The Psychological Trap of Freelancing

Re:The Psychological Trap of Freelancing by gk1 on Monday February 11, 2019 @10:29AM (#19135087)

Have you tried doing a monthly retainer rate?

You come up with the SOW and say: "This will take X months provided there are no surprises or delays, at a rate of $Y per month."

> My clients want fixed price so the risk is stacked on me...

The risk should be spread evenly. If you're bearing all the risk then it's not a good relationship.

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Re:The Psychological Trap of Freelancing by photoguy112 on Monday February 11, 2019 @11:06AM (#19135427)

The reason I did weekly vs monthly pricing is simply because it breaks down to a "smaller" amount, visually ;) But yeah.. in essence you are just asking for a monthly retainer. Also, with weekly you don't need to worry about collecting as much in case of nonpayment, at most you'll lose a week's worth of pay.

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