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I'm surely not the only freelancer who gets a sudden and dramatic case of Impostor Syndrome when it comes to naming a price for my work?

I can explain grammar. Translate complicated texts. Teach languages. Solve linguistic mysteries.

But then a client asks, “What do you charge?”
And suddenly I am a small Victorian orphan holding a calculator.
"Oh... money? For my actual professional skills? Are you quite sure?" 🥺

Logically, I know my work has value.
Emotionally, I am apparently negotiating the price of a single biscuit and hoping nobody notices.
Freelancers: please tell me this is normal. 😅

#Freelance #FreelancerLife #ImpostorSyndrome #SelfEmployed #LanguageTeacher #Translator #SmallBusiness #Pricing

I'm surely not the only freelancer who gets a sudden and dramatic case of Impostor Syndrome when it comes to naming a price for my work?

I can explain grammar. Translate complicated texts. Teach languages. Solve linguistic mysteries.

But then a client asks, “What do you charge?”
And suddenly I am a small Victorian orphan holding a calculator.
"Oh... money? For my actual professional skills? Are you quite sure?" 🥺

Logically, I know my work has value.
Emotionally, I am apparently negotiating the price of a single biscuit and hoping nobody notices.
Freelancers: please tell me this is normal. 😅

#Freelance #FreelancerLife #ImpostorSyndrome #SelfEmployed #LanguageTeacher #Translator #SmallBusiness #Pricing

I'm surely not the only freelancer who gets a sudden and dramatic case of Impostor Syndrome when it comes to naming a price for my work?

I can explain grammar. Translate complicated texts. Teach languages. Solve linguistic mysteries.

But then a client asks, “What do you charge?”
And suddenly I am a small Victorian orphan holding a calculator.
"Oh... money? For my actual professional skills? Are you quite sure?" 🥺

Logically, I know my work has value.
Emotionally, I am apparently negotiating the price of a single biscuit and hoping nobody notices.
Freelancers: please tell me this is normal. 😅

#Freelance #FreelancerLife #ImpostorSyndrome #SelfEmployed #LanguageTeacher #Translator #SmallBusiness #Pricing

I'm surely not the only freelancer who gets a sudden and dramatic case of Impostor Syndrome when it comes to naming a price for my work?

I can explain grammar. Translate complicated texts. Teach languages. Solve linguistic mysteries.

But then a client asks, “What do you charge?”
And suddenly I am a small Victorian orphan holding a calculator.
"Oh... money? For my actual professional skills? Are you quite sure?" 🥺

Logically, I know my work has value.
Emotionally, I am apparently negotiating the price of a single biscuit and hoping nobody notices.
Freelancers: please tell me this is normal. 😅

#Freelance #FreelancerLife #ImpostorSyndrome #SelfEmployed #LanguageTeacher #Translator #SmallBusiness #Pricing