http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/ vibrant, bohemian, and intricate art Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-534 StephanieCorfee Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:14:01 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-534 thanks karyna, it's actually very comforting to hear that my experience is resonating with others. We might KNOW that the chronic undervaluing of our work is a universal issue, but hearing personal stories and reading these comments is really strengthening my resolve to do better in the future. thanks karyna, it’s actually very comforting to hear that my experience is resonating with others. We might KNOW that the chronic undervaluing of our work is a universal issue, but hearing personal stories and reading these comments is really strengthening my resolve to do better in the future.

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-533 StephanieCorfee Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:07:51 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-533 hi michelle! ah...the "full of dread" feeling is the worst!! like you said, it's the customer's choice, we just need not to take it personally, right? : ) hi michelle! ah…the “full of dread” feeling is the worst!! like you said, it’s the customer’s choice, we just need not to take it personally, right? : )

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Karyna {Paper Squid} Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:01:34 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-532 Wow. First of all this piece is sooo lovely. You are immensely talented. Secondly, this is a great lesson whether artist or freelance designer ect. What you said is so true and obvious but sometimes I myself just don't think of it: you can always refund money if the time is less, but to add costs to an already signed and approved contract is just not the way. Valuing ourselves and our work is a lesson, and though we may already, really estimating costs and time is another big one. It's so subjective but must be done. Thanks for sharing this! Wow. First of all this piece is sooo lovely. You are immensely talented. Secondly, this is a great lesson whether artist or freelance designer ect. What you said is so true and obvious but sometimes I myself just don’t think of it: you can always refund money if the time is less, but to add costs to an already signed and approved contract is just not the way. Valuing ourselves and our work is a lesson, and though we may already, really estimating costs and time is another big one. It’s so subjective but must be done.
Thanks for sharing this!

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Michelle Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:57:40 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-531 Stephanie, this is a fabulous post. I had to learn to charge the right amount for my product given the time going into it. I no longer look at it as I have to make this cake, if the customer isn't willing to pay me the amount I ask for then that is their choice. I would be full of dread making the cakes that I knew were taking me way more time then I was getting paid for. This piece is stunning, I hope the customer loves it. Stephanie, this is a fabulous post. I had to learn to charge the right amount for my product given the time going into it. I no longer look at it as I have to make this cake, if the customer isn’t willing to pay me the amount I ask for then that is their choice. I would be full of dread making the cakes that I knew were taking me way more time then I was getting paid for. This piece is stunning, I hope the customer loves it.

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-529 StephanieCorfee Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:53:14 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-529 amy, after i crunch the numbers and look at the resulting total, i always ask myself "is this price one that would actually make me happy (instead of full of dread,) if the client says yes? is thist amount of money worth the time this project will take away form my family?" it helps a bit. And thanks for the lovely compliment : ) amy, after i crunch the numbers and look at the resulting total, i always ask myself “is this price one that would actually make me happy (instead of full of dread,) if the client says yes? is thist amount of money worth the time this project will take away form my family?”
it helps a bit. And thanks for the lovely compliment : )

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-528 StephanieCorfee Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:50:24 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-528 thanks debra. i think it's a tricky balance to price anything perfectly that is more subjective than it is objective. but we need to try! thanks debra. i think it’s a tricky balance to price anything perfectly that is more subjective than it is objective. but we need to try!

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-527 Debra Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:37:28 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-527 Fantastic post Stephanie! I will take it to heart :) A friend of mine told me the market will let you know what it is willing to pay for your stuff...if only we can all learn to balance the whole equation! Fantastic post Stephanie! I will take it to heart A friend of mine told me the market will let you know what it is willing to pay for your stuff…if only we can all learn to balance the whole equation!

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-526 amy Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:29:07 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-526 great post stephanie! i am only slowly but surely learning to value my time. it's tough to do.... i have a ways to go but i think i'm on my way. i think i hate saying "no" in any of it's various forms! but i've definitely gotten stuck before with having way underquoted before and i can relate, it's really not fun :( and btw - that piece is absolutely stunning! great post stephanie! i am only slowly but surely learning to value my time. it’s tough to do…. i have a ways to go but i think i’m on my way. i think i hate saying “no” in any of it’s various forms! but i’ve definitely gotten stuck before with having way underquoted before and i can relate, it’s really not fun and btw – that piece is absolutely stunning!

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-525 StephanieCorfee Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:21:47 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-525 hi megan! go with your heart and charge what you know you're worth! it's great to save folks some money and be accessible, but not at the expense of spending precious time with your little one. GOOD LUCK!! hi megan! go with your heart and charge what you know you’re worth! it’s great to save folks some money and be accessible, but not at the expense of spending precious time with your little one. GOOD LUCK!!

]]> http://stephaniecorfee.com/learning-from-mistakes/underestimation-the-good-and-the-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Megan Reuwer Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:10:32 +0000 http://stephaniecorfee.com/?p=786#comment-524 I love this!! Been thinking ao much about this. Before this year I had an in home salon and my prices were so cheap. My desire is to be able to offer my art (hairstyling) to families on a budget and not. We moved away for military this year and had a baby who has special needs, so i took the year off. But am returning to my clientele and have been going back and forth with prices to raise and how to go about it, but also realizing that I am currently charging less than a third of what salons charge and I know that my time and art is worth more than that. So all that to say this was encouraging and helpful!!! Thank you and I love your stuff, I am hoping to order the pictures of the women with flowers in there hair for my salon room, when it's up and running and one day when I have a little girl, your prints of little girls too!! I love this!! Been thinking ao much about this. Before this year I had an in home salon and my prices were so cheap. My desire is to be able to offer my art (hairstyling) to families on a budget and not. We moved away for military this year and had a baby who has special needs, so i took the year off. But am returning to my clientele and have been going back and forth with prices to raise and how to go about it, but also realizing that I am currently charging less than a third of what salons charge and I know that my time and art is worth more than that. So all that to say this was encouraging and helpful!!! Thank you and I love your stuff, I am hoping to order the pictures of the women with flowers in there hair for my salon room, when it’s up and running and one day when I have a little girl, your prints of little girls too!!

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