:O or, in which Jaina shows her n00b-ness to this whole "freelance" thing.

[effervescible]

So I'm doing a brochure for my hometown's school district. Basically, it's so they can use it on visits to universities and prospective teachers can read it, say "Wow! What a nifty place to work!" and sign contracts. Today I get a call asking me to send an invoice to the school board, because the grant they're paying me with is closing soon and they need to get the money out first. They're confident I will complete the service, because a) I behave professionally and b) my father is the high school principal and would drop-kick my ass if I didn't. I'd been under the impression that they would pay me $300. A very nice chunk of change. Might be minimum wage for brochure production for all I know, but I'm fine with it. Except today I found out that they're not paying me $300. they're paying me $500.

$500. That's half a thousand dollars. For a brochure. By me.

Pardon me while I go GBWUH.

Suddenly I am very, very nervous. I don't feel like I'm worth $500. Deep breaths, deep breaths...

Comments

[caitlin.livejournal.com]

You GO GIRL!

Even if your father is the school principal...

That is still a nice chunk of change you're getting there. =)

Go Jaina Go Jaina Go Jaina! ;)

woofwooofwoof!

*ahem* ;)

C.

[offscreen.livejournal.com]

*squee* $500!!! Awesome!!!

[greyvorfeed.livejournal.com]

heh, cool... don't spend it all in one place!

As for future salary/price negotiation, my dear old boss at Tech has this to say about it. I can vouch for this method - I got $5000 more on my initial salary, just by more-or-less following the first step. 45 minutes later, they called me back with a better offer!

Anyway, check it out - it's a very simple method, and quite powerful.

[zelamenomiko.livejournal.com]

WHEEEE! Go Jaina! And yes, you ARE worth $500, don't be nervous.

[zarahemla.livejournal.com]

Dude, girl, take the money and run.

(You're so worth it!)

I can't believe no one's said this yet...

[wreakerofhavoc.livejournal.com]

Dude, I can get you for just $500??? Goddamn.

*whips out checkbook*

Plan to be out of class for at least a week. Kinky recently updated the Closet o' Doom.

*gropes Jaina emphatically*