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Always Charge for Your Services
Listen up virtual assistants, creative specialists, and marketing mavens, always charge for your services. Today I’m sharing a couple of real-life stories where giving away “free” services actually backfired for these service providers.
This is an important lesson to learn, especially if you’re new in business when your reputation is at stake. I’ll also help you find ways to thank referrals without giving away free hours.
To be a viable, sustainable freelance business, you have to pay attention to your profits and where you’re spending your billable time. Free doesn’t make you money. Plus, we really don’t want you to resent your client work or your business down the road.
Also, pay attention to the one thing you can do to combat the freebie expectation from well-meaning friends, family, peers, and acquaintances. This tactic works every time!
You will never do free work again. (And that’s a good thing!)
Announcement:
The Digital Marketing Workgroup is closing for the year. This is your chance to get in with a freelancer community and be a part of the behind-the-scenes conversations, encouragement, and troubleshooting that we all need when we’re working solo. We also have advanced trainings, networking opportunities, and job leads.
Related Podcasts Mentioned on the Show
- Creating Healthy Money Habits & Money Mindset with Chelsea Brennan #107
- Three Rules of Essentialism for Service Providers #40
- Feeling Guilty about Charging for Your Client Work #25
Links Mentioned in Show:
- Freelance Business Kickstarter – Get started quickly offering your services as a freelance digital service provider. Learn the ropes of contracts, portfolios, proposals and discovery calls, and the process of starting out as an independent contractor business.
