Important take-away - don't ever start compromising on your hourly or weekly rate. Patio is correct - it's very difficult to recover from that. Plus, in my expe

Important take-away - don't ever start compromising on your hourly or weekly rate. Patio is correct - it's very difficult to recover from that. Plus, in my experience, clients who want to bargain on your compensation are already devaluing what you do. I had a client who complained about my rate, and wanted to cut it substantially, because "there were lots of kids around who would work for less." I responded by telling him that he should hire one of those kids, and I would gladly hand his project over to them. I guess he reconsidered, because that was the last I ever heard about lowering my rate. I still work for that client, and have actually raised my rate by 50% over the last few years. Don't undersell yourself!