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My uncle told me to always charge a day rate for travel, not just mileage.
He said this after I drove four hours to a shoot in Asheville and only billed for gas. The next job had a two day shoot with a hotel stay, so I tried his advice and charged a full day for travel each way. The client agreed without question, and it added $800 to my invoice. Has anyone else found a better way to price long distance jobs?
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the_alice24d ago
My first year freelancing I drove from Austin to Dallas for a single headshot session and only asked for gas money. I felt so burned out on the drive back. Your uncle is totally right. That travel day is a full work day you can't use for anything else. Charging a day rate for it makes the whole trip worth your time and stops you from feeling taken advantage of. What do you charge for your normal day rate now?
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So what's your normal day rate?
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