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Appreciation post: a stranger at the Denver coffee shop who saved my first freelance quote
I was working on my first logo design quote, totally stuck on what to charge, and this older guy at the next table saw me stressing. He leaned over and said, 'Kid, your time is worth more than a sandwich. Start at fifty an hour or you'll never get there.' That was six months ago. How do you figure out that starting hourly rate for your very first piece of work?
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charlieh746mo ago
Denver guy gave decent advice but it's just a first quote, not a life sentence.
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jackson.max4mo ago
Isn't it wild how one stranger's line can just snap things into focus for you? That happened to me too-a mechanic told me to stop underselling myself because "parts aren't the only thing with value." I just picked a number I didn't hate seeing in my bank account and went with it.
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gray3146mo ago
Honestly my friend just asked what she'd happily pay someone else to do it and went from there.
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matthew8976mo ago
Yeah, that's one way to do it, gray314. My friend would probably pay someone to just make the decision for her.
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