Deciding what to charge can be hard, especially when you’re starting out. This is a little reflection on my journey, as well as capturing my process now. Baseline: Time My starting point is always time – how long will this take me? Now with events there are two categories of time, the public…
Category: Pricing
A-Z of Freelancer Costs
There’s been some interesting discussions lately amongst freelance colleagues about whether some organisations understand the value of work they’re after and by extension what goes into people’s rates. It got me thinking about the costs of being self-employed, and how little I understood before I went freelance myself. I was definitely one of…
To Pro Bono or Not?
I’ve recently been approached by an old contact congratulating me on the move to freelancing and being my own boss. She also asked about the possibility of doing some pro bono work. And it’s thrown up a few questions. Namely, is it the right thing to do? And is it the right thing…