A message to give your clients that ask for a champagne service on a water budget

About this episode

Kristina and Maria discuss how to handle clients who expect high-quality service without the corresponding budget.

Every entrepreneur faces this at some point. A client that wants the highest caliber service without the willingness to pay for any of it. We think this is one of the hardest problems in business that service providers face. That’s why Kristina and Maria are tackling it in this podcast episode to help you communicate confidently, set better boundaries and attract more aligned clients. Tune in to hear: How to handle misaligned client pricing expectations.What it really takes to bui...

People in this episode

Host: Kristina Bartold

Guest: Maria

Topics covered

• client expectations
• service pricing
• business boundaries
• entrepreneurship challenges
• client alignment

Keywords

• client service
• pricing expectations
• business communication
• entrepreneur advice
• aligned clients

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