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My dad said 'just take the first offer' on a $3,200 web build and I lost $800 immediately
I was so nervous about quoting too high that I accepted a lowball offer on the spot, then found out later the guy had a $5k budget the whole time - has anyone else been burned by taking advice from someone who doesn't freelance?
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charlieh742mo ago
Rode that same train last year. My uncle told me to just be happy someone wanted to pay me for my work so I took a $1,500 logo and site package that took me three weeks to build. Found out after the client bragged at a barbecue they would have paid $3,500 easy. Never again. You learn that non-freelancers just see dollar signs and don't understand the time we put in, right?
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jesse_smith102mo ago
Heard a podcast say that exact thing @charlieh74 - painful lesson but a good one.
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kimdixon2mo ago
Heard you loud and clear @charlieh74. I used to be the same way, thought any paycheck was better than none. Took a $200 logo for a local shop once, spent a whole weekend on it, and saw them slap it on a billboard later. That stung. Really changed how I value my own time now, you know?
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