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Comments on: 5 Freelance Mistakes I Made (& what to do instead) https://wordsonpageblog.com/2021/11/freelance-writing-blog-102.html a freelance writing resource. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: lwidmer https://wordsonpageblog.com/2021/11/freelance-writing-blog-102.html#comment-23212 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:59:00 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=8275#comment-23212 In reply to Dava.

Maybe so, Dava. Sounds like you were sitting at the low level, though. More like starting at point A, then moving up from there.

]]> By: Dava https://wordsonpageblog.com/2021/11/freelance-writing-blog-102.html#comment-23210 Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:31:10 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=8275#comment-23210 One thing I did that I regret somewhat is that I just took too long to realize that what I do is a skill and has value. At first, I said things like, “Anyone can write a newsletter. But you’re busy, so why not pay me $25 to do it for you?” And yes, my rates were way, way too low in the beginning.

I continually raised my rates, and looked for better work all the time, but it took me 10 years to be earning what I could have been earning in the first or second year. In way, though, those early years built my confidence like nothing else probably could have, so while I did leave money in piles on all the tables, I learned a lot about business and myself. Maybe I was paying for an education.

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