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Controlling stress associated with maintenance services

I'm considering getting into computer maintenance. There is a firm which I'm working with who have a few sites for which I have set up the computer infrastructure. In computer maintenance; I've heard there is a lot of stress involved i.e. working…
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Why are the majority of my US clients so hesitant with contracting outside the US?

I would like to work as freelancer for USA clients, mostly because I am in the EU, and I don't want to wake up at the morning in my timezone. I've applied to several jobs (which allow remote work) in the USA and been refused, or I haven't receive…
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On an EU invoice, will my Brazilian customer have to pay VAT?

I sit in Germany (EU), and my customer is in Brazil: According to the department of finance in my home town, as a freelancer I do not have to bill VAT because my customer is an enterprise residing outside of Germany. But: Will Brazil take VAT, that…
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How to handle interpersonal relationships and expectations from client's marketing department

As external freelance I manage/update a web site for a client, they have a small internal department who follows the marketing part and social networks. They often send me emails (often in lunch time pause or friday evening) like: "update this site…
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How to enter freelance websites with high rates since the beginning

I am aware that I am not so good at interact with clients, but I am also aware that I am a skilled programmer with years of experience in many fields, actually my work rates are higher than the average, the problem is that once in a while some…
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What is an appropriate safety net for equipment failure?

I'm a one-man shop. Have a few separate computer systems: Primary desktop workhorse where 90% of my work is completed. Laptop, capable of some work (apps installed), but in general used for communication, etc while traveling Various tablets/smart…
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How can I determine my rates as a freelance Wordpress developer?

I am a front-end and Wordpress developer and after a while of undercharging to attract customers, I am ready to raise my rate. As a freelancer, how can I determine what I should charge clients? What should I take into consideration?
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Is it advisable to contact a company and offer your services based on job advertisements?

I'm currently working as a freelancer and came across an interesting job advertisement that perfectly matched my profile. Since I do not intend to quit as a freelancer, one could argue that it makes no sense to "apply". However, I came to think that…
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Is it right to charge for work done incorrectly?

We recently hired a consultant to help develop some new features for our website. He did a fantastic job, but we ran into a little issue. One of the features he built out for us only half worked. Incorrect information was showing in the wrong spot…
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Charging for meetings/conference calls with a client

I am recently hired as a freelancer for a software dev company, which will potentially lead to a FT position. Question: Should I bill for the hours spent consulting with the client facing portion? I.E. I am brought on board to design a system for…
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How to decide what Upwork projects to bid on?

There's a lot of answers about how to be a high-quality Upwork freelancer. But with a limited number of Connects each month, how best to high-value projects to bid on? The Upwork forums (which I don't think I can link to here) have an excellent post…
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Paying another self employed person if we work together (UK)

Suppose I am self-employed. I join forces with another self-employed person. I can provide a service that he can't and vice versa. We produce and sell a single product. Suppose we agree to split profits from sales 50/50, and that all income comes to…
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Who own the "copyright" or intellectual property for the code you have written?

Assuming it has not been exclusively spelled out in the client contract, do the software developer own the rights to the code that he has written for the client? Can he reuse the code in other projects? Please let me know.
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Freelancer working in Asia for EU/UK companies

I am a German citizen who has been working in the UK for the last ten years. I am considering moving to Thailand and freelancing, with my current UK employer as my primary client. Now, what sounded like an easy procedure turns out to be not quite so…
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How should I send an invoice to a European country as a freelance developer?

I'm a full time software developer in a US company with H1 visa in Texas, USA. A few weeks ago I developed a small software (for around $6,000) for a European company as a side work (freelance work). Now, they want to get an invoice to pay my…
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