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two years ago I was charging less than a grand for a website.
this week I crossed $960k on Contra.
same hands and same tools but the thing that really changed is I stopped charging for my time and started charging for what the work is worth to the company.
took me way too long to get this however when you bill hourly you're basically punishing yourself for getting good, you spend years getting faster and cleaner and the reward is you make less for the same result which makes no sense.
and half the time you're designing for a company that's about to raise millions, you're a big part of why they look fundable in the first place. charging that by the hour like it's a favor never sat right with me.
so at some point you just say the number, not a random one though.
sit down, figure out what each thing is actually worth to you, write it down, then say it out loud without doing the nervous little discount thing we all do.
the pricing was never the hard part but believing I was worth it was and I'm still working on that some days, however the number's finally catching up to the work.
anyway, road to a million, one project at a time. the count's live on my Contra profile if you want to watch it happen.
This is well articulated!
Thank you!
That was helpful.
This is brilliant. Always with the topics that actually matter, appreciate you. Would also love to hear your journey of being a freelancer on contra at the same time have a studio page and hoe that works out and affects your work!
Keep it up!
That’s a fantastic video idea
Insightful
Thanks for sharing man
Thanks for watching
Amazing!
Thanks Sharon!
You're welcome😊
cool
Yes you can!!
Is growth man
Congratulations 🎉
Thank you!
This is very helpful
Glad it helped!
This was helpful.
Thanks for sharing
Wow!
Great, Congratulations 👍
massive achievement bro
Awesome
Really impressive, I actually want to ask something like you are my mentor
What do you suggest to propose yourself on the market if you want to hit the first 100k?
social media? Cold email? Networking?
just really courios and hope it can help other people too
Daaamn. That's quite the journey. I don't think it took you too long, but I understand that feeling, specially when you look back. Either way, congrats man.
Thanks a lot!
Even I'm figuring out how can I reach out to clients who actually respect the work i provide and do not try to undervalue myself.
well said
Thanks for putting this out, this is insightful
This is great, you hit some of the key parts for me. The first client I charged less than a grand for told me how foolish I am for not seeing the value in this. I am excited to pick up the pace and join the path.
Congrats!
Shame this only works for advertising and not other fields.
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