1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auMelanie Pinolahttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/melaniepinola-usa/Take The Fear Out Of Raising Your Freelance Rates By Knowing The Marketrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BfrpYORboP"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/07/take-the-fear-out-of-raising-your-freelance-rates-by-knowing-the-market/">Take The Fear Out Of Raising Your Freelance Rates By Knowing The Market</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/07/take-the-fear-out-of-raising-your-freelance-rates-by-knowing-the-market/embed/#?secret=BfrpYORboP" width="600" height="338" title="“Take The Fear Out Of Raising Your Freelance Rates By Knowing The Market” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="BfrpYORboP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/02/1321637559360012648.png?quality=75636358Software developer Andy Adams wrote a great post on how to talk yourself into charging more for your freelance services, with rebuttals for three of the most common objections or fears we have about raising our rates.