Re: Training videos billing

Thanks for sharing that Todd, that's interesting to know.
How did you raise your rates? Was it only for new customers, or for the existing ones as well ? If so, any tips about how to communicate that are welcome.

Actually, we are drifting to a topic about which you don't find much information on the forums. There are a lot of posts that deal with beginner's questions, but not so many that deal with growth.

For instance: raising rates vs. loosing customers, hiring the first employee vs. collaborating with other freelancers. You can find all information about the legal and HR consequences (eg accountants are a good startes) - but how do you deal with that in your business. For me there are 3 mayor concerns at this time (I guess you already figured out the phase I am in right now):

1. Working freelance = focus on what you like the most: be creative and being able to take whatever may come and looks interesting. Being responsible only for yourself and your family.
2. Growing into a bigger company = great part of your time dealing with personnel stuff, being responsible for other peoples job (is also a good thing: you create jobs), on the plus side: more continuity and maybe bigger projects.
3. Growing = bigger overhead cost, so you have to raise your rates.

Any thoughts about this are welcome,

Sam

- I have read the entire internet, and I am feeling a little bit bored, so I started to reply to interesting forum topics.