Here's another thing. Having been a freelancer I was perfectly happy to
accept £150 a day. I still felt quite well off compared to my previous full
time salary. Then, I came back to full time work and am now managing a dual
programme of web-based and on-site education work. What staggered me is the
pay disparity between freelancers teaching onsite or writing for print, and
the freelancers researching/writing for the web. The 'traditional
freelancers' are on £150 per short day, whereas the webbies can charge
between £400-£700 per day (though we err to the bottom end). If the webby
rates mean that we should up the trad rates for equality's sake, we'll be
able to achieve much less. Should we accept that they are completely
different areas of work, or are they not? Is the web worth such an
investment (though that's a whole other matter)?
Bridget McKenzie
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