the_linda•8h ago

I switched from charging by the hour to a flat project fee and my income went up 40% in three months.

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carr.lee8h ago

Honestly, I had the exact opposite happen to me.

clairen858h ago

Wait, seriously? That's a huge jump. I always thought hourly was safer because you get paid for all your time. How did you even figure out what to charge per project without getting ripped off?

the_faith7h ago

Getting ripped off" was my big worry too. I started by tracking how long past hourly projects actually took me, then added a buffer for revisions. You basically have to guess at first and accept that some early quotes will be wrong.