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Honestly, hitting $10k in a single month made me question my whole pricing model.
Tbh, I only got there by taking on way too many small, cheap jobs and burning out. Now I'm raising my rates to work less for the same money. Has anyone else had a number that forced a big change like that?
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hannah_craig1mo ago
What's your new minimum project size to make the higher rates actually work?
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patricia_hill6014d ago
Hang on, is everyone sure bigger projects are actually better, though? In my experience, taking on one big client means all my eggs are in one basket. If they drag their feet on payments or suddenly change the scope, I'm stuck covering all those extra costs myself with no other income coming in. Smaller projects let me spread the risk around, so one bad job doesn't sink my whole month. I'd be careful about chasing that one big number without thinking about what happens if it goes sideways.
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grace_kelly451mo ago
Figure out what your actual hourly rate needs to be after taxes and expenses. Then work backwards from your new project rate. Are you talking about a hard minimum budget, or just the point where the project scope makes sense?
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tessap971mo ago
Can my new minimum just be "enough to stop crying over my tax bill"?
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