know what to charge for freelance work. It cheapens the industry as a whole. It tarnishes the professional image, and no other service industry allows for such nonsense
This is a cheap and low blow way to try to get more clients. You need to stay honest to the Design community and keep consistent with prices. As stated above, lowing your prices is not helping the image of are profession. So please don't do it. One problem is that designers do not stick together enough, so there is no one to enforce this. This example was given:
Somebody signs up to a forum offering low paid work. 80% of people will tell them where to go, 10% of people will reply offering help, and 10% of people will pm the person offering, so nobody else knows they're a sell out! -toon
If you are one of these people please reconsider what are you are doing.
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