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How do you guys deal with creative burnout?
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How do you guys deal with creative burnout?
Charge a flat fee with some padding. That means, enough to be able to hire someone else as good as you do it while you still make a profit. Get everything in writing, scope, timeline, revisions, rights, etc. discuss money upfront before you begin solving their problem for free. Do not put your ideas down in an unpaid proposal and and ask for 50% deposit before you lift a finger. Discuss your fees on a call before you send the proposal. Say the price before you show it. Be confident and know your worth and charge accordingly. Let me know how it goes. Good luck!
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Depends where you're located. I'm in LA and I know of Seniors making $1000/day. So ACDs make a good bit more. I assume you could just do a day rate for this.
$1200/day or $120/hour for ACD level. Don’t charge less. Your talent is valuable and they aren’t running a charity.
There are a few ways to figure out a rate, but the most basic one is as follows:
1.) How much do you need to clear in a month to cover everything you have to (bills, Adobe subscription, etc.)?
2.) Multiply that by 12.
3.) Divide that by 2080. This is your base hourly rate. Unless you're very new to the job, this will be lower than you want to ultimately charge.
Never go below your base rate. It is your floor. You can go up from there, but never down.
Now, generally speaking, to determine how much more you can charge than base, you want to look at a few things:
1.) How clearly defined are the goals and objectives? The less clear it is, the more you charge since you're likely to get caught in revisions for a while.
2.) Is the client known for working with freelancers or is this a one-off? How do other freelancers feel about the client? Rep is everything, so clients with bad reps get charged more. And if there's ever been a problem with pay, it's a minimum non-refundable deposit of 20% (most people will go higher than that).
3.) What's the iron triangle on this project? If the focus is on speed and price above all else, be wary of the project as a whole.
Ultimately, to avoid punishing yourself for efficiency, you'll want to charge a based on project, not based on hours. Why should you earn less for finishing early? That's just bad business.