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Should I charge my client for mistakes I make?

I'm starting out as a freelance designer (not long left university), thus I'm continuously learning new techniques and general business etiquette. I've had a couple projects for clients but I've found the early stages of a project are me making…
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Should I charge the client for long meetings in person when he pays me on a per-project basis?

I'm developing a software for a client and the project had a delay of about a week. I warned the client about the delay (this happened because I made a course and he knew about it). But now he wants to meet me for an entire day for us to sit and…
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Part Time Freelancing - National Insurance Exemption

I have created an app that I want to sell on the Google play store. I have created free apps before, but for selling one you need a merchant account; for that I need to register as a sole trader. I am not planning on making a large amount of money…
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How to raise the price for friends?

I am offering this service "B", nothing extraordinary, but apparently I'm quite good at it, and my close social environment knows this and regularly asks me for help. However, I am offering it for a very long time now and my spendings have risen, so…
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How do I prove my source of income as a freelancer?

Recently I've been doing some banking paperwork in which i had to submit my proof of income. I work as a freelance graphic designer on Fiverr Freelance Marketplace and Istockphoto, so i wonder How to request Fiverr to send me Certificate of Earning…
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How to bill client for rendering time?

I have a client who is having me produce a promotional video. I bill this client hourly for work I perform for them. As the video nears completion, it's getting to the point where it takes 15 minutes to render out the full sequence in HD. How do I…
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Attracting clients who want web developer not designer

I'm currently a web developer, generally with the Python Django framework. What I do could be called full stack development. And, I'm looking to go freelance! What I'm interested in learning about is people's experience with freelance development as…
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UK (HMRC) Do I need to register as "self employed" if already under Self Assessment

If I'm already in Self Assessment, and become "self employed" (alongside a job - e.g. selling things on eBay) do I need to specifically register as self employed? Edited to add: the reason I'm in SA already is due to "complicated" tax affairs, not…
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Can I work as a web developer in Canada without a degree from college/university?

Few months ago I was participating in the IEC (International Experience Canada) contest in the category of WH (Working Holiday). I got the opportunity to visit Canada at the end. However, the contest is about my job permit and 1-year visa only. The…
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Part Time On Call rate

I've been considering consulting in my field - I have a graduate degree and four years in the field. My experience has been accelerated due to the nature of my career position. I've been approached by a company I have worked with via contract with…
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What exchange rate to use when invoicing customers abroad?

I am invoicing my work hours and travel expenses to customers in USD. My invoices have a part about worked hours using an hourly rate in USD, however my travel expenses can be in any other currencies depending on the visited country. In order to…
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Making quotations out of thin air

In many of the freelancer's sites, they ask you a quotation for a bid that you need to provide just to "enter the pipeline". But at the same time, you get little or no details on the task at hand, making it highly risky. How do you manage that ? How…
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What percentage is fair for me as a graphic design subcontractor?

I work for a small (1 family) art company as a "computer artist". I have worked there part time for about 7 years. I believe they charge clients over $100 per hour for designs. At one point I charged them $25/hr but awhile ago they said they could…
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Hired for work but problem was fixed by the client's hosting

I'm in a dilemma if I should charge a client or not. First off, I was hired by a client to fix their site. I have very limited access on their site and their hosting is very poorly managed by a systems administrator. So instead of fixing it myself I…
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Guidelines for using SE profile/s for freelancer promotion?

What are the general guidelines for using SE profile/s for the promotion of the freelancer and as the method for proving his skills? I've heard that Java Black Belt account was a plus in some environment when applying for job. How it looks in the…
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