bugtype @bugtype.bsky.social

Can somebody please tell business people that a freelancer's rates are their rates and that trying to haggle just makes you look like a cheap and difficult client

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J. Christine Leach @jchristineleach.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 16:12 UTC

When I was younger I got a gig designing little character balls for a game. They wanted me to do 50 and I told them my rate was X per hour. It wasn't a lot but since they were poor communicators and wanted endless revisions it piled up. So they asked me to fix the rate to X per ball.

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Michael R Lambert @mrl53.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 23:50 UTC

But that’s the norm right? No changing that.

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bugtype @bugtype.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 23:15 UTC

What does that extra $20 you're trying to save really get you because now you seem too difficult to work with and need to start the onboarding process all over again with someone else. If you're going to be difficult right from the start then I already know you're going to scope creep later on

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Rosie @rosiepone.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 01:00 UTC

normalize nonrefundable upfront fees like tattoo shops so they can avoid exactly this

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Victoria McIntosh @vmcntosh.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 13:58 UTC

Also freelancer rates cover their taxes and own health care, and even with that it still tends to be ridiculously cheap over hiring someone with the skills full time.

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