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The Referral Tax How Freelancers Lose 30 Percent on Middlemen
Lucas and Luna unpack the 'referral tax' — the hidden cost freelancers pay when they get work through platforms, agencies, and middlemen. Using the specific case of a freelance graphic designer who gave up 30% of her fee to a referral platform, they explore when it makes sense to pay for access and when it's better to build direct relationships. They discuss a simple two-question framework to decide whether a referral is worth the cut, and why the most successful freelancers eventually wean themselves off third-party leads. A concrete, numbers-driven episode for anyone…
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