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Rush jobs, rush policies, and rush fees

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Betty in Client Management, Clients, Contracts, Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
Hurry ASAP! Rush fees.

ASAP! Need this today! Urgent! Top Priority! A lot of my projects have quick deadlines. And I’m happy to accommodate those when I can. But doing rush projects makes it difficult to schedule other work, and often means that I will be pushing off other client work and working long hours or on the weekends. […]

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Work for free 10% of the time. This is a joke, right?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Betty in Contests and Spec Work, Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates 22 Comments
Sad doggie

A writer friend mentioned that she had read an article about a website, and she was horrified. The website is BlogMutt, a blog writing service. Their headline says “Weekly, all-original content for your business blog for $79 a month.” Sounds good. As you can tell by the (in)frequency of my blog posts, I could seriously […]

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Pricing: How much does a logo cost?

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Betty in Copyright Issues, Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
What's the price?

Logos are a special case for design pricing. Here are some of the things I think about: Company size (ie is there one “decider” or will you be having multiple meetings and feedback from a whole committee’s worth of people) Research required (bigger company probably requires a lot more research) Value to company Is an […]

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How much for something simple?

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Betty in Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments

I saw this question on a graphic design message board. Actually, I see this question a lot. Q: How much should I charge to design a simple one-color flyer? A: Sounds like a simple question, but it can get complicated. The short answer is, “It depends.” Things to consider and questions to ask: How fast […]

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Should I charge a rush fee?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Betty in Client Management, Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
Run Rabbit, Run

Q: I just had a call from a client: he needs an ad created and it’s due to the newspaper tomorrow! As it happens, I’m free. But should I charge a rush fee? And how much do other people charge? A: It’s reasonable to charge a rush fee for such a fast turnaround. I know […]

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I got a raise!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Betty in Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
Pile of money... because you're worth it.

Ok, so I gave myself a raise. And part of the way I did that is by raising the rates I charge to my clients. For me, there are three parts to raising my rates: First, having a pricing strategy. Second, math. Third, psychology. Pricing strategy: I put a lot of thought into the rates […]

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Raising my rates: notifying clients

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Betty in Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
More money in the piggy

I’ll be raising my hourly rate in February, 2012, and I needed to let some of my clients know. I did not notify clients if I only bill them by project price quote, since they don’t need to know my hourly rate. And I decided to only notify clients who I have worked with recently. […]

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What should I charge? (Part 4: What value do I offer?)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Betty in Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
What's your value?

This is part 4 of the “what do I charge” post. Value isn’t all about low prices. Why is it important to quantify the value you offer to clients? Think about two different designers. Designer Jane has 10 years experience in food packaging design, has created several packaging lines that sell well in supermarkets, and […]

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What should I charge? (Part 3: What are other people charging?)

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Betty in Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
Ring it up!

This is part 3 of the “what do I charge” post. Knowledge is power! I’ve found it very empowering to have a good idea of what other people and agencies in my area charge, and to know what other people charge across the country. There are salary surveys and freelance surveys available online, which are […]

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What should I charge? (Part 2: How much time can I work?)

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Betty in Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
Calendar

This is part 2 of the “what do I charge” post. It’s a big subject! In part 1, I talked about the expenses that freelancers have. Now let’s think about how much time you can work. You might do the math: As an employee I worked 40 hours a week, and I got paid for […]

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