The cost of Face-to-Face Meeting
knight • 20 Sept 2022 •
I have a meeting with a client today. I asked for an online meeting, yet the client prefers to meet face-to-face, so I had no choice but to follow the agency partner to meet this client.
The meeting is less than 30 minutes, nothing important, and most likely will result in a below $300 quotation for some minor changes.
What’s the cost for me to go to Singapore to meet a client face to face?
- Petrol for Car - if you are driving, you will know the petrol price currently is super high.
- E-Day License - I drive a red plate car, and I need to pay $20 if I use it on a weekday day.
- Car Park - when you drive over to the client’s place, most likely you need to pay for the car park
- Singapore Checkpoint - When I return, I need to pay the Singapore Checkpoint toll of $0.80
- Malaysia Checkpoint - When I return, I need to pay for the Malaysia Checkpoint toll RM $2.90 and Malaysia VEP RM$20.
All these expenses are just for a meet-to-greet meeting. But can we settle for a zoom meeting next time?
Comments
Wow super not worth it. Maybe worth it if the client is one whom you want to keep a warm relationship with.
@therealbrandonwilson is not common over here, but yeah might need to do something about this
@jasonleow erm, I can warm warm over zoom also hahahhaha, I don’t mind like if we have something big / kickstart project / big launch lah, but over small thing like this feels rubbish
Yeah agree. Small ikan bilis thing also must meet does feel like rubbish
How about the idea of charging for your time to attend the in-person meeting?