Today,
a newer writer posted
she had worked
on her 50,000 word romance novel
for five years
and
she refuses to sell it
for $3.99.
Then she is unlikely
to secure any sales
because that’s the reader expectation
for a story that length.
The reader doesn’t care
that the writer took 30 times longer
than other writers
to complete the story.
The reader only cares
about how long it will take her
to read the story
and how much enjoyment
she’ll derive from it.
“A $200 bottle of wine
costs almost exactly
as much to make
as a $35 bottle of wine.
The cost of something
is largely irrelevant,
people are paying attention
to its value.
Your customers don’t care
what it took for you
to make something.
They care about
what it does for them.”
Price based on value,
not on your effort
or the time it took you
to finalize the product/service.