Comments on: When Opportunity Is Just Around the Bend http://www.thefreestyleentrepreneur.com/feature/when-opportunity-is-just-around-the-bend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-opportunity-is-just-around-the-bend Survival skills for those of us crazy enough to work for ourselves. Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Willard http://www.thefreestyleentrepreneur.com/feature/when-opportunity-is-just-around-the-bend/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Bill Willard Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:37:25 +0000 http://www.thefreestyleentrepreneur.com/?p=535#comment-851 Well said. Our nephew, who attends USF in Tampa and works for an airline parttime (and helped us get those two new TVs up and running!), reports similar experiences with cheesy products like TV stand 2! I guess the companies in question need to read TFE, and follow the advice tendered! Well said. Our nephew, who attends USF in Tampa and works for an airline parttime (and helped us get those two new TVs up and running!), reports similar experiences with cheesy products like TV stand 2! I guess the companies in question need to read TFE, and follow the advice tendered!

]]> By: John Ingrisano http://www.thefreestyleentrepreneur.com/feature/when-opportunity-is-just-around-the-bend/comment-page-1/#comment-850 John Ingrisano Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:07:59 +0000 http://www.thefreestyleentrepreneur.com/?p=535#comment-850 Bill, excellent points. My philosophy as a businessman is to cut fat, not muscle. If we reduce our prices so far that we provide a lousy product, we lose out on long-term business. If the client cannot afford to buy your product at a price for which you can afford to sell it, you need to go back and look at the big picture: Is your product viable? Are you approaching the right market for your product? Etc. Bill, excellent points. My philosophy as a businessman is to cut fat, not muscle. If we reduce our prices so far that we provide a lousy product, we lose out on long-term business.

If the client cannot afford to buy your product at a price for which you can afford to sell it, you need to go back and look at the big picture: Is your product viable? Are you approaching the right market for your product? Etc.

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