
How to Set Freelance Rates as a Beginner
A new freelance writer once told me she charged her very first client roughly a third of what similar writers were charging, purely out of fear that no one would…
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A new freelance writer once told me she charged her very first client roughly a third of what similar writers were charging, purely out of fear that no one would…
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A friend starting out as a freelance designer once signed up for five different platforms simultaneously, spread her…
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A small business owner once told me, almost sheepishly, that she’d been paying for business software and a…
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A small manufacturer once told me he’d been turned down by two banks simply because he had no…
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This case study looks at a small home bakery that started with local, word-of-mouth orders only, and within…
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This case study examines a common pattern among early-stage startups that hit serious trouble around the 18-24 month…
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I once worked under a manager who, before every project, asked the team what obstacles they were facing…
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I remember a manager once telling me, quite bluntly, that my report “needed work,” and then walking off…
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A manager I know once kept a calendar so packed with back-to-back meetings that she was doing her…
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