By Oleg Starko Here’s an idea: Your hourly freelance fee should be twice what it is right now. How do I know? Because most freelancers undercharge – and chances are, you are one of them. I mean it in the nicest way possible. The fact that you are undercharging is good news. It means that […]
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By Kimi Clark People everywhere are wanting to find ways to work at home, and writing has become an attractive option— and for good reason! Along with freelance writing for blogs and websites, there is also writing for magazines, newspapers (yes, we still have those!), and a huge array of writing services for businesses both […]
By Patricia Ryan Thomas Starting a home-based business is exciting and rewarding. Exactly how rewarding is up to you. When you work for an employer the costs associated with doing business are hidden. When you hang out your own shingle, it’s important to accurately account for overhead. Expenses like space, equipment, materials, and labor must […]
By Saskia Gregory I remember the moment I realized I was seriously undercharging for my services. The moment when, after years of quietly slogging away, I realized that if I really sat down and calculated how much I was being paid vs how much time I spent working (including time spent on unpaid yet essential […]
By Yohana Petrovic Has the siren call of the flexibility and autonomy of a freelancer’s life gotten to you? If it has, and if you have already ventured into those rough but exciting waters that make up a freelancer’s journey, you now know how easy it is to underbid yourself just so that you can […]
By Diana Schneidman It happens to all of us freelancers. You are talking to someone who may hire you as a freelancer and the subject gets to your pay rate. She asks, you answer. And she says it is “too high.” It doesn’t matter if you quote a project rate or an hourly rate. Doesn’t […]
