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aliceharris
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1d ago
Quoted $150 on a hunch, then counted my hours and felt sick
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fionag85
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1d ago
I quoted my first design client $400 flat instead of hourly and it backfired in a way I didn't expect
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emma_lee22
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2d ago
Quoting an hourly rate for my very first job cost me $400 in unpaid screwups
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quinn341
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5d ago
DAE remember when a guy at a coffee shop in Tulsa set my whole rate?
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faith27
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8d ago
My $75 "get started" rate on my first gig cost me a $600 kitchen faucet job
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scott.alex
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9d ago
The $500 minimum I set for myself got beaten by a $40 deposit rule I read in an old Freelancers Union email
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kai_ramirez38
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9d ago
Unpopular opinion: my old roommate's "charge half upfront" rule saved my first gig and I still use it
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shane_morgan
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9d ago
Charged $180 for a logo gig in Portland and the client ghosted after 2 revisions
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parker_hall5
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9d ago
PSA: I found out my "fair" price was 30% under market after one call in March
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hunt.wesley
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9d ago
Rant: my old roommate in Phoenix scared me straight about my first rate
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maryr43
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10d ago
A guy at the copy shop in Reno showed me his rate sheet and I was charging HALF what he did
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adam186
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11d ago
Charged $75 for my first logo gig, then a guy at a Denver meetup asked me one thing that stung
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anna717
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11d ago
My first design client paid $150, then $400 on the next project after I stopped guessing my rate
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evan_burns
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12d ago
Just hit my first $500 gig price after charging $75 for months and I honestly didn't think anyone would pay it
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burns.fiona
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12d ago
Charged my first gig $500 flat and made $9 an hour, but I'd do it again
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