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10 Negotiation Techniques to Successfully Raise Your Rates
Multiple studies that show most people don’t like to negotiate. This seems especially true for Americans in general, but there has also been research that shows women really don’t like negotiating… and unfortunately, their wages suffer for it (listen up ladies!). This is bad news all-around, because if YOU aren’t going to negotiate for your rates, who […]
Read MoreFreelancers: Are You Making These 5 Common Pricing Mistakes?
As a freelancer, what you charge for your time is of paramount importance. You’re trading away valuable hours and letting people access your talents in exchange for pay… and that sounds fair enough, but you need to pay close attention to what you are charging if you want to maximize your returns. It’s not about […]
Read More7 Ways for Freelancers to Avoid Getting Stiffed for Payments
It’s the seventh circle of hell for freelancers of all experience levels: getting shafted for pay by a deadbeat client. The best way to drill any lesson into your head is to learn by experience… …but I honestly feel like many freelancers can avoid the headaches of payment problems if they follow a system to secure […]
Read MoreThe 2 Most Overlooked Tactics for Raising Your Freelance Rates
Everybody wants to be paid what they’re worth, but many freelancers are hesitant to do so because we believe that if we raise our prices, all of our clients will desert us. Truth be told, that just isn’t true. We make a lot of assumptions with this sort of thinking, because we are often too […]
Read MoreHow to Handle Client Objections to Win More Proposals
Congratulations! A prospective client wants a proposal. Now your foot’s in the door… But you still have to get them to sign on the line which is dotted. So you race against the clock to submit your proposal. And after what seems like forever, the prospect calls. She says the proposal looks solid, but “what […]
Read MoreBeing a Full-Time Freelance Writer: 2 Experts Reveal Their Insights
If you caught our interview on how to be a successful freelance web designer last week and wanted more, but from a different perspective and an entirely different industry, today you get your wish! For all of you freelance writers out there, be prepared to totally fall in love with this post (and the gals […]
Read More50 Essential Tools for Online Freelancers & Entrepreneurs
Ah, the life of self-employment. It is certainly a rewarding one, but remember, it’s a jungle out there. Here at Bidsketch, we feel your pain: the internet offers such a vast ocean of resources that it can be hard to tell which ones are actually worth using. I’d like to believe that this post will […]
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