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All the freelancers I know are overworked. Often any one of them need help and I can't help them because I am overworked as well.

Not to be obtuse, but if everyone is overworked, why don't they charge a little bit more so that there is less demand and therefore a more reasonable workload?

Is there perhaps a fixed ceiling above which no one will pay? Or do clients get angry if you keep changing your prices to meet market conditions? Or do companies in your line of work only hire consultants for projects in crisis, such that the only work available consists of high work loads over short periods of time?



Sure, they probably need to. I probably need to also. I'm actually somewhat new to freelancing so I am still doing a lot of adjusting.

Perhaps a lot of freelancers have a hard time asking for higher rates. Pricing is a difficult subject.




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