Comments on: The Low-Cost Trap: A Highway to Nowhere http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/ I would say my greatest strength is probably data entry. Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mohammed Alaa http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Mohammed Alaa Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:59:21 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-1494 @Drew: Thanks you for the nice post :) @Kathryn: face to face communication is better than emails because simply if you send the client by email saying i do a very good work for him it will sound like sales person is trying to convince him to buy this product. but when you are in a meeting it's a chance to talk and communicate about your work and see what they are looking for. sometimes if the client is ready and know his needs you can close the deal in one meeting. if the client is just starting you may require more than one meeting to get the project. I would say practicing meetings with your clients is the most good thing that can happen even if you don't get their project you get experience :) Thanks, Mo @Drew: Thanks you for the nice post :)

@Kathryn: face to face communication is better than emails because simply if you send the client by email saying i do a very good work for him it will sound like sales person is trying to convince him to buy this product.

but when you are in a meeting it’s a chance to talk and communicate about your work and see what they are looking for. sometimes if the client is ready and know his needs you can close the deal in one meeting. if the client is just starting you may require more than one meeting to get the project.

I would say practicing meetings with your clients is the most good thing that can happen even if you don’t get their project you get experience :)

Thanks,
Mo

]]> By: Mohammed Alaa http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3137 Mohammed Alaa Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:59:00 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-3137 @Drew: Thanks you for the nice post :) @Kathryn: face to face communication is better than emails because simply if you send the client by email saying i do a very good work for him it will sound like sales person is trying to convince him to buy this product. but when you are in a meeting it's a chance to talk and communicate about your work and see what they are looking for. sometimes if the client is ready and know his needs you can close the deal in one meeting. if the client is just starting you may require more than one meeting to get the project. I would say practicing meetings with your clients is the most good thing that can happen even if you don't get their project you get experience :) Thanks, Mo @Drew: Thanks you for the nice post :)

@Kathryn: face to face communication is better than emails because simply if you send the client by email saying i do a very good work for him it will sound like sales person is trying to convince him to buy this product.

but when you are in a meeting it’s a chance to talk and communicate about your work and see what they are looking for. sometimes if the client is ready and know his needs you can close the deal in one meeting. if the client is just starting you may require more than one meeting to get the project.

I would say practicing meetings with your clients is the most good thing that can happen even if you don’t get their project you get experience :)

Thanks,
Mo

]]> By: Drew http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 Drew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:03:09 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-1493 Kathryn , I think you're right, but instead of thinking of it as "it is harder to say no to you face to face", I prefer to think that once you've met with someone you have already begun building a relationship (and people like relationships) so they are more likely to say "yes". Make sense? Just by meeting with someone you automatically break out of internet obscurity and into their personal world. It's nice, people like it, and most times it works out to move forward in a business relationship. Although, face-to-face meetings are less common these days so the importance of being real through email is huge. I find myself spending 30 minutes over a single email (if its project critical) so that it comes across as clearly and as personal as possible. (Again, helping to build a relationship without the luxury of face-to-face). I love it when your comments make me think in new ways! Thank you. Kathryn ,

I think you’re right, but instead of thinking of it as “it is harder to say no to you face to face”, I prefer to think that once you’ve met with someone you have already begun building a relationship (and people like relationships) so they are more likely to say “yes”. Make sense?

Just by meeting with someone you automatically break out of internet obscurity and into their personal world. It’s nice, people like it, and most times it works out to move forward in a business relationship. Although, face-to-face meetings are less common these days so the importance of being real through email is huge. I find myself spending 30 minutes over a single email (if its project critical) so that it comes across as clearly and as personal as possible. (Again, helping to build a relationship without the luxury of face-to-face).

I love it when your comments make me think in new ways! Thank you.

]]> By: Drew http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3136 Drew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:03:00 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-3136 Kathryn , I think you're right, but instead of thinking of it as "it is harder to say no to you face to face", I prefer to think that once you've met with someone you have already begun building a relationship (and people like relationships) so they are more likely to say "yes". Make sense? Just by meeting with someone you automatically break out of internet obscurity and into their personal world. It's nice, people like it, and most times it works out to move forward in a business relationship. Although, face-to-face meetings are less common these days so the importance of being real through email is huge. I find myself spending 30 minutes over a single email (if its project critical) so that it comes across as clearly and as personal as possible. (Again, helping to build a relationship without the luxury of face-to-face). I love it when your comments make me think in new ways! Thank you. Kathryn ,

I think you’re right, but instead of thinking of it as “it is harder to say no to you face to face”, I prefer to think that once you’ve met with someone you have already begun building a relationship (and people like relationships) so they are more likely to say “yes”. Make sense?

