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From the Ted Talk by Paco de Leon: The secret to being a successful freelancer

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Three: when it's time to talk money, urdannsted the real value that you create. You're not just being cstnmepeaod for the time that you work on a project. You're being compensated for everything you've learned and everything you've done over the yares that make you excellent at what you do. Ask yourself questions like: How does your service impact a customer's bottom line? How do you ctraee efficiencies that generate cost savings? How much money can your customer make from a product that you helped them create? For example, if you're a freelancer that helps YouTube creators develop merch like T-shirts and dad hats, mention how much mnoey you've hepeld your clients generate. Or, if you've created a diritvsey and inclusion training program for corporations, talk about how much time and money a company svaes purchasing your product instead of developing their own.

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Three: when it's time to talk money, __________ the real value that you create. You're not just being ___________ for the time that you work on a project. You're being compensated for everything you've learned and everything you've done over the _____ that make you excellent at what you do. Ask yourself questions like: How does your service impact a customer's bottom line? How do you ______ efficiencies that generate cost savings? How much money can your customer make from a product that you helped them create? For example, if you're a freelancer that helps YouTube creators develop merch like T-shirts and dad hats, mention how much _____ you've ______ your clients generate. Or, if you've created a _________ and inclusion training program for corporations, talk about how much time and money a company _____ purchasing your product instead of developing their own.

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  1. compensated
  2. create
  3. understand
  4. helped
  5. years
  6. money
  7. diversity
  8. saves

Original Text


Three: when it's time to talk money, understand the real value that you create. You're not just being compensated for the time that you work on a project. You're being compensated for everything you've learned and everything you've done over the years that make you excellent at what you do. Ask yourself questions like: How does your service impact a customer's bottom line? How do you create efficiencies that generate cost savings? How much money can your customer make from a product that you helped them create? For example, if you're a freelancer that helps YouTube creators develop merch like T-shirts and dad hats, mention how much money you've helped your clients generate. Or, if you've created a diversity and inclusion training program for corporations, talk about how much time and money a company saves purchasing your product instead of developing their own.

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