Making The Maven

I've been getting a lot of messages from my Making The Maven Facebook group lately, on how to establish pricing for both yourself and your services. You might be inclined to shop around your local area for pricing or compare prices from someone who is a little more established, but let me just tell you to stop right there! Instead, I challenge you to grab a piece of paper and write down all of the wonderful things YOU bring to the table, not just your 'education', but everything! I think you and I both know that you actually bring so much more to the table and sometimes you can't really compare that to others. Done writing that list? Good. Take a long hard look at it. That's what you bring to the table for your clients, and with that in mind, that's how you should price yourself accordingly. Okay, I also want to touch on increasing your prices, because again, it's hard to know how your pre-existing clients will react to the price hike. But let's take a moment and realize how tired you are and how much you giv