5 Lessons I Learned on My Journey from $5 to $150 per Hour
Here’s an idea: Your hourly freelance fee should be twice what it is right now. How do I know? Because most freelancers undercharge – and chances are, you are one of them. I mean it in the nicest way possible. The fact that you are undercharging is good news. It means that there’s a world of opportunity waiting for you. Think of all the best things you associate with being a freelancer: Working with amazing clients Being able to take the afternoon off to have a long lunch with a friend Getting fired up about a new project Raising your freelance fees is the fastest way to enjoy all that good stuff and more, in your life. I can tell you that for a fact! In eight years as a freelance writer, I’ve come a long way from barely getting by on $5 per hour to comfortably charging $150 an hour—a rate my clients are happy to pay. And the best part is, I did it without: Getting fancy credentials or training Promising sky-high results to my writing clients Or even being a native E...