Just by meeting with someone you automatically break out of internet obscurity and into their personal world. It’s nice, people like it, and most times it works out to move forward in a business relationship. Although, face-to-face meetings are less common these days so the importance of being real through email is huge. I find myself spending 30 minutes over a single email (if its project critical) so that it comes across as clearly and as personal as possible. (Again, helping to build a relationship without the luxury of face-to-face).

I love it when your comments make me think in new ways! Thank you.

]]> By: Kathryn Robinson http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Kathryn Robinson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:11:39 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-1492 Meeting in person benefits you as it is harder to say no to you face to face than it is in an email. Great post. I have (and still do at times) charged less than competitors just to get the job. Your post is right on point. Thanks Meeting in person benefits you as it is harder to say no to you face to face than it is in an email. Great post. I have (and still do at times) charged less than competitors just to get the job. Your post is right on point. Thanks

]]> By: Kathryn Robinson http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3135 Kathryn Robinson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:11:00 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-3135 Meeting in person benefits you as it is harder to say no to you face to face than it is in an email. Great post. I have (and still do at times) charged less than competitors just to get the job. Your post is right on point. Thanks Meeting in person benefits you as it is harder to say no to you face to face than it is in an email. Great post. I have (and still do at times) charged less than competitors just to get the job. Your post is right on point. Thanks

]]> By: Drew http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Drew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:45:56 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-1491 Mo, You are absolutely right - meeting in person makes discussing a project much easier. Email often leaves too much room for misunderstanding. Thanks for the comment, Mo. I just took a look around your website and your portfolio - nice work! Drew Mo,

You are absolutely right – meeting in person makes discussing a project much easier. Email often leaves too much room for misunderstanding. Thanks for the comment, Mo. I just took a look around your website and your portfolio – nice work!

Drew

]]> By: Drew http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 Drew Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:45:00 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-3134 Mo, You are absolutely right - meeting in person makes discussing a project much easier. Email often leaves too much room for misunderstanding. Thanks for the comment, Mo. I just took a look around your website and your portfolio - nice work! Drew Mo,

You are absolutely right – meeting in person makes discussing a project much easier. Email often leaves too much room for misunderstanding. Thanks for the comment, Mo. I just took a look around your website and your portfolio – nice work!

Drew

]]> By: Mohammed Alaa http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 Mohammed Alaa Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:40:09 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-1490 Hello Drew, First thanks for the amazing post. I guess it's very important yes to answer smartly this kind of questions. As a freelancer i try to explain to this kind of emails that i would like to have more information so i can calculate for them the Time/Cost of their website. what i normally do also is to try to get this in a meeting rather than by email. Thanks, Mo Hello Drew,
First thanks for the amazing post. I guess it’s very important yes to answer smartly this kind of questions.

As a freelancer i try to explain to this kind of emails that i would like to have more information so i can calculate for them the Time/Cost of their website. what i normally do also is to try to get this in a meeting rather than by email.

Thanks,
Mo

]]> By: Mohammed Alaa http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/the-low-cost-trap-a-highway-to-nowhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3133 Mohammed Alaa Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:40:00 +0000 http://drewskwarcan.com/blog/?p=250#comment-3133 Hello Drew, First thanks for the amazing post. I guess it's very important yes to answer smartly this kind of questions. As a freelancer i try to explain to this kind of emails that i would like to have more information so i can calculate for them the Time/Cost of their website. what i normally do also is to try to get this in a meeting rather than by email. Thanks, Mo Hello Drew,
First thanks for the amazing post. I guess it’s very important yes to answer smartly this kind of questions.

As a freelancer i try to explain to this kind of emails that i would like to have more information so i can calculate for them the Time/Cost of their website. what i normally do also is to try to get this in a meeting rather than by email.

Thanks,
Mo

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