[larrys]

I take as a given that people will make comments that are self serving unless I have info to the contrary. Not that you have to of course (good enough to just relay the information which is definitely helpful in many contexts obviously) but shows how possibly including a preface with what you said here could further strengthen what you are taking your valuable time to blog about. (Hey it's not like your posts are short, right? What's a few more words at the top?)

When selling someone (or negotiating) I always find it helpful when people make a critique such as the parent comment. Someone a while back made a critique according to how I price a particular consulting service [1]. As a result of that one comment I changed the way I priced so as not to give the appearance that I am not working in someone's best interest. (Because I was in my mind all along but once someone questioned it I made the change and it's worked better. Reason being it's a small part of how I make money and as you said "it barely matters to me personally". But the change was easy enough so why not?).

[1] "Why then is it in your best interest to get me the lowest price (I help buy things that are very expensive) if your compensation is at least partly dependent on the amount I pay for it?"