Paul Jarvis_is a Web designer and bestselling author, who’s obsessed with nature and hairless rats. His latest book,_Everything I Know, is a guide to freelancing as a creative professional. People assume that if they’ve heard of you, you must be raking it in. The theory goes something like this: If you work for yourself and make things that other people buy, your income magically skyrockets past what an average corporate job would pay. Many times, readers or people asking for website design quotes have told me, “Oh, but I’m not rich like you.” To which I look around my normal...

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