190: Negative Feedback About Your Prices and How to Deal With it

<p>Dealing with Criticism About Your Prices</p><p>Something you are going to hear in your business, at some point is: you're too expensive.</p><p>How does that feel?</p><p>Ugh, like a dagger to the heart?</p><p>The crazy fact is that often entrepreneurs are actually undercharging, not overcharging, but it can feel so deflating to hear this. </p><p>Maybe prospective clients phrase it differently: "Oh, that's not what I was expecting," or "That's a little bit out of my budget."</p><p>Same feeling right?!</p><p>So what happens when you hear this? </p><p>Negative feedback about your pricing can pull you down into a sinkhole of self-doubt. I've seen people literally throw whole businesses away over this.</p><p>It’s absolutely going to bring up your money blocks. Stuff like: I'm excluding people, can I justify my price? </p><p>So I’m sharing some tips on getting clearer on your pricing, and even, how to feel good about being told you're too expensive.</p><p>I heard this more at the start of my business than I hear it now. Which is one of the first clues – it often shows up when you’re feeling vulnerable.</p><p><strong>5 ways to deal with criticism about your prices<br></strong><br></p><ol> <li>Don’t take it personally</li> <li>Have a charitable sector of your business if you want to help those on a lower income</li> <li>Get really clear on your offering</li> <li>Work on your self worth</li> <li>See it as a rite of passage!</li> </ol><p>Let’s take a look at these in more depth.</p><p><strong>#1. Don’t take it personally<br></strong><br></p><p>If you feel even a little uncertain about your product or service, about starting out in business, this criticism will hit you harder. Sometimes when you're afraid of it happening, that's when you actually attract it most. </p><p>I'm just not that bothered about it anymore. When I started out those words absolutely paralyzed me and they really stunted my income.</p><p>What is expensive anyway? </p><p>Who even knows, right? </p><p>So let's just say the ‘correct’ pricing is