I got a note yesterday from a woman who was enraged about…and refused to come to…my Raise Your Fees Fearlessly teleclass.
How could I “possibly tell people to raise their fees when so many people are having so much trouble even paying their rent, some even starving?”
She demanded, “Why aren’t you telling people how to lower their prices, and give more stuff away for free?”
If you look around, not everyone is starving. There are a great many people not just making it but making it very well. But we’re so used to people giving freebies – videos, products, services – that we are insulted when we have to pay!
In my extensive experience, freebie seekers want more for less, and most often won’t do the work you set for them, because (here’s the funny thing) they don’t value it because…it came free! Vicious circle.
You can argue about that until cows turn blue, but I dare you find me one person who has really done the inner work you set them to do when they got it for free or cheap. They don’t do it; they stay stuck; they keep complaining…and look for more freebies to fix them!
Please don’t get me wrong. I don’t consider freebies a bad thing. I like them, too! But I’m telling you right now, if you…