Came across a nice little tool for those of you who are thinking about getting into freelancing.
Takes the hassle out of trying to guess how much you should charge people. I know that was one of my biggest problems starting out as a freelancer. Your time is precious, and if your work is good, companies will pay you well for it. (even if your work isn't that good, companies will still pay you well for it)
According to this calculator, my hourly rate is $37.50 per hour (although I charge even more than this haha, but it's a good number to work with), with a break even rate of $16.13 per hour (don't have many bills)
I'll throw in some other interesting and useful links for all of you designers here.
This one shows interesting statistics and average rates for freelances all over the world.
This is a website designed specifically for content delivery and feedback to and from your client, absolutely indispensable.
This article shows you exactly how you should write up a design contract, also supplies you with a sample to get started with.
The second link explains the first link. Incredible statistics based social media splash page, great link to put on your business card.
http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/ge...ting-yourself/
Learn to market yourself. This is the most important one. Ever.
Takes the hassle out of trying to guess how much you should charge people. I know that was one of my biggest problems starting out as a freelancer. Your time is precious, and if your work is good, companies will pay you well for it. (even if your work isn't that good, companies will still pay you well for it)
According to this calculator, my hourly rate is $37.50 per hour (although I charge even more than this haha, but it's a good number to work with), with a break even rate of $16.13 per hour (don't have many bills)
I'll throw in some other interesting and useful links for all of you designers here.
This one shows interesting statistics and average rates for freelances all over the world.
This is a website designed specifically for content delivery and feedback to and from your client, absolutely indispensable.
This article shows you exactly how you should write up a design contract, also supplies you with a sample to get started with.
The second link explains the first link. Incredible statistics based social media splash page, great link to put on your business card.
http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk/ge...ting-yourself/
Learn to market yourself. This is the most important one. Ever.
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