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Thanks for your honesty. When you say you undervalued yourself, what was the rate you were charging on freelancer?

• k-mcgrady 12y ago
  I charged a price for the whole project. At the end of the day it probably worked out to $10 per hour. I started this when I was 18 so imposter syndrome was a big deal for me but over the next few years I gradually increased prices. At the end of the day though if I had bills I needed to pay I would take whatever work I could get and sometimes that meant bidding lower than the other guys. Eventually I got better at selling myself and convincing people that although I charged more than other bidders I was worth more. I think my biggest mistake as a freelancer was not charging hourly. I screwed myself quite a lot taking on projects that ended up being WAY more work that I thought.