Dotty Scott celebrates getting fired as a turning point. She ran her own design business instead of freelancing, and refused to lower her rates on Fiverr, where the platform demands the cheapest services. She respects the guest's refusal to compete on price.
That is so cool. I am so glad that you got fired from there.
I'm a rebel, Dotty. I'm a rebel.
That was probably the best thing that could have happened to you.
It was, absolutely.
You know, as a website designer, people assume that I'm a freelancer, and, uh, I kind of did the opposite of you. I started my business, but I've never considered myself a freelancer. And I tried, I think it was Fiverr way back, a long, long, long time ago. Yeah. And I hated it. And just like you were saying, they want the cheapest thing. And you know what? I'm not the cheapest person out there and I'm not going to degrade myself. To get a job super cheap. So I applaud you for—
well, thank you. And you know, an interesting caveat, so this is actually— it's come full circle. So that same client who got me fired off of Fiverr, we started working together off of the platforms. I raised my rates, um, I've gotten referrals from them, and I mean, I, I 10 times the rate I was charging them. And they stayed with me. They give me referrals. I get a lot of business from them. And last night they sent me a case of the best West Coast vineyard wines I could have ever imagined. So see, full circle. It's great stuff. Yeah.
