The 5 minute coffee chat that saved my freelance business

I was about to quit freelancing back in March because I kept losing projects to lowball clients. A buddy I met at a coffee shop in Austin asked me what I charged and I told him $50 an hour. He laughed and showed me his rate sheet where he was billing $125 for the same type of work. That conversation made me realize I was undervaluing myself and chasing the wrong people. Has anyone else had a random stranger totally change how you price your services?

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hugoj126m ago

But isn't charging more just going to scare off the people who actually have smaller budgets and still need good work done? Sometimes you gotta take what the market gives you, not what some random guy at a coffee shop says.