I’ll admit it — at times, I still get a case of the guilts. I’ve been freelancing since 2003, so you think I’d be over that feeling of having to be at this desk at a certain time. Yet every vacation, every day off I took (aside from weekends), I felt like I was playing…
Tag: rates
A Freelancer’s Guide to Setting Your Damn Price Already
What I’m listening to: Closer by The Chainsmokers I was reading through some LinkedIn posts the other day when it dawned on me yet again: Freelance writers have no idea how to set rates. No, they really don’t know how to set rates. In a few cases, the questions revolved around “How much should I…
How Corporate Pay Bands Can Help Freelance Writers Earn More
What I’m listening to: Keep On by Portugal. The Man I was reading an article about how freelancers can stop undervaluing themselves (a subject after my own heart) when it occurred to me that corporations don’t have this problem. Let me rephrase — they don’t have a problem determining the value of each position. That…
Free Advice Friday: Setting Freelance Rates Sensibly
Has it really been a week since I’ve been here? This is what happens when your life has a hiccup. I had a good excuse — the day before Thanksgiving in the early hours (1 am), my daughter gave birth to a gorgeous little creature named Jaxon. We were so excited and in love that…
5 Things You Lose When You Raise Freelance Rates (and One Thing You Gain)
What I’m listening to: Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man Writers, it’s time you get serious. No more bitching about being underpaid. No more trolling job boards and announcing on forums that freelancing is dead. No more expecting clients to respect you when you’re giving them a price break that hurts your own…
Wednesday Take: Who Determines Your Freelance Rate?
An interesting week so far. One project ended, another began, and a newer client keeps me busy with plenty of neat projects. Checks too are coming in, just in time for the holidays. On a forum recently, there was a discussion about rates, which also touched on worth. If you’ve read this blog at all,…
5 Negotiation Tactics for Freelancers
What I’m listening to Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Sometimes I wish there were more days in the weekend so I could get everything off my to-do list. We managed to plan part of our upcoming vacation, and I moved some files off my old computer to my new one. That’s the…
This Job, Not That Job
What I’m reading: The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon What I’m listening to: Incomplete by James Bay Isn’t it fun to spend your birthday doing something you’ve been meaning to do? Isn’t it great to try ticking off the list that one item, say moving a blog, on a day that you’ve…
Raising Your Professional Rates
What’s on the iPod: Blue Skies Again by David Mayfield Parade Head over to Freelancer FAQs to see my guest post. Thanks, Elna! What a week. I’m working with a new client on a project launch, which means they need content. Lots of content. The launch is in two weeks. They need eight articles by…
6 Ways to Increase Writing Income
What’s on the iPod: Sing by Ed Sheeran It’s been a fairly slow week so far. After the last two weeks of 9-hour workdays, I’m glad for the breather. I have a few projects still pending, and I’m working through edits with a current client. I’m marketing (aren’t I always?) and there have been a…