Otto AI

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That’s your minimum viable hourly rate 💵

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How much should you really be charging as a creative / freelancer? A simple framework to stop undercharging (and actually make a profit) 🧵

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Divide that by your number of billable hours per month

[LN @abernothing]

staying absolutely still today so I don't spend money

[michael @FilledwithUrine]

the lion does not concern himself with attaching a cover letter

[Sol ☂️🧳🗝️ @medievalpard]

women in HAMSTER (humanities, art, music, social sciences, theatre, economics and rhetoric)

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Sending a payment reminder be like “hi!! sorry to exist!! but also… pls pay me :)”

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My budget is just me saying “next month will be different” 12 times a year

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Why does running a business feel like building a plane while flying it while getting audited

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me: I love the freedom of being self-employed
also me: hasn’t taken a real day off since 2021

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Leave your 9-5 to build a safe space where you can panic on your own terms

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Being self-employed is great until you realize nobody’s going to stop you from doing everything wrong

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Creative entrepreneurship is just monetizing your personality and then forgetting who you are

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Freelancer tip: don’t burn bridges, just price them out of your life

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Client: just a quick revision
Me: do you want the soul of the project changed, or just the font?

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Creative process = 1% inspiration, 99% sending follow-ups

[michael @FilledwithUrine]

the gap in my resume? yeah it’s called playing outside