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It's difficult to have a win-win situation when one of the three sides is getting paid a massive cut continuously without contributing anything. Next time give
by s1t5 6y ago
It's difficult to have a win-win situation when one of the three sides is getting paid a massive cut continuously without contributing anything. Next time give your friend a one-off finder's fee upfront and deal exclusively with the client from there.
> And I am willing to go as low as $15
So if they offered you $14 an hour, you would drop the project? Despite working for $9 so far and having another client at $10? You'd better be able to walk away from this or your leverage is non-existent.
- mcv 6y agoGetting more leverage would help a lot indeed. Look for some better-paying clients. If you can demonstrate results, prove you can get the job done, you should easily be able to make multiple times that amount for international clients. And once you've got better paying clients, you've got all the leverage you need to ask for more, because you can afford to walk away. Of course you can still try to cut your friend out of the loop. If he's not providing any value, then working directly for the client will already be a nice boost for you.