What is your hourly rate?
Recently, on the Freelancers Forum, I answered some pretty pointed questions about pricing posed by Colleen Rice Nelson, who also runs the Freelancer Meet Up in LA.
The most-asked question: "What should I say when they ask, 'What is your hourly rate?'"
If you've heard or read anything I've written about pricing, you probably know I take a pretty provocative stand on this issue: Your hourly rate is none of your client's business.
In this interview I elaborated on this idea and then answered the follow up question: "What should I do if they push, push, push and insist on knowing my hourly rate?"
Listen to find out what I said, including when you can make an exception to this rule.
During the second half of the hour, I was joined by Dyana Valentine and the communicatrix to answer more listeners' questions about pricing. (Note: there was a glitch in the recording between minutes 7-12, but it goes on for an hour altogether.and is worth waiting for it to continue, IMHO)
By the way, there will be an entire session on pricing at the Creative Freelancer Conference. Peleg Top and Lee Silber will be offering a hands-on workshop called, The Price is Right. Sign up today here: http://www.creativefreelancerconference.com
I tried to listen to this "blogtalkradio" interview three times. The first time, my browser crashed at about 3 minutes, then I tried again and got to about 15 minutes. The last time I got a little further when it quit. I cannot believe that you tried to have a phone interview over Scype. That is not a reliable connection for an extended phone conversation, especially one that will be recorded and many people will listen to. I think you are getting too creative with the technology. Sometimes you just cannot beat a regular old landline.
Sorry for the hasty comment, but I have to get back to work now!
Posted by: Janet | July 22, 2009 at 03:31 PM