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The Anchoring Effect: Pricing Pitches That Stick | April 21, 2025
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In this episode of Monday Meeting, host Lee Smalt leads an open discussion about pitching creative ideas, with valuable insights on pricing strategies and client relationships that help motion designers win projects.This episode includes:Practical strategies for setting price ranges rather than fixed rates, and how to effectively anchor pricing to shape client expectationsThe psychology of tiered pricing options and why clients typically gravitate toward middle packagesCreative approaches to preventing scope creep with overage costs and deadline push feesCandid conversations about the challenge of valuing your work appropriately and avoiding the common trap of underpricingInsights on communicating the value of pre-production work when clients resist paying for this critical planning phaseComparisons of project management tools like Google Slides, Miro, and Notion for enhancing client communicationDifferent perspectives on whether displaying pricing on websites helps filter leads or limits opportunitiesThe Monday Meeting community is hosting a game night this Wednesday (event info below in our Discord), and next week Lee will be sharing crazy pitch stories with Creative Director Jason Jacobson. Listeners are encouraged to join and share their own experiences.Visit MondayMeeting.org for this episode and other resources, including the newsletter that was recently launched. Tickets for Camp Mograph are now available!SHOW NOTES:Monday Meeting PatreonMonday Meeting DiscordMondayMeeting LinkedInMondayMeeting InstagramMondayMeeting BlueskyMondayMeeting NewsletterMondayMeeting Game NightCamp MographChris Do’s Pricing VideoShea Lord's courseMotion Hatch's Pricing CourseDeducersGet Write On it Interactive Pricing GuideIllustration pricing guide book/GraphicArtists Guild HandbookVishal’s Notion Project Template
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In this episode of Monday Meeting, host Lee Smalt leads an open discussion about pitching creative ideas, with valuable insights on pricing strategies and client relationships that help motion designers win projects.This episode includes:Practical strategies for setting price ranges rather than fixed rates, and how to effectively anchor pricing to shape client expectationsThe psychology of tiered pricing options and why clients typically gravitate toward middle packagesCreative approaches to preventing scope creep with overage costs and deadline push feesCandid conversations about the challenge of valuing your work appropriately and avoiding the common trap of underpricingInsights on communicating the value of pre-production work when clients resist paying for this critical planning phaseComparisons of project management tools like Google Slides, Miro, and Notion for enhancing client communicationDifferent perspectives on whether displaying pricing on websites helps filter leads or limits opportunitiesThe Monday Meeting community is hosting a game night this Wednesday (event info below in our Discord), and next week Lee will be sharing crazy pitch stories with Creative Director Jason Jacobson. Listeners are encouraged to join and share their own experiences.Visit MondayMeeting.org for this episode and other resources, including the newsletter that was recently launched. Tickets for Camp Mograph are now available!SHOW NOTES:Monday Meeting PatreonMonday Meeting DiscordMondayMeeting LinkedInMondayMeeting InstagramMondayMeeting BlueskyMondayMeeting NewsletterMondayMeeting Game NightCamp MographChris Do’s Pricing VideoShea Lord's courseMotion Hatch's Pricing CourseDeducersGet Write On it Interactive Pricing GuideIllustration pricing guide book/GraphicArtists Guild HandbookVishal’s Notion Project Template
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