Basically, I was going through a financial crisis when I got this client. I live in India and my client is from the USA. They are a company selling cookies and cupcakes. The elite kind. I make content for all their social media and also handles them. I am a graphic designer primarily and the social media handling job was a side gig that I picked on in the company. I’ve been doing it for two years now so learnt pretty much a lot about it. They make me post at least 20 stories every day and 4 posts including a reel. I create all the content and don’t take a leave. They pay me 800$ per month. I am charging the same for my other clients also but they require only 4 posts a week and few stories which is not a bother. Anyway my primary client is asking me to cut down my payment. I would rather let them go honestly. But they are not agreeing with me when I tell them that I am their cheapest option. It had me wondering if social media management is that cheap in the USA? Enlighten me.

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    11 months ago

    Go for higher end clients and deliver hardcore results.

    Can you drive real leads that convert? If so, take some of the risk for some upside. 10% of sales isn’t unreasonable on top of base fees if you’re killing it. Negotiate recurring income from sales…

    I charge a king’s ransom for our service. We obliterate any agency by comparison and we know it. Retainers start at $400K annualized and we reject anyone without excellent product market fit and sales metrics we can trust.