
"Take charge of your value. Don't let someone else choose it for you."
You get what you pay for

"For every promise, there is price to pay." - Jim Rohn
Understanding how to set prices

"The moment you make a mistake in pricing, you're eating into your reputation or your profits." - Katharine Paine
Know your client

"You have got to know your customer better than they know themselves." - Stephen Little
Selling yourself is the key

"Your most important sale is to sell yourself to yourself."
Build value into your prices

"Price is what you pay. Value is what you get." - Warren Buffett
Charging more by doing less

"There are two kinds of people, those that work to try to charge more and those that work to do less."
Lay it all on the line

"Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends." - Walt Disney
What prices do you charge?
In the end, again, the number one rule for charging more for your services is that clients will only pay what the market says your services are worth. You can try every trick in the book, but if the market dictates a certain price range, you are almost always locked into that. Don't get absurd with your prices, and you should be able to sell more in no time. Remember, selling yourself is the biggest factor in having clients pay more for your services. Create a need, and then fill that need. Let the customer feel like they are getting a great deal, even if you are charging the same price you would charge for less work. Finally, treat each client with respect. Respecting a client goes a long way in gaining future business, as well as in getting referrals, and the more work you get, the more experience you have, meaning you can charge more in the future. So, ask yourself: are my prices reasonable? Am I truly living up to the value of my skills? What should I be doing, right now, to upsell my services to current and future clients? Am I using all the tools at my disposal to charge more?Aidan Huang
Aidan Huang is a self-taught developer, designer and blogger. He is also the editor-in-chief at Onextrapixel. Follow him on Twitter @AidanOXP
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