Increasing Working Hours Value

What's your hourly rate? Or do you work on a per job basis? Have you ever actually worked out how much you are worth? If you want a pay rise, it is easier than you think. Increment your working hours by say $5 or $10 maximum and trial it out. It's easier with new customers than old.

With old customers, you have to give them more for their money, otherwise they will not understand why you have upped your rates and your service remains the same. A good way of increasing the value of your working hours and get paid more is to hire in help - use a proofreader or editor and whatever you do, reflect their pay in your rate.

For example, you hire a proofreader at $9/hr and you charge clients an extra $10 on top of your rate. If you are on say $30/hr, you are now on $40, except that out of the extra $10, you have pocketed $1 and bagged hours more time to spend on writing. This means more money for you.

I use a proofreader not because I can't write well, but because I do not have the time to spend hours proofing and correcting my own work. It has worked out great for me because I can get on with what I love most - writing. Using a proofreader has freed up around 3 hours writing time a week which is an additional 12 hours a month which translates to a lot more money.

Try it yourself. You may decide to hire someone to do your admin and marketing which takes anything up to 5 hours a week at a time, and possibly more if you work full time as a freelancer. Remember, you are not expected to be superhuman, but you can make yourself super efficient by hiring help.