Comments on: Day 8: Set Your Freelancing Rates http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates Let's put the "freedom" in freelancing Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:29:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Day 8. Set Your Freelancing Rates « The Freelance Experiment http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-3135 Day 8. Set Your Freelancing Rates « The Freelance Experiment Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:18:25 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-3135 [...] Day 8. Set Your Freelancing Rates [...] [...] Day 8. Set Your Freelancing Rates [...]

]]> By: Jocelyn Wilhelm http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-3076 Jocelyn Wilhelm Mon, 02 May 2011 00:50:11 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-3076 Hi Alexis, Came upon your blog through a friend's referral. I enjoy your articles. Hope you keep writing! :) I'm doing Freelance Social Media work, and I find the rates very hard to nail down, due to the fact that the rates have such a wide range, in the community. So for that reason, I don't post my price anywhere but indicate to prospective clients what my starting price is by the hour. Thanks for sharing! Jocelyn Hi Alexis,

Came upon your blog through a friend’s referral. I enjoy your articles. Hope you keep writing! :)

I’m doing Freelance Social Media work, and I find the rates very hard to nail down, due to the fact that the rates have such a wide range, in the community. So for that reason, I don’t post my price anywhere but indicate to prospective clients what my starting price is by the hour.

Thanks for sharing!
Jocelyn

]]> By: Felicia Hudson http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-2788 Felicia Hudson Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:32:21 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-2788 Great site Alexis! These are great insights you and other freelancers are sharing about rates. I just launched my freelance copywriting business and did not include rates because each project is different--and I wanted to get a feel for how competitive my rates are by gauging the reaction of prospective clients. However, based on the posts I've read here, I now feel that maybe I should post my rates. I might be turning away potential clients ... Great site Alexis! These are great insights you and other freelancers are sharing about rates. I just launched my freelance copywriting business and did not include rates because each project is different–and I wanted to get a feel for how competitive my rates are by gauging the reaction of prospective clients. However, based on the posts I’ve read here, I now feel that maybe I should post my rates. I might be turning away potential clients …

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-2773 Alexis Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:56:18 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-2773 @Meg Stewart - You're very welcome! Thank you so much for your feedback. I'm so happy to hear about your success. Do keep in touch :-) @Meg Stewart – You’re very welcome! Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m so happy to hear about your success. Do keep in touch :-)

]]> By: Meg Stewart http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-2771 Meg Stewart Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:02:26 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-2771 I'm currently transitioning my computer instruction business to a freelance business which highlight my freelance writing and internet related skills. I just wanted to say that I'm reading through your 31 day course each day and the structure is so helpful! I'm a little behind (I'm on Day 3) as far as implementation because I'm booked with freelance clients right now(Yay!), but I'm confident this is just what I needed to help me make this transition. I've helped others do this for their businesses on occasion, but was procrastinating doing the same for mine. Thanks so much for sharing your method! I’m currently transitioning my computer instruction business to a freelance business which highlight my freelance writing and internet related skills.

I just wanted to say that I’m reading through your 31 day course each day and the structure is so helpful!

I’m a little behind (I’m on Day 3) as far as implementation because I’m booked with freelance clients right now(Yay!), but I’m confident this is just what I needed to help me make this transition.

I’ve helped others do this for their businesses on occasion, but was procrastinating doing the same for mine. Thanks so much for sharing your method!

]]> By: Gabe http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-1429 Gabe Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:19:20 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-1429 I'm somewhat of a freelancer doing web design and tech support, and I was always confused about why many tech support companies don't post their rates. Then I heard the argument that plumbers and car mechanics don't post their rates because they charge according to the job, therefore computer technicians shouldn't post their rates either. That sort of makes sense, but I feel the same as you do about not knowing the rate up front - I feel frustrated and don't want to go through the hassle of asking someone how much they are going to charge me for their services. It also feels like they're hiding something, or that they will charge in unpredictable ways. I've always posted my rates and will continue to do so. Thank you for the great article! I’m somewhat of a freelancer doing web design and tech support, and I was always confused about why many tech support companies don’t post their rates. Then I heard the argument that plumbers and car mechanics don’t post their rates because they charge according to the job, therefore computer technicians shouldn’t post their rates either.

That sort of makes sense, but I feel the same as you do about not knowing the rate up front – I feel frustrated and don’t want to go through the hassle of asking someone how much they are going to charge me for their services. It also feels like they’re hiding something, or that they will charge in unpredictable ways.

I’ve always posted my rates and will continue to do so. Thank you for the great article!

]]> By: Nikki http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-1407 Nikki Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:12:17 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-1407 I really like the idea of posting rates because then clients can't say that they were quoted something cheaper particularly when you have "rates starting at..." right on the website. The really difficult thing for me is that I have barely begun freelancing so I am still fighting with the idea that my work is worth that much. I see that there are many designers who are better than me and some that are not as good as I am so I guess its a matter of practice for that part. I really like the idea of posting rates because then clients can’t say that they were quoted something cheaper particularly when you have “rates starting at…” right on the website.

The really difficult thing for me is that I have barely begun freelancing so I am still fighting with the idea that my work is worth that much.

I see that there are many designers who are better than me and some that are not as good as I am so I guess its a matter of practice for that part.

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-890 Alexis Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:37:26 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-890 Awesome, Sarah! Goes to show prospective clients really want to know what they're getting into before they even contact us. Thanks for sharing! Lexi Awesome, Sarah! Goes to show prospective clients really want to know what they’re getting into before they even contact us. Thanks for sharing!

Lexi

]]> By: sarah http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-889 sarah Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:12:57 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-889 Ever since I posted my rates, I get more inquiries and jobs coming my way. I think people are happy knowing what the rates are - otherwise it's all very ambiguous and turns off many potential clients. Posting rates to me is professional and up front - and clients all like that! Thanks for your blog! I enjoy reading it! Ever since I posted my rates, I get more inquiries and jobs coming my way. I think people are happy knowing what the rates are – otherwise it’s all very ambiguous and turns off many potential clients. Posting rates to me is professional and up front – and clients all like that!

Thanks for your blog! I enjoy reading it!

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/freelancing-rates/comment-page-1#comment-500 Alexis Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:05:36 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=446#comment-500 Great idea, Chris! I wish I had thought of putting my rates that way earlier. I'm going to change my rates page when I increase them ... sometime soon. Great idea, Chris! I wish I had thought of putting my rates that way earlier. I’m going to change my rates page when I increase them … sometime soon.

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