General Assembly Melbourne recently hosted an event on Career Negotiation Strategies and invited me to help out, by running one of the discussion sessions. Though not targeted at freelancers particularly, I was interested to hear the keynote: we know from our events with freelancers that knowing what rate to set, and negotiating that with clients is one of their biggest worries. So here are the top freelance-relevant tips I took from the keynote speech by Johnathan Maltby, career and personal branding coach: Present your value, not your needs – when thinking about rates, some websites suggest working out how much … Continue reading Negotiating your rates – a few ideas