Great question David Worrall. We have an article on how much to charge here: http://staging.the-portfolio-collective.com/insights/how-much-should-you-charge-for-portfolio-work

It’s a good primer, though doesn’t go into detail re stock options. My normal rule of thumb is to work out the time that you will commit to a client/ job, then convert that into what you would charge at your standard hourly/ daily rate. Once you have that number, ask for enough stock options that should pay you 3-5 times that amount – to account for 1) the delay in getting paid, and 2) the fact that many startup stock options won’t end up paying out.

Does that help?

Thanks so much for sharing Marco! Tagging some freelancers who might be interested in some free coaching Annelise Lepage, Steve Connell, M Frimp, Emily Milsom, Shalaka Laxman, David Worrall, Isaac Bailey, Guelane Mansour, Mike Jones, Tshilidzi Siphuma, Eva Phillips, Xanthe Mendoza, Nicola Andrews, Vadym Kurdohlov, Sarah Walkley, Jen Whitfield, Annabel Lee, Matteo Bisato

Would love to hear your thoughts – Darren Kirby, Pete Domican, Nicola Twiston Davies, Duncan Dalzel-Job, Silvia Janska, Zarir 'Zed' Vakil,Alex Pitt, Damien, Janis Chan, Rob Wright, Mike Richardson, Jen Whitfield, Johannes Castner, David Worrall, Nikki Eve Wallis, Jessica Heagren

Emma Wallace, Paul Bennett, Tracey Rob Perera, David Worrall, Richard Saldanha – this might be of interest to you too!

Tagging those that were on yesterday’s call who might be able to offer their feedback – Lexi Radcliffe-Hart , Jake B, Paul Bennett, David Worrall