{"id":7162,"date":"2017-06-04T07:07:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T10:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=7162"},"modified":"2017-06-04T07:07:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T10:07:09","slug":"four-ways-allow-you-to-get-the-right-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/four-ways-allow-you-to-get-the-right-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Ways to Get the Salary You Deserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.scmagazine.com\/images\/2016\/12\/15\/ransompayment_1117920.jpg?format=jpg&amp;zoom=1&amp;quality=70&amp;anchor=middlecenter&amp;mode=pad\" alt=\"\u0646\u062a\u064a\u062c\u0629 \u0628\u062d\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0631 \u0639\u0646 \u202aget the right pay\u202c\u200f\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">You may often spend time thinking about what to charge for your services, especially when rates vary depending on the nature of the project rather than being<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> fixed. You may spend a long time thinking about what to charge until a client asks, \u201cWhat\u2019s your rate?\u201d Here are four ways to earn the right amount for the work you do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u062a\u0642\u062f\u0645\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0644:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>1. Generate more leads for your business<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Your ability to negotiate a higher rate depends on your ability to turn down clients who aren\u2019t willing to pay what you want (or deserve). If you\u2019re not <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">able to say no\u2014when every client feels like an opportunity you can\u2019t afford to pass up\u2014you won\u2019t benefit from negotiating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The solution lies in increasing demand for your business through the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Word-of-mouth recommendations from customers who are satisfied with your services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Direct referrals requested from customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Potential internal marketing opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Potential external marketing opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-Phone outreach to stakeholders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Not all of these opportunities can generate demand for your services\u2014unless you have other clients looking for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In that case, offer lower-cost secondary services instead of your core services. For example, I\u2019m a skilled copywriter. When I write<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> an ad for a website, its traffic increases immediately, allowing me to charge a relatively high fee compared with what most businesses pay for web design. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As a result, many people who contact me either don\u2019t understand the value of advertising or don\u2019t have the budget to hire me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In that case, I offer other secondary options, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Advising on content strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Optimizing email marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Designing web pages for small websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">These activities take clients time and investment to complete themselves, while I can complete them in a relatively short time, allowing me to offer them at a low price; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">This enables me to provide valuable services on a small budget without wasting time or affecting agreements with my core clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>2. Submit your offer at the highest amount within the acceptable fee range you have in mind.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">When negotiating a fair rate, you should have a clear idea of what you want and be attuned to the client\u2019s expectations so you can manage the negotiations successfully. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">As a general rule, start by quoting the highest rate in your field. This gives you enough room to negotiate toward a figure you\u2019re happy with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">However, it\u2019s not a good idea to open with an exorbitant figure, for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #800080;\"><strong>- Failure to complete the work:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u0628\u0645\u062c\u0631\u062f \u0625\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0642\u060c\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0627\u062a\u0641\u0642\u062a \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u064a\u0644\u060c \u0628\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643 \u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645 \u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u064f\u0646\u062a\u0638\u0631 \u0645\u0646\u0643\u060c \u0641\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0646\u062a \u062a\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0644 \u062c\u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0644\u062a\u062d\u0635\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0623\u062c\u0631 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If your price is unreasonably high, you may not be able to deliver the service that justifies it, which could damage your reputation\u2014and, in turn, your brand. Avoid overcharging and offer value <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">that makes a meaningful impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #800080;\"><strong>-\u0642\u0644\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u0627\u0621:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Clients often negotiate before signing a contract, but they don\u2019t expect the process to feel like haggling at a street market. Don\u2019t negotiate as though you\u2019re taking 