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In terms of industry standard, what qualifications are required for internet-based freelance translating?

I am an undergraduate student in University, studying French and German. I am interested in getting into freelance translation of texts on the internet, translating from French or German into English. This usually includes two types of…
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How can the online freelance IT market be segregated?

So you find an ideal IT project that requires your exact skill set, except it's being offered for pennies on the dollar. Freelancers from countries with the lowest salaries are more likely to make a proposal for the job and get accepted, thus…
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I built a tool to automate work, should I ask a raise?

I'm working something for a client and I'm paid per hour. I created a tool to automate redundant tasks which basically lessens the time down to 10% (leaving 90% off to automation). I'm thinking I'm actually shooting myself in the foot because I'm…
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Being clear about the way I work

Lately, a couple of clients have been taking way too much of my time, in tasks such as: extensive, totally pointless meetings endless discussions about assets sizing (basically they aren't sure about how to provide assets, and I'm just used to…
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How do you curtail too much customer input on website design?

As a full stack developer for hire I have created dozens of websites for a wide array of clients. I'm continually trying to refine my process and have noticed the biggest waste of time is design due to customer input. With earlier projects this…
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How to deal with projects that have gone on too long?

I have a project where the client initially requested a bunch of work. Not too much work and a decent pay. Now here's where it's not fun anymore. The client has requested to basically rewrite all of the work I have done because of a change in their…
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Should I ask every client to sign a contract?

Should I ask every client to sign a contract? In other words, does it show professionalism or does it turn people off? Should I ask for a contract if the job is a certain length or certain importance?
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Buying a domain for your client

I own a web development company. We were approached by an individual who had purchased a company and planned to rebuild the website and rebrand. Right after the call we found and purchased the domain for his new brand for him, not to keep ourselves…
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Client owes me substantial money, I got another job full-time, client wants me to hand over keys to next developer without payment

I have a small business client who I freelanced for before getting my current full-time php development & server administration job. Let's call the client "Joe's Pizza" (not actual name). Joe's Pizza owes me about $10,000, which is roughly 1/7th of…
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Is scope creep before work has even started a warning sign?

Awhile back, I was approached by a prospective client with a project. She had a pretty grand vision of what she wanted, but I managed to get her to agree to a limited scope for a first iteration. She seemed happy, and we started to move forward. A…
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How much time to spend on an initial quote as a part-time freelancer?

I am a web developer, just starting out as a freelancer. I have had a few people contact me through my website asking for a quote on how much a project will cost. In order to achieve a cost, I must spend time and effort gathering as much information…
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Asking Clients to pay Advance Payment?

I am a freelance Android Developer in India. Normally I get local clients, from India only. When I talk about the payment, I ask all my clients to make 50% payment before initiating the project, because in some of my past experience with local…
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Can I be held responsible for HIPAA violation?

I am currently developing a web-application for a client in the US (I'm from Switzerland). The client's application will handle sensitive data which falls under the "HIPAA Security Rule" (patients information). I know that I have to implement the…
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Should I become a freelance web developer or a freelance software developer?

I am 17 and will hopefully be going to university in a year and a half. I know basic syntax for quite a few languages but the only languages that I would say I know (that I can build an application in) are (in order of proficiency) Java,…
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Freelancing and Using Open Source/GPL code to make money

Is it possible for a freelance programmer to use Open Source products under GNU Public License and make money given that he cannot stop his customers from freely distributing his products?
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