So interesting to learn more on freelance writing, thanks for writing this. For freelancing in data infra work, I have found it so much harder to negotiate than when I've had full-time offers (where there is a wealth of online resources sharing datapoints around the company/role payscales). Freelancing rates for me have either seemed much lower or much more nebulous and harder to negotiate. I think we could all do with more (positive and supportive!) freelance rate sharing!
"Every writer is ambling down a unique path toward a unique set of goals.
"No other writer is chasing your goals or living within your circumstances. No other writer can tell you the “right” rate for any kind of work."
This resonated strongly with me. And yet we, as a group, are driven by scarcity thinking that says what they get takes away from me. No, it doesn't.
So interesting to learn more on freelance writing, thanks for writing this. For freelancing in data infra work, I have found it so much harder to negotiate than when I've had full-time offers (where there is a wealth of online resources sharing datapoints around the company/role payscales). Freelancing rates for me have either seemed much lower or much more nebulous and harder to negotiate. I think we could all do with more (positive and supportive!) freelance rate sharing!