@thejamiebrindle: The fastest way to lose a client? Charge a “reasonable” price. Reasonable doesn’t signal value. It signals risk. When you underprice, clients don’t think, “What a deal.” They think, “This person isn’t the expert.” Here’s the truth: clients don’t buy your time. They buy certainty. And certainty has a price. So how do you set it? Take the income you want this year. Divide it by the number of projects you can realistically handle. Add what it would cost to hire someone else to deliver. That’s your baseline. Work from there. Freelancers don’t get ghosted because they charge too much. They get ghosted because they don’t look like the safest bet. P.S. Follow me for more practical steps to build a strong, sustainable freelance business.

shortbus1570 :

$600 to rebrand what?! A 9 year old’s lemonade stand?!

Ethan Tijerina :

Did this. Got the client. Had crazy anxiety. Doubted myself. Worked the hardest I’d ever have before. Pitched with no idea if they would like what I did. They loved it.

Dillion Lalor :

Nah they were looking for someone to do it for $150 and exposure

2004 Honda Pilot :

I fix technology problems. I charge $125/hr with a trip fee and 2 hour minimum for commercial. Because they won't hire me otherwise. I negotiate $50-$60/hr for residential because money's tight.

ZOMBIE MAKEOUT CLUB :

More often they buy cheap, not certain.

TripDog :

Great advice, love this

padliciy :

“Add the cost to hire someone else” wdym? Like add on top of what’s owed?

thedossary94 :

American pewdiepie 😳

Teoooooo :

Well… I quoted a reasonable quote based on what I think I’m worth and got ghosted too it can happen on the other side too 🤣

Michael :

AI does it for free [Tears of joy]

6b4dd1 :

They prob went with the $150 quote, they’ll be back when that inevitably goes sideways.

SYJ :

If only this is how it really goes. There are so many companies, especially start up to midsize companies that are always looking for cheap labor.

SimpleSamson :

great advice. thanks

mike tee :

the loop tho

kjajjangie 🌈 :

Way too low

Birdmanjikian :

$600 a day

wolflordy :

I swear my company needs to do this too. We're so focused on pricing my engineer hours we leave so much on the table. I've been genuinely shocked at how much your freelance advice applies to corporate too.

ankidiong5v :

“Cost to outsource it” so double your quote basically?

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 :

Habibonianos :

[ملصق] interesting

JackieChin Zombiepalooza❌️ :

glennpavel :

first ask someone who knows about the business for their advice , that saved me many times when I was a rookie

Sawamu Imports Tech :

Bro hasn't realized any job done on a computer keyboard will be replaced by AI come next year

Thomas :

Top dollar for someone who “thinks” they know what they’re doing? No thy

LaRogue :

"Full rebrand" is 10K+. Anything less doesn't establish a "brand". Wtf.