How Much Should You Charge? Each year, I write and update this article for photographers. In my opinion, this post is more important than the latest lighting technique, Lightroom plugin, or posing technique for professional photographers. Why? Because understanding the concepts within this article allows you to continue to do what you love over the long […]
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You’re at a cocktail party. Someone approaches you and says: “Hey, I hear you’re a _____ and you’ve do _____ for a living. I have this problem I need help with. It’s right up your alley. Here’s my question:___________________?” What do you do? Whip out your Freshbooks Mobile App and crush out an invoice for
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Congratulations. You’re damn close to closing the deal. Your new client said yes. They freed up some budget for you, you seem like the right man or woman for the job, and they want you to send a proposal. And oh – by the way, can you send over your rates? This is a situation
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Management. What we all strive for in some form or another. We desire to be promoted within our companies, to form and manage our own businesses, to have control over household activities. Whether it’s managing children, finances, or a staff, it’s a notorious struggle built on stereotypes and generalizations. With the pressure of management comes
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For six years now, I’ve been the founder, CEO, and president of a search engine optimization company, and I’ve maintained one additional role, that I soon hope to relinquish. Salesperson. My reluctance in hiring a salesperson is that finding the right person for the job can be quite a challenge. “Selling” search engine optimization (SEO)
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If you want to get real results from SEO you’re going to need to arm yourself with the best tools. But, when you’re first starting out, it feels like everything is over your budget and you’re going to cripple yourself trying to pay for it all. Well, I’ve got news for you… It doesn’t have
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Whether or not to charge per hour for freelance services is a hotly debated topic in the freelance community. I lean towards charging a flat fee instead of hourly per assignment because of how I work creatively. I don’t sit down to do a task all at once. Instead, I brainstorm, write, research, edit, and
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Enough already. I’ve written about sexism in the workplace, and I thought the situation might be improving—how wrong I was. A recent study of women sheds new light on the sexism that women face at work, and it’s even sadder for women in sales. It’s time for sexism to stop. Would you recognize sexism when
If you want to get real results from SEO you’re going to need to arm yourself with the best tools. But, when you’re first starting out, it feels like everything is over your budget and you’re going to cripple yourself trying to pay for it all. Well, I’ve got news for you… It doesn’t have
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When I read the title of a recent Wall Street Journal post, “In This Economy, Quitters Are Winning,” frankly, I thought I misinterpreted something. People are quitting jobs, moving on to new positions, and making more money. Say what? I was totally aware of the fact that the job market was on fire, but our peeps are getting
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