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How important is a prompt reply in the freelance world?

When I am really overloaded with work, I don't have time to reply to new client's requests on estimations (how much will it cost, can you do these addons,...) as I simply cannot concentrate to produce a quality reply. Often it takes up to 2 days…
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Client Threatening to Contact Permanent Employer?

I picked up a side job. Terms were agreed on. Payment up front and percentage of profits. No money has been paid up front. Communication has been tenuous. I received a text message stating "I am beginning to get concerned about you, I'm going to…
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To talk with client or to chat with client and the effects on landing contracts

Most times, clients ask me to talk in Skype. Since I do not like talking as I may say something unplanned, I always direct them to message rooms where they ask questions, and I reply after thinking about it. So far, this was a very good approach…
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How do you explain to the computer illiterate what a web developer does?

I run into many small business owners who have played with a website builder from their webhost. When I tell them I'm a web developer, they think that all i do is use one of these builders. They think I select a background colour from a dropdown…
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How should I inform a client about increased uncertainty in case of health issues?

I'm having some trouble during last few weeks, and it's happening along a freelance project I took before. Moreover, it's not me who has problem but my daughter. After the last visit to doctor we're both obliged to stay at home for at least two…
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How can you inform a client that a freelancer is unqualified without being a jerk?

My client, Widgets Inc, hires a freelance designer, Bob, to do flyers and such. He's good at it. Bob figured out how to install Wordpress and is now calling himself a web designer. I tried to talk to him about CSS and he didn't know what it…
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How to start & who should start first interview over Skype?

I'm new to freelancing, and I recently sent a few proposals for jobs. Two clients (individuals, not companies) asked me for my Skype id and added me on Skype, but no one has interviewed me yet. What is the appropriate way to start the conversation?…
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Junior Graphic Designer here. Am I being low-balled by a client who I've worked with for the past 3 years? How to remedy the situation?

I hope you bear with me. This is going to be quite a long post. I want to lay out my situation in detail in hopes of getting advice as to what I should do and how to approach it the best way possible. The situation When I was in college, I was an…
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How much detail to use when communicating progress to client?

I'm going to be renovating a client website in the near future. However, I had a lot of manual processes with my first client that I'd like to change, particularly with my back-end organization of things and how I communicate with the client. One…
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Social Networking As A Multi-Niche Freelancer

As an individual, as I'm sure most of us are, I have an extremely broad range of interests. Anything from Nature and wildlife, to rock and heavy metal lifestyle interests ( bands, tattoos, beer, alternative models, etc ), to horror ( from mainstream…
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Is Slack the best program to manage small teams?

I would like to know your thoughts about Slack. I have a small outsourcing team and I have heard good things about this software. Just now I am using Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox, Skype and Private messages in forums so it is a complete mess. I…
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Where to find people for colloboration

I want to get some new experience working with different people around the world. So, I'm looking for some sort of a collaboration site, where people looking for designers/developers etc and collaborate in order to create it. This article is…
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Police Checking Service

I have been asked to get a police check prior to being awarded an I.T. Dev Contract. I really want this job, but need to provide this check as soon as possible to. So my question where can i go to get a background check? I'm in Australia and i can…
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Is there any tips to get projects for junior graphic designer like me

I'm starting to design from 2012 and I have made some design for some event (I'm the committee of the event) and sometimes I created it in my spare time. But, why can I get some money from it so I don't have to get money from my parents anymore (I…
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