My old business partner and I did some freelancing on the side, and it was shocking to hear clients say an agency quoted them $40k when we figured it would cost

My old business partner and I did some freelancing on the side, and it was shocking to hear clients say an agency quoted them $40k when we figured it would cost $8k. The author is right that agencies aren't always the way to go. You're paying for a lot of administrative overhead, and the owners and managers are most likely pocketing most of the money while paying overseas developers $10/hr.