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Social media manager from INDIA suspects being extremely underpaid (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by Purr-reaction@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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Basically, I was going through a financial crisis when I got this client. I live in India and my client is from the USA. They are a company selling cookies and cupcakes. The elite kind. I make content for all their social media and also handles them. I am a graphic designer primarily and the social media handling job was a side gig that I picked on in the company. I’ve been doing it for two years now so learnt pretty much a lot about it. They make me post at least 20 stories every day and 4 posts including a reel. I create all the content and don’t take a leave. They pay me 800$ per month. I am charging the same for my other clients also but they require only 4 posts a week and few stories which is not a bother. Anyway my primary client is asking me to cut down my payment. I would rather let them go honestly. But they are not agreeing with me when I tell them that I am their cheapest option. It had me wondering if social media management is that cheap in the USA? Enlighten me.

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[–] palmshore@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Don’t sell on price. Sell on results. Did you increase their follower count, engagement/impressions? Those are all valid points to negotiate your compensation.

Use your current client as a case study to book more clients in that niche, and eventually fire them.