Rate Increases and Price Ceilings with Kat Boogaard

The Writers’ Co-op

Determining rates can be really tricky for freelancers. We need our clients to agree to a price for a project, but we can’t sell ourselves short and leave money on the table. Naturally, freelancers might wonder: How much can I charge before I price myself out of work?

In this episode, Wudan talks to freelancer Kat Boogaard.

Kat is a Wisconsin-based writer focused on blog content for software clients in the productivity, project management, and business ownership spaces. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter. Kat’s a high earner: In 2021, she grossed over $300k in income (netting over $175k after expenses) – which puts her effective hourly rates well above $100/h. Then, she welcomed a newborn last year and scaled back her work days even more, all while still earning six figures.

Kat and Wudan talk about growing earnings, asking for raises, and how to know whether we’re really testing the limit of what we are making.

Resources:

• I Run a Six-Figure Business, But Now I Want to Take a Pay Cut by Kat Boogaard

• Interview with Amanda Castleman

• Webinar: How to Price Freelance Writing Projects

• Join us on Patreon for access to our newsletters and Slack channel—a great place to find work, get advice, and meet other freelancers

• Check out all our courses, worksheets, and webinars on our website

If you’re just getting started with your freelance business, you’ll want to check out our freelance business courses at The Writers’ Co-op Academy on building your business plan and navigating and negotiating contracts: https://the-writers-co-op-academy.teachable.com/