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  ophelia_chong

  9 months ago

  This is a great help. With the economy going south, and the workforce moving towards freelancing, workers who never freelanced will be flailing on "how to charge". Maybe a conference on the new emerging Workforce? A higher percentage will all be working virtually whether they like it or not.
  
  Great post Katrina. :O)
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  Promotional Products

  9 months ago

  That's a really interesting read for me, you're thankful for this post.. I've been checking your posts from time to time, Cheers :)
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  sbspalding

  9 months ago

  Another option is to create a flat rate for specific services ( copywriting etc . . .) and build "packages" around those. You just need to ensure that clients are well aware of what they are buying into so they don't start piling new things on mid-project.
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  Marry

  9 months ago

  This is exactly what I do. Not just in online projects but in any project that requires more of my time and is valuable to do systematically.
  
  It also reminds me of a system that helps us achieve the same thing that I studied in MBA " PERT" Performance Evaluation Review Technique, I just hope I am writing it correctly.
  
  But the basic theme was the same. Divide the work into different phases and then create an objective of each stage. Then Evaluate each stage based on the achievement of the project.
  
  Anyways I think that should be enough from me for now
  
  
  
  Marry
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  gregorylent

  9 months ago

  clean writing and thinking, and just made aware of a niche for outsourcing marketing project writing ... america is really expensive
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  Jessica

  9 months ago

  Hi
  
  pricing could be done inlight of many factors
  the closest rivel rate
  market rates
  client's precived benifits
  your costs .. do charge the price of time .. as on hour rate as the answer suggests. These are just a starting point ..
  
  Best of luck
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  rebel yell

  9 months ago

  Speaking from a client's viewpoint, breaking it down by phases is very helpful.
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  Geoff Dodd

  9 months ago

  Try to build in a 'royalty factor' for residual earnings in the case of a runaway success where you should be continuously remunerated. The best writer on this pricing approach is Clayton Makepeace of The Total Package. Say, a flat rate of $25,000 plus 15% of profits. You're worth it. GD.
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  offshore hosting

  9 months ago

  This is a great help. With the economy going south, and the workforce moving towards freelancing, workers who never freelanced will be flailing on "how to charge".
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  Knockout Prices

  9 months ago

  A lot depends on market trends and I think most of the time there are times when you end up pricing on the wrong ends of the right price.
  
  I think your advice sounds strong and is something that can be followed without any risks.
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  Wedding Favors

  9 months ago

  I think the market study that most of the people do are not that accurate and this can mislead you a lot and lead to ill informed decisions and this is something that we all want to avoid.
  
  Speculation is something that we have to avoid as much as we can and there can be no issues.
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  HCN

  9 months ago

  I think outsourcing can be an issue at times, especially at times like this.
  
  There are so many options, but the best option always looks elusive. I think your point of splitting them into phases might be a good way to look at it.
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  chicago b

  8 months ago

  Good post- i really like the phase split
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  Counseling

  8 months ago

  That was a really interesting post, and speaking for both ends it seems benefitial to me. Cheers
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