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the_daniel
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14h ago
TIL the client who paid my full rate upfront without blinking was the one I almost turned down
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vera_green69
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1d ago
Rant: a guy in Dallas asked me to itemize my $85 hourly rate and I froze
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paige_craig
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1d ago
Lost a $3,500 job in Austin because I kept saying 'around' when quoting hours
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hunt.hayden
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3d ago
Just realized my rate sheet from 2019 had half the prices I charge now
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rayc94
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4d ago
Dropped $400 on a 'client management' app that did nothing but make my clients mad
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thea_bell
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4d ago
Warning: I quoted $1,200 for a 3 week job and the client said yes without blinking
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paulnguyen
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5d ago
15 years of wedding shoots and I just did my first $300 deposit contract last month
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abbyf79
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7d ago
PSA: I stopped giving "per project" prices on print jobs and started quoting per page plus a setup fee, and my take home went up $600 on one job
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casey268
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8d ago
I finally saw what my old agency charged clients and I was sick
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the_laura
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9d ago
Warning: I signed a $1,200 logo contract with no late fee and the client paid 94 days after delivery
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martinez.paul
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11d ago
Skeptical when a guy in Dallas said charge 50% up front, now I do it for every job
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nathan_kim
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12d ago
I finally raised my freelance rate after a client said 'that's it?' on a call in Portland
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lisab32
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13d ago
Pro tip: I stopped handing out my rate sheet at the first meeting after a guy in Boise ran the numbers on me
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cora813
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14d ago
A guy in Phoenix paid me $500 deposit then ghosted, now I ask for 50% upfront before any design work
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shane_wilson
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14d ago
My mentor told me in 2019 to never lower my price, and I followed that for 2 years until a guy in Reno proved him half wrong
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