Good-Fast-Cheap: Do we expect too much? (infographic)

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Remember the old saying “You get what you pay for”? Receiving a good product or service quickly for a low cost is not any more a possibility than pink elephants (unless of course the pink elephants were preceded by a pint of Jack Daniels).  If as a freelancer you are promising this you are selling your business short. And if as a consumer you are expecting this you are selling yourself short. The below infographic diagrams the impossibility of this feat.

Image credit: RichardTheRough (http://richardtherough.deviantart.com/)

Basically we should never expect quality, quick service and low costs to all exist in the same realm.
Freelancers: Do you find yourself undercharging while trying to deliver on impossible timelines?
Consumers: What is most important to you (quality, speed, costs)?

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