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Upwork client is trying to sue me and threatening as well. What to do?

My name is Stan, I am web designer based in Canada. I have got some issues with one of my clients recently that make me really upset. The client is threatening me and trying to sue me because I am not doing the work we have not agreed on. I can tell…
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Being Freelance in France

I want to open a "micro-entreprise", which in France is the only status for freelancers. Until the last year, the "auto-entrