I made one of the hardest decisions any freelancer can make yesterday. I terminated a client contract.
This client connected with me almost three years ago, he had seen my work via a friend of his and he wanted me to work for him. I had pretty steady work with his company until several months ago when he changed the terms of the workflow. There were now additional steps that he wanted for each of the completed projects in order to consider them finished. These tasks doubled the amount of time I was spending on his work, but there was no noticeable change to my compensation.
When I sat down to do my taxes and realized how much time I was spending on his company I realized that I was losing ground. My freelance business is a small part of my week compared to all of the other things that I do, so I need to make every hour count to justify taking that time away from my family.
I sent a request to update my profile with his company to change the types of projects I was being asked to complete and the result was a complete lack of work for two weeks.
Thus, I decided to end the working relationship. This is a really hard choice for a freelancer to make. There is always a fear about not being able to replace the client. However, at this point in my professional career, I know that I am worth what I charge.
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