The Offset Podcast EP063: Pricing & Bidding A Job

In this episode of The Offset Podcast, we're discussing how to determine your rate(s) and bid on a project. Pricing, discounts, and proposals are challenging for many people - and lets face it - these topics while are important, are decidedly not the fun part of running a postproduction business. In this show, we'll explore how we go about thinking about setting rates, building proposals, handling discounts and more. Some of the specific topics we discuss include: How your market, experience, overhead and perceptual goals all influence determining rates Picking a rate type - hourly, day or flat The importance of scoping to flat rates + having 'special' rates for evening and weekend work Building a rate card Building a project order/proposal & handling discounts Consistency in pricing If you enjoy the topics and discussion of The Offset Podcast you can join in the conversation with our new Discord community:   / discord   Check out offsetpodcast.com for our entire library of episodes. You can also follow us on Instagram & Facebook - just search for The Offset Podcast. Be sure to like and subscribe to the podcast wherever you found it and be sure to check out our growing library of episodes. If you like the podcast it'd mean the world to us if you'd consider supporting the show by buying us a cup of virtual coffee -https://buymeacoffee.com/theoffsetpod... See you again in about two weeks for a new episode! 00:00 Start 00:52 Chapter - Intro 03:49 Chapter - Market, experience, perception and overhead in determining rates 14:33 Chapter - Picking a rate type: hourly, day, flat 17:59 Break - Support for this episode comes from Conform.Tools 27:45 Chapter - The importance of scoping to flat rates & having special rates 30:21 Chapter - Building a rate card 34:38 Chapter - Building a project order/proposal & handling discounts 46:15 Break - Support for this episode comes from Flanders Scientific 47:59 Chapter - Pricing Consistency 55:33 Chapter - Conclusion