Comments on: How Much Should a Freelancer Charge Per Hour?

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:02:29 +0000

I have to admit that I can’t do the monetary conversions in my head to compare your currency to mine, but I will say that when you’re working freelance or independent that it’s important for you to determine how much money you need to make to live on as a place to start from. Once you’ve done some writing and build up your reputation a bit, then you can start bumping it up.

By: Eric : Blog De Manila

Eric : Blog De Manila — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:45:55 +0000

Being in the I.T. field, I’m choosy on the projects that I’m taking on so I can bid a higher price….but those people from I _ _ _ A are really making it difficult to get even just a simple project…arggh!

By: Revan

Revan — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:14:47 +0000

Ouch, even on $5 an hour where I live you’d have to work around 100 hours or so a week to get by even somewhat comfortably. $10 seems to be the lowest anyone will go, and it’s generally considered way too low, $25-$40 an hour is more typical for experienced freelancers, with a bit over $10-$20 being acceptable for newbies.
Cost of living must be much lower where you live.

By: oriental blogger

oriental blogger — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:05:23 +0000

which could mean less clients and losing a bid. hahah just enough will do.

By: Meili

Meili — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:09:17 +0000

I am a writer and I just joined odesk.I took their tests and I did score quite nicely, always in the top 10-20 percent but when I look at the job postings I get too discouraged.

The rates are so low I would not even cover my costs per hour. Someone was even looking specifically for Filipinos and offering P30 per article. FYI for a writer, P30 per article is 2x lower than what local content writing agencies are paying.

I am horrified because he actually got a lot of bids!

Is it even worth getting jobs from odesk or are all the people there just looking for the cheapest, lowest rates?

By: Gem

Gem — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:11:59 +0000

You should try as early as you can. Sign-up is entirely free: you aren’t required to pay for the membership. oDesk is 100% legit.

You’d actually lose more if you don’t sign up early because more and more people are joining each day, so you’d actually lose from the competition.

Here’s the link to sign up: http://www.theladyprogrammer.com/odesk/

By: Amor

Amor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:58:28 +0000

Hi Gem,I’ve read about Odesk before sa mga forums, visited the site too but was hesitant to sign up then. After reading your posts, parang gusto ko na syang i-try.

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By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:21:37 +0000

Well, $1/hr if you are starting freelancing work would be ok. After some time if you have other freelance job offers, then its time to think whether your effort for $1/hr is justified or not.

Cheers!

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Archon Digital — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:59:17 +0000

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