<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/feed/</link> <description>How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business</description> <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:49:49 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-52418</guid><title><![CDATA[Megan Bennett replied to the forum topic How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-52418</link> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:27:22 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/meganbennett/" title="Megan Bennett" rel="nofollow">Megan Bennett</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/" rel="nofollow">How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> &#160;<a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/judithgotwald/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/judithgotwald/' rel="nofollow">@judithgotwald</a> Wise! It's the same for freelance copywriters and graphic designers.&#160;</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-52213</guid><title><![CDATA[Judith Gotwald replied to the forum topic How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-52213</link> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:04:40 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/judithgotwald/" title="Judith Gotwald" rel="nofollow">Judith Gotwald</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/" rel="nofollow">How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> I have found that the world expects an hourly rate.&#160;<div></div><div>However, deep in my heart, I feel hourly rates are a dishonest measurement in creative work and unfair to both sides of a contract. Only part of our work can be [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-51665</guid><title><![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-51665</link> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:40:43 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/supereb/" title="E N Brown" rel="nofollow">E N Brown</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/" rel="nofollow">How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> HI <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> ----<div></div><div>Nice article! &#160;Just what most of us have gone through over the years. &#160;I charge flat rate for some projects with hourly rate for over-runs. &#160;Some projects are a simply the hourly rate. &#160;And [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-51655</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristy C. Cartier replied to the forum topic How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-51655</link> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:03:10 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/" title="Kristy C. Cartier" rel="nofollow">Kristy C. Cartier</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/" rel="nofollow">How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/amyhallbiz/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/amyhallbiz/' rel="nofollow">@amyhallbiz</a> Amy, great insight. I feel that way on salary sometimes :)</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-51616</guid><title><![CDATA[Amy Hall, Virtual Assistant for WordPress and MailChimp Help replied to the forum topic How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service in the club Small Business]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service/#post-51616</link> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:19:05 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/amyhallbiz/" title="Amy Hall, Virtual Assistant for WordPress and MailChimp Help" rel="nofollow">Amy Hall, Virtual Assistant for WordPress and MailChimp Help</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-to-shift-from-hourly-rates-to-flat-rates-for-your-service" rel="nofollow">How to Shift From Hourly Rates To Flat Rates For Your Service</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/" rel="nofollow">Small Business</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kc_kreative/' rel="nofollow">@kc_kreative</a> I do both in my business. The issue with the flat rate is expectations. People expect more and there require more time on a flat rate job. Do the same same job hourly and people are reasonable in [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>