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10 signs you may be charging too little for your designs

May 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Curiosities, Freelance

FreelanceSwitch.com offers us a list of 10 signs we may be charging too little for our designs. Cleary it is not necessary to frighten people at the time we give a price, but you shouldn’t go very low on the price either.

Number 10:
Your client mistakes your daily rate for an hourly one.

Number 9:
You’ve won every job you’ve ever pitched for.

Number 8:
Even though you work 80 hour weeks your income level qualifies you for welfare payments.

Number 7:
New clients are always asking what “the catch” is.

Number 6:
Clients pay your invoices in cash from their wallet.

Number 5:
Other freelancers regularly send you hatemail.

Number 4:
Your old clients don’t even bother asking you how much something is going to cost.

Number 3:
You never run out of work, yet you are subsisting on baked beans and 2 minute noodles.

Number 2:
Your 12 year old brother earns more spending cash than you flipping burgers.

…. And the number one sign you may be charging too little
Companies have been calling from India wanting to outsource their work to you.


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    Very well written post however, I would recommend that you turn the No Follow off in your comment section.

    Keep up the good work.

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