Freelancing: Setting Your Rates And Raising Your Rates
"How much do you charge?"
If ever a question was designed to bring up all your issues around confidence and self-esteem, "How much do you charge?" is the one.
In my copywriting classes, pricing bothers students, and it bothers me too, because there's no clear instruction that I can give them. How much you charge depends on many factors, including:
* your experience;
* the client and his/ her budget;
* your current financial situation;
* your desire to do the work (or your lack of desire);
* how easy the client is to work with --- does he/ she pay on time, or do you have to send several reminders, does the client micro-manage projects, does client have a "know it all" mindset?
=> VITAL: VALUE YOURSELF, AND YOUR TIME, AND OTHERS WILL VALUE IT TOO
"How much do you charge?"
If ever a question was designed to bring up all your issues around confidence and self-esteem, "How much do you charge?" is the one.
In my copywriting classes, pricing bothers students, and it bothers me too, because there's no clear instruction that I can give them. How much you charge depends on many factors, including:
* your experience;
* the client and his/ her budget;
* your current financial situation;
* your desire to do the work (or your lack of desire);
* how easy the client is to work with --- does he/ she pay on time, or do you have to send several reminders, does the client micro-manage projects, does client have a "know it all" mindset?
=> VITAL: VALUE YOURSELF, AND YOUR TIME, AND OTHERS WILL VALUE IT TOO
Continue reading "Freelancing: Setting Your Rates And Raising Your Rates"Raising Your Rates Can INCREASE Your Business
How many times have I heard literal horror stories from Internet business startups? Too many times to count! I get emails from those who just simply can’t seem to make a living online. They’ve tried everything (according to them) and are still struggling to make ends meet.
At some point, the "conversation" always turns to price. That’s where I find a lot of online business people making their mistakes. The common mindset among Internet business startups is that you have to keep your prices rock-bottom low in order to attract customers.
Nothing could be further from the truth! Raising your rates (in some cases) can actually increase your business. How so? Here are several reasons....
How many times have I heard literal horror stories from Internet business startups? Too many times to count! I get emails from those who just simply can’t seem to make a living online. They’ve tried everything (according to them) and are still struggling to make ends meet.
At some point, the "conversation" always turns to price. That’s where I find a lot of online business people making their mistakes. The common mindset among Internet business startups is that you have to keep your prices rock-bottom low in order to attract customers.
Nothing could be further from the truth! Raising your rates (in some cases) can actually increase your business. How so? Here are several reasons....
Continue reading "Raising Your Rates Can INCREASE Your Business"
