Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Am I the only one who notices that even though you have a talent and can do things that many people can't, they still want it for a cheap low ball price.
What is your gig?
IMO if your talent is something in high demand, you will get top dollar. Football players/Hockey/Baseball sports are huge.
Sometimes, your talent isn't in high demand, so you create demand, like Bob Ross did with paintings, Tiger Woods with golf.
If you are in a very competitive field, it probably won't pay out, unless you got a Union, a guild or some member representative body.
Local bands suffer the same pains, Bars go cheap and local bands struggle, even well know bands and such struggle. Your talent, your style might not be in much demand.
If something isn't working, change it up!
I knew a guy in Virginia that could juggle KNIVES while balancing at the same time. Like this guy did:
You got to stand firm on your price, and deliver.