Comments on: Are Discounts the Devil? http://www.simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil How to make Simple and Loveable businesses Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:10:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Julia Dorofeeva http://www.simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil/comment-page-#comment-2510 Julia Dorofeeva Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil#comment-2510 Discounts are good tools to please your customers and encourage them for the second purchase. But sometimes discounts minimize the value of the product. Each customer will feel free to request a dicounts and you won't win out of this situation. The way out is to find a balance between the real value of the product and the discounts. Yourproduct should estimated by the customers and they should understand that the price is worth the software or thing. Discount should be a praise for good clients as a sourec to show your respect. Discounts are good tools to please your customers and encourage them for the second purchase.

But sometimes discounts minimize the value of the product. Each customer will feel free to request a dicounts and you won’t win out of this situation.

The way out is to find a balance between the real value of the product and the discounts. Yourproduct should estimated by the customers and they should understand that the price is worth the software or thing. Discount should be a praise for good clients as a sourec to show your respect.

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://www.simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil/comment-page-#comment-2511 Gavin Heaton Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil#comment-2511 It is a tricky one ... but I remember a few years ago being absolutely amazed when I looked at what it COST us to work on a project compared with what we actually MADE. We were struggling to sell-in one or two projects a month ... but then I put the prices up to almost double, and the work started coming in through the door. Sometimes you can discount too much and too early. And if your clients don't think YOU value your work highly enough, then they wont value it either! It is a tricky one … but I remember a few years ago being absolutely amazed when I looked at what it COST us to work on a project compared with what we actually MADE. We were struggling to sell-in one or two projects a month … but then I put the prices up to almost double, and the work started coming in through the door.
Sometimes you can discount too much and too early. And if your clients don’t think YOU value your work highly enough, then they wont value it either!

]]> By: Nat http://www.simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil/comment-page-#comment-2512 Nat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil#comment-2512 Oh yeah... We've been there... I suppose that's more general pricing though. But man, when you price things too low, your customers get more demanding and you struggle to get jobs. Higher prices and everyone wants you to work for them... Go figure! Oh yeah… We've been there… I suppose that's more general pricing though. But man, when you price things too low, your customers get more demanding and you struggle to get jobs. Higher prices and everyone wants you to work for them… Go figure!

]]> By: Rob Poitras http://www.simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil/comment-page-#comment-2514 Rob Poitras Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://simpleandloveable.com/are-discounts-the-devil#comment-2514 Another factor to consider is that bargaining is part of some cultures. Another factor to consider is that bargaining is part of some cultures.

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