Asking to get paid as a consultant

Ayesha Tariq
The Startup
Published in
3 min readAug 18, 2019

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Photo by Aneta Pawlik on Unsplash

When you start a freelancing or a consulting business, your first aim is probably to build awareness about your brand. You accept any work that comes your way… and end up giving away a lot of work for free.

You need to stop giving away work for free.

When I started out with my consulting practice, I felt I didn’t have the luxury to refuse clients. I agreed to meet with anyone…

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Ayesha Tariq
The Startup

Mother | Macro & Investment Strategist | Co-Founder, MacroVisor | Contributor on Bloomberg & Fox Business | Ex Corporate Banker