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HOW Singles: The Art and Science of Pricing
If you don't really know how much you should charge your clients, it's time to get serious about a pricing strategy. Our marketing and pricing guru offers a step-by-step plan and some helpful worksheets to make the process painless.
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Pricing
Setting the right price for your graphic design services is key to running a successful business and maintaining your financial health. Find practical advice on how to establish your hourly rates, how to estimate a design project and how to bill your clients.
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Admit it: You’re curious to know how your paycheck compares to those of your design colleagues in similar positions. HOW’s 2012 Design Salary Report will have all the answers, but we need your help!
Categories: Business Issues, Design Career, Featured, Pricing
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3 Proposal Follow-Up Tips
If you’ve submitted a proposal and now the potential client won’t get back in touch, here are 3 steps you should take to follow up.
Categories: Design + Business, Featured, Pricing
Tags: business tips, design proposal, proposal tips
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The Science of Pricing
If you don’t really know how much you should charge your clients, it’s time to get serious about a pricing strategy. Our marketing and pricing guru offers advice for profitable pricing in the article “The Art & Science of Pricing” in the November 2011 Issue of HOW. View an excerpt from this article online!
Categories: Design + Business, Featured, HOW Magazine, November 2011 HOW Magazine, Pricing
Tags: business, pricing
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Create Your Own Contract
Contract Creator, a new tool from Freelancers Union, free to all members (and membership is free). Check it out if you are working without a contract or suspect your contract could be better. Continue reading →
Proposal Question Checklist
Check out this Proposal Question Checklist from The Proposal Bundle: 25 Resources for Project-Winning Proposals Continue reading →
Struggling with pricing?
This is the last week to improve your pricing with August’s Kit of the Month: the Ultimate Pricing Collection. There are 45 left and they’ll only be on sale through Tuesday, Aug. 30th. Continue reading →
How does your hourly rate compare?
How has the recession affected hourly billing rate(s)? Up, down, no change? What is the current range in the industry? How do yours compare? Take this survey from Creative Business and find out. Continue reading →
August Bundle: Ultimate Pricing Collection
This month’s Ultimate Pricing Collection is packed with tools to help you price your design work and win clients. Learn how other designers factor in rush charges, late fees and other considerations when arriving at a final price. Plus, learn if you’re…
CFC: How are you responding to crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing was a popular topic of conversation at CFC. Design educator, David Oldham, recaps a discussion with 6 freelancers on how they’re dealing with it. Continue reading →
