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Adam SinickiThriving in the Gig Economyhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4090-8_4

4. Choosing Your Gigs and Rates Wisely

Adam Sinicki1 
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Bicester, UK
 

Something you’ll learn early on is that not all gigs are created equal. Now that you know how to find work, the next step is knowing what kind of work to find.

At the same time, you need to know how to arrange your working relationship with the client and what to charge (which will also impact the kinds of people that your ads attract).

Ideally, you want to attract high-paying projects that you can finish quickly, and you want work that can help you further your career. This chapter will explain how you do that.

What to Charge

I was on the plane back from Germany a while ago when ...

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