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A chat with a friend in Austin about their studio's 'no client' days totally shifted my view on burnout.
She said they block out every Friday just for internal passion projects, which made me realize our constant client grind was killing our team's creative spark, so how do other small studios protect that creative time without losing income?
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lucaslane4mo ago
Consider the math behind that Friday block. Do you build the cost of that lost billable day into your project rates from the start, or do you simply accept a 20% smaller revenue target for the year to pay for that creative space?
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perez.cole4mo ago
Wait, you're saying you lose a whole billable day every week? That's rough. I'd probably just raise my rates a bit to cover it, because taking a 20% pay cut sounds brutal lol.
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shah.evan1mo ago
Raise your rates and tell clients it's a "creativity tax" or something, see how that goes over.
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