[Vick]

Damn it I thought this thread was going to be about something kinky (or escape artist) when I read "Show me the ropes"

Hey Nick, how about trying this on for size.
You're a good designer, have a lot of customers. I'd even venture to think a lot of repeat customers

Raise the prices you charge for your work,

so what if you work less and make the same $ or more

Get to work with the spread sheet, figure out income per man hour and play with the numbers to get them where you want. Figure out your customers pain threshold

Do what you do well and capitalize on it, don't worry about the few customers you may lose to a small rate increase. Worry about servicing the big accounts that spend and keep spending


and remember what I posted in the other thread
Free advice is usually worth every cent you pay for it