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		<title>Highlighting Lead Price Factors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Duckworth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to help designers better understand how each lead is priced, we have adjusted the layout of some information in the available leads section of the designer's area.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In an effort to help designers better understand how each lead is priced, we have adjusted the layout of some information in the <a href="https://www.designquotes.com.au/dq/web/index.php/designer/availableleads" target="_blank">available leads</a> section of the designer's area. Currently there are 5 factors that determine the <a href="http://feedback.designquotes.com.au/forums/33543-designer-faq/suggestions/383163-how-are-the-prices-for-leads-set-?ref=title" target="_blank">price of a lead</a>, which is also outlined in the FAQ.</p>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">1) Number of copies: The more copies available for each lead, the cheaper it is since there is more competition.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">2 Budget: Budgets that are above "Good" increase the price of the lead.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">3) Project stage: If the customer is only researching design prices, the lead price is discounted.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">4) Work frequency: If the work is recurring, then the lead price is increased.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste" style="position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">5) Discounts: Leads that are old and not yet expired will be discounted by 50%</div>
<p><strong>1)</strong> Number of copies: The more copies available for each lead, the cheaper it is since there is more competition.</p>
<p><strong>2)</strong> Budget: Budgets that are above "Good" increase the price of the lead.</p>
<p><strong>3)</strong> Project stage: If the customer is only researching design prices, the lead price is discounted.</p>
<p><strong>4)</strong> Work frequency: If the work is recurring, then the lead price is increased.</p>
<p><strong>5)</strong> Discounts: Leads that are old and not yet expired will be discounted by 50%</p>
<p>Each factor listed above has now been moved to the top of the page and sectioned off to indicate their importance. Here is one such example:</p>
<p><div id="attachment_1037" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 576px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1037" title="Lead Price Factors" src="http://www.designquotes.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Lead-Price-Factors1.png" alt="Lead Price Factors" width="566" height="119" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lead Price Factors</p></div></p>
<p>This should help designers make good decisions about lead purchases. We have also noticed that from time to time there are projects with a low budget, but which are still a high price. This happens when the customer requests only 3 quotes, the minimum budget is already low and they enter a budget that is double the minimum, but is still quite low. This is because we did not include budget levels as a factor for pricing, only the magnitude above the minimum budget. As such, we will be adding an additional factor that will make low budget leads cheaper.</p>
<p>If you have any ideas for additional factors that should affect the lead price, we would love to hear about it in the comments section.</p>
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