Sadie Charlotte

Software Engineer | Building for the Web

About

I'm a software engineer who enjoys building things and solving problems with code. I like exploring new technologies, working on software projects, and learning along the way. Always interested in discovering useful tools and connecting with people who build cool things.

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1h ago

I took 14 freelance projects in one year. Tax season showed I'd worked twice as hard for less money.

Every project felt like an opportunity small ones underpriced ones ones outside my expertise. My calendar was full and I felt important. Then the numbers came in. I started declining anything below a rate I set in advance. Income went up hours went down.

The opportunities weren't bad. I was using busyness to avoid the scary work of pricing myself properly.

For those who've started saying no: was it the requests' fault or your inability to prioritize? And what are you doing right now that you'd drop immediately if you were honest about its value?

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8d ago

Ranked fine. Zero shares. What's the fix?

I can predict if a piece will rank. I can't predict if anyone will share it.

Some content nails the keyword and still feels disposable read, leave, gone. Stuff I'd rate worse on SEO travels because it says something worth passing on.

So: do you build a "reason to share" into the brief, or accept some content ranks and some spreads?