Updates: Operation Sleep
Normally, I would use this post to talk about the week's book buys, reading progress, etc. However, I am coming off a weekend of dogsitting that resulted in three semi-sleepless nights. I failed miserably at making progress on The Archived and didn't get far in Cruel Beauty either.I have another round of dogsitting coming up this weekend and into next week. It will very likely result in similarly short nights. >.> I am now considering raising my rates.
With that in mind, I will conclude this short update with the following:
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| Operation Sleep (while I still can) |
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What do you charge?
ReplyDeleteI don't actually have a set rate. I let clients suggest a number and, unless it is unreasonably low, usually take it. The more well off clients tend to pay more and the tighter budget clients pay less, but I can't remember anyone ever giving me a low-ball offer.
DeleteMore importantly, a big part of why I do it is to help people out, take a bit of the stress off traveling. At least, that's how I think when discussing pay. By the end of the job, when I've lost multiple hours of sleep, I'm feeling far less altruistic. ;)
I'd at least consider tacking on an added $5 to whatever price they suggest as loss-of-sleep-and-therefore-health coverage. ;)
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