Pricing & Rates for Freelancers
Learn how to price your freelance services and set appropriate rates for each project
How to Estimate the Cost of a Freelance Project
Estimating the cost of a project is one of the most important requirements of freelancing. You'll need to calculate hours, set a rate, and present a proposal to the client.
Should You Ever Work for Free as a Freelancer?
Sometimes it makes sense to work for free. Other times may require more discernment. Either way, you should always receive something of value.
How to Price Your Services as a First-Time Freelancer
Most new freelancers don't understand how to properly price their services. We'll explain some of the key factors that influence freelancing pricing to help you get more clients and close more deals.
A Beginner’s Guide to Value-Based Pricing
A value-based project is simply a fixed-fee project where the price is determined by the value of the outcome to the clients business – not the estimated time it will take to complete.
6 Pricing Strategies for Freelancers (and When You Should Use Each)
As a freelancer, you get to decide how to bill your clients – and there's no right or wrong billing strategy. In this article, we'll look at hourly rates, daily rates, weekly rates, monthly…
How I Sold a $6,000 Website to a Non-Profit Using Value-Based Pricing
Find out how I sold a $6,000 website to a non-profit using value-based pricing and why they agreed to pay 100% of the total cost upfront.
Why You Should Charge 100% Upfront (and How to Actually Do It)
Have you ever been stiffed by a client? You convinced them to hire you, everyone was eager to get stared, and everything seemed to be going great, but the client either paid you late or…