Comments on: Freelance Rates Survey Reminder

By: Lillie

Lillie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:30 +0000

Excellent advice about making yourself irreplaceable, Jenn. Thanks.

By: Jenn Mattern

Jenn Mattern — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:42:13 +0000

Same here — I’ll be surprised if I can take on any new clients at all in the new year, and if I do it would probably be more a favor to an existing client offering the referral than anything. Having the steady demand is definitely not about pricing — it’s about proving value to the clients (value doesn’t equal cost) and showing them you have a serious role to play in their business. Writers on Elance are often replaceable for the very reason Sharon mentioned. Making yourself irreplaceable is key.
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By: Lillie

Lillie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:50:40 +0000

sharon,

I’m booked solid for longer than that, and I charge WAY more than elance prices.

By: sharon @ online surveys

sharon @ online surveys — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:23:57 +0000

I also had a similar experience with Elance. Although she has become quite popular now and last time I checked, she said she was booked solid for the following 3 weeks. But there seems to be no shortage of ‘new’ writers who are proficient in English from countries where money goes a lot further than it does in the US.
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By: Lillie

Lillie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:38:33 +0000

simon,

I hope she’s making some decent money. $5 for 500 words would be poverty level wages in this country, but perhaps in India that constitutes a living wage. However, if she’s so busy, maybe she needs to raise her prices and make the same amount of money doing less work. People who work for companies typically work 40 hours a week; freelancers typically work much more than that.