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How close do end client work locations need to be to fall foul of the 24 month travel and subsistence rule?
I already understand the nature of the 24 month rule in regards to a single contract that lasts for more than 2 years. To recap:
From the point at which you know that your contract will be longer than 2 years you cannot claim travel expenses.
If…
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Is it convenient for me as a freelancer to ask for Amazon gift cards as payments?
In my country, which is Venezuela, it is somewhat complex to get money from outside, so one of the best options is Amazon and its gift cards. Is it feasible for me to ask for payment in that format instead?
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How to compete with free apps?
I'm working on building an app for a store. I'm planning for it to be available for a cost (not free), but there is a free one already that almost does the same thing. They don't appear to be monetizing their application.
What would be the best way…
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Clients want to track the hours I work for them
I've been asked to produce a report for clients that shows that I was working on their project for the number of hours that I bill them for. How could that be achieved? The client is familiar with oDesk and asked that I create a similar report.
The…
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What steps can I take to protect my reputation if my CV is plagiarised?
A number of my recruiter contacts recently drew my attention to the fact that a CV was doing the rounds that was effectively my CV with a different name and part of someone else's CV tacked onto the bottom. We don't know who is actually behind it…
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How do I communicate to a client that he's wasting time and money by using my services hourly vs. paying a monthly fee?
I recently "fixed" a Wordpress site for a client. He told me the site's host had "malware problems" and he needed the site restored from a backup. I did that, and didn't change anything else about the site. I noticed many plugins and Wordpress…
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Project bigger than what was initially planned. How to tell the customer the higher price and different contract conditions?
I agreed with a customer to import data from excel files and build a report with them. Since it was not a big project I did not charge too much. I also asked for an annual fee for bug fixing and maintenance.
As in the boiling frog story, the…
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Should I charge the same amount while in skype call?
I'm doing Web development at a certain rate per hour. My client wants to chat with me almost every day and at the end of the month I end up with more than 20 hours of Skype call.
Sometimes (not always) we do visual tweaks during a call, but other…
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Client refusing to pay
I recently did some web design samples for a client. The client was looking for an e-commerce website and wanted to see samples of what I intended to make the site look like. They were very adamant on the samples either being right the first time,…
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New client, hourly rate negotiating-- should client still state first?
There is an old rule of thumb when negotiating hourly rate for salaried jobs, that it's best for the candidate to let the employer be the first to throw out the salary number and to negotiate from there.
Does this suggestion apply to contractors…
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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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Should I remove my portfolio website from Google if it competes with the website I built for a client?
The title might be a little tricky, so I'll elaborate.
I finished a website for a client, got it in Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools and is showing up fine and dandy in search results. When you google the company name, their site is the first…
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How to get work on freelancer.com as an existing contractor but new to freelancer.com?
I have been on freelancer for the past 4 months, and I have been continuously applying for jobs. I did not hear back from any client. We have done couple of work, and I listed my portfolio on my freelancer as well as on my Web site.
Still due to…
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How do companies sustain by working on freelancing sites?
We were asked to do a few jobs via oDesk, elance and guru freelance websites. While working via these services, I noticed that there are many "companies" there who basically use these services to find clients and at the same time their company…
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How much cost can be charged for an hour in web development.?
I am a freelance web developer in India, charging between 250 and 300 rupees/hour for domestic clients.
Now I have discussions ongoing regarding certain projects in the Middle East. How much can I charge them per hour? Would it be the same rate as I…
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