From the course: How to Freelance and Get Paid Making Digital Commercials

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How much should you charge?

How much should you charge?

From the course: How to Freelance and Get Paid Making Digital Commercials

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How much should you charge?

- We just talked about where do I find work? Now in this lesson, we're going to talk about how much do I charge? And unfortunately, right off the bat there's no right answer. I'd say the first and foremost, wherever you're from and your location, do research. Look around online, sort of see what the going rates are going for. You could have anywhere from 500 a day to shoot to 750 but it really depends on your location. Rates in LA are probably going to be a little higher than St. Louis 'cause the demand is higher and there's a lot more competition. So take that into consideration and maybe in your area, go on Craigslist, make a listing for the work you want to do and sort of see what kind of quotes you get back from other filmmakers in the area and that will really help you get an initial base to go with. And then doing that, you want to take into consideration your time, experience and equipment. Remember, they're…

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