I was recalculating my rate card for local graphic design clients and got stuck on how to price out custom icon sets. Has anyone here figured out a fast way to estimate those without losing money?
I dropped $300 on a fancy bookkeeping tool because everyone on here said it would save my freelance business from tax mess. Turns out it overcomplicated everything and cost me a week of my life sorting out wrong reports. Did anyone else waste money on a tool that just made things harder instead of easier?
I had this client who kept nitpicking every invoice for months. Last Tuesday I finally asked him straight up why he was so picky. He told me my rate felt low so he assumed my work would be sloppy. I doubled my hourly rate for the next project and he didn't even blink. Has anyone else had a client actually respect them more after raising prices?
I was using a free template I found online for like 2 years. Then a client tried to say I didn't deliver what we agreed on. Pulled out the new contract I just paid for and it had a whole clause about revisions and scope creep. Shut that down fast. Anyone else skip the lawyer route and regret it later?