Freelancers: What is your current day rate? Have you lowered it to secure work/ get booked? Making it pretty far in conversations at a few places and not getting booked and I’m wondering if it has to do with how much I’m charging…

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Don’t lower your rates! My last job wanted to cut my rate by $100/day. I declined and said they should look for someone else if my rate wouldn’t be approved. They booked me at my full rate. Stand strong!

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I used to charge and get $175-200/hr. I have taken jobs this year for $150-160 but they were for longer term engagements. We need to stand firm or else we’ll drive rates down lower for all of us.

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I’m NYC based and normally charge $160/hr. Given the current sh*tshow of a market though I’ve been charging $120

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Seems $1800 is the top end these days, save for some spectacular exceptions.

I used to get 1500-1800/day no problem. The last 2 years I’ve definitely had to bring it down. My most recent gig was 1100/day. But better than no-hundred-a-day.

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