Author: Madhvi Jain

Less than you fear for most work, and more than you think for a specific part of it. The distinction matters.

Twenty percent of everything, forever, with no volume discount. Whether that is worth it depends entirely on your project size.

Fifty proposals can cost more than a hundred dollars before you earn a rupee. That changes how you should bid.

Some skills raise your rate by a multiple. Others just add another crowded queue. The difference is not what you would guess.

Nobody goes from zero to fifty thousand a month in one jump. Here is the actual sequence, and what moves you up each step.