80% off your original price. For example, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">if you had set aside 500 riyals to buy a TV and found one listed on eBay for 1,500 riyals, you wouldn\u2019t try to negotiate with the site because the price is far beyond your budget; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">you would simply ignore the listing and keep looking. Likewise, if you quoted 4,000 riyals for a project <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">with a maximum budget of 800 riyals, the potential client would simply ignore your offer and look elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>3. The client counters your offer with a lower price<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Some negotiations remain open. Remember that most prospective clients aren\u2019t professional negotiators, and they\u2019re not actually trying to undervalue your work <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">as much as they\u2019re looking to get good value from your services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">If a client objects to your opening offer, explain why you\u2019re asking for that fee, then make a lower offer that\u2019s enough to make the discount seem reasonable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">For example, if you ask for SAR 15,000 and the client tells you they\u2019ve budgeted SAR 10,000, it wouldn\u2019t make sense to offer SAR 14,500. Instead, offer <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">SAR 12,500 as a second offer. This shows the client you\u2019re negotiating in good faith, encouraging them to reciprocate\u2014and they\u2019ll often accept your second offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>4. Don\u2019t compromise on your minimum rate<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Many people do everything I mentioned earlier:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">-\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0636 \u0645\u0631\u062a\u0641\u0639\u0629.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Respond to the client\u2019s offer with another offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">- Read the client\u2019s intentions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u0648\u0644\u0643\u0646 \u0647\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644 \u0641\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0628\u0628\u0633\u0627\u0637\u0629: \u201c\u0644\u0627 \u0644\u0646 \u0623\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0633\u0648\u0649..\u201d \u0644\u0642\u062f \u0645\u0631\u0631\u0646\u0627 \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639\u064b\u0627 \u0628\u062a\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629\u060c \u0644\u0627 \u0623\u062d\u062f \u064a\u0631\u063a\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0641\u0642\u062f \u0639\u0645\u064a\u0644 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0639\u062f \u0644\u0644\u062f\u0641\u0639 \u0648\u0625\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0645 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">especially when you\u2019re just starting out. At that point, this client is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Here, I\u2019ll explain this point as simply as I can:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #993366;\"><strong>To earn more, learn to say \u201cno\u201d:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Never compromise on the minimum you set for yourself from the start. If you do, know that it\u2019s a bad idea for the following reasons:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">* You\u2019ll feel deeply resentful while doing the work, which can lead to lower-quality results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">* If other work opportunities come along, you may be inclined to treat this client as a lower priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">* By accepting the lower fee, you eliminate the possibility of getting the higher one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Some clients come back after rejecting your quote as too high\u2014especially if you\u2019re highly skilled in a niche with limited options.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u063a\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u062a\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0631\u0642 \u0648\u0642\u062a\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0643\u064a\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0642\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062c\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644 \u0644\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0627\u062a\u0643\u060c \u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629\u064b \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0645\u0639\u062f\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062c\u0631 \u0645\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0648\u062a\u0629 \u062a\u0628\u0639\u064b\u0627 \u0644\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0639\u060c \u0628\u062f\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0645\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062c\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0628\u062a. \u0648\u0642\u062f<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[775,1311,2,777,779,8223,1315,780,11530,781,11531,11532,2031,1083,3250,2091,1676,3769,11533,11534,10,11,341,13,373,21,374,226,42,240,411,415,11535,828,132,135,144,146,2612,793,794,11536,24,48,18,797,798,1103,5211,11537,800,803],"class_list":["post-7162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-775","tag-1311","tag-2","tag-777","tag-779","tag-8223","tag-1315","tag-780","tag-11530","tag-781","tag-11531","tag-11532","tag-2031","tag-1083","tag-3250","tag-2091","tag-1676","tag-3769","tag-11533","tag-11534","tag-10","tag-11","tag-341","tag-13","tag-373","tag-21","tag-374","tag-226","tag-42","tag-240","tag-411","tag-415","tag-11535","tag-828","tag-132","tag-135","tag-144","tag-146","tag-2612","tag-793","tag-794","tag-11536","tag-24","tag-48","tag-18","tag-797","tag-798","tag-1103","tag-5211","tag-11537","tag-800","tag-803"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}