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Re: BIZ: Dealing with price resistance?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Will Husa)
Thu Oct 12 14:57:46 2017
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Hi Chris I think that you made the right choice.
This episode reminds me of a prospect who wanted a new admin manual, a user guide, and 5 other technical documents in 7 days to meet their client's deadline.
After stiff negotiations, we agreed to the admin manual, the user guide and a start guide in 14 days. Payment upon delivery.
Will Husa
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-------- Original message --------From: Chris Morton <salt.morton@gmail.com> Date: 10/12/17 12:00 PM (GMT-06:00) To: techwr-l@lists.techwr-l.com Subject: Re: BIZ: Dealing with price resistance?
Thanks very much, everyone.
Combining and wordsmithing a couple of suggestions, here is what I just
sent:
Thank you for considering me for this project, Jeannie. I'm glad that
you've found a way forward on your urgent documentation need.
I look forward to working with you in the future.
I don't want to slam the door, inasmuch as I remain interested in the
company and its products. I also get on with its project manager and
digital marketing guy.
As we all know, Jeannie could be gone in a month. Or the ongoing
documentation need may be reassigned where it belongs. Or she might realize
very quickly that Woodrow the Woodsman should stick with repairing his
chainsaws.
Chris Morton
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On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 12:24 PM, davecc0000 <davec2468@gmail.com> wrote:
> I’d reply simply & politely thanking her for the opportunity to be
> considered. It’s not your job at this point to educate her. Let you remain
> in her mind as a stellar #2 option that she can rely on if (read “when”)
> the house of cards collapses, or another project comes around. THEN, with
> foot firmly in the door, if you get the #1 position, you should educate her
> as to “fast, cheap, good”.
>
> Responding with anything but he above will lessen the chance that she will
> contact you.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Dave
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