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By: Lauren123

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By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:52:13 +0000

I think it’s pretty easy to continually increase your prices. All you do is ask new clients for larger amounts. I started out freelancing about 2.5 years ago, and when I started out, like most freelancers, I was charging below market rates.

Since then, I’ve continually been increasing my prices to the point where now I’m one of the most expensive in town, with only advertising agencies charging more than me.

I have found what works for me is:
1. Don’t bill based on your time, bill based on the value you provide with a fixed project price
2. Don’t sell design work, or writing work, or development work. Sell a solution to your clients problems
3. When you do the above, you realise that every client has different needs, and showing the client you understand those unique needs is 99% of the sale.
4. Don’t sell to prospects who can’t afford you
5. (The most important point) Ask for higher prices. Nobody is going to pay you more if you don’t ask for it

By: sami

sami — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:28:00 +0000

amount of time spent on project is directly proportional to rewards you get but smart work is the need for the day

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By: Webme1

Webme1 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:27:09 +0000

An interesting article.

By: Kim H

Kim H — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:29:11 +0000

I suppose it could be debatable whether or not design is art or a science, or perhaps a strange breed of both which delves into psychology and the understanding of how people’s minds work, but either way, I agree with the fact that templating is selling yourself short. I’ve made maybe one custom template in my lifetime, but this was in order to give myself some practice work; I never actually sold the darn thing, nor is it public on my site (though I’ve considered selling it). The thing with templates is that people want “free” site designs – they want a fast design, and they want it to be as low-cost as possible, because they procrastinated whatever the site was for, perhaps for far too long.

Either way, great post.

By: Lance Hooper Bartlett

Lance Hooper Bartlett — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:49:18 +0000

Cracking post Taiyab – loved it!

I wish we had someone like you design our site.

Cheers
Lance

By: Michael Murdoch

Michael Murdoch — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:47:21 +0000

Great article! One thing must be remembered however, some clients are ideal creatively but just don’t have the cash to spend. We can think of our skills as designers as the best in the world but if the money isn’t there, we’ll end up with out payments to pay the bills and more importantly without work to put in the folio. There’s a balance to find here. Stay strong and keep your prices at the rates you are happy to work for. They don’t have to be high, but just comfortable for you to spend your time creating.

It’s a tough world out there, so work hard, learn new things and make each project the best yet!

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CSS Brigit | How To Charge More For Your Freelance Projects — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:56:54 +0000

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