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Stop disrespecting people to justify your low resources. I’ve heard it all: - Social media managers just scroll all day. - Photographers have just expensive equipment. - Actors are not really needed, we just want people to stand there. - Makeup Artists? Tell the actors to do it themselves, they’ll do a similarly good job. - Lighting team? We’ll use natural light why we need them? - VO actor? I’ll record it myself, I have a good voice my mum said. - Music, plenty of non copyright and free on YouTube why to pay someone £500 for that. Stop, stop, stop. There is nothing wrong with low resources, budget, or inexperienced teams. Most of us have been there. But disrespecting individuals and job roles to justify your desire to cut corners… It’s really really bad. Your reputation is everything. Protect it from the start. That’s it, that’s the post.
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Low budget clients can sometimes present challenges because they may have limited resources available to invest in a project. This can lead to tighter constraints on time, scope, and quality expectations. Additionally, they may have higher expectations for what can be achieved within their budget, which can create pressure for freelancers or service providers. Communication and managing expectations upfront can help navigate these challenges and ensure a positive outcome for both parties.
The number of otherwise brilliantly well produced commercials that I've seen, with poorly edited voiceover audio, is really interesting. It's as if it hasn't been budgeted for so they scrimp on an editor in the final stages of production. Odd.
Experts deserve repaect and being paid appropriately. I honestly find it quite offending when someone is trying to bargain. It’s a red flag.
Sure you can get it done in $10. Justifying your arrogance with inexperience will give you no result. It's up to you to make it work or crash. 🥂
“Yeah, I’ve been burnt by another coach before. I wanna make sure I know what I’m paying for.” 😳👀🫢
And a damn good post it is too 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
No need to push down to someone top come up yourself! In career development I say this all the time from a lens of competition. No need to discredit others applying for the same role or a company for rejecting you. Work together or at least have respect and the positivity will follow... opposed to the negative. Great share John Mouratis 🎬
A very important distinction. I too have found myself lacking the necessary budget for professional services that I really really wanted. But I didn't berate those people for their rates because of *my* problem. I harnessed the power of AI (tm), made a hideous mess and wrote off the entire project like a true entrepreneur.
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6mo" Canva can design a logo too, why should I pay this much to design one?" These are the issues 😔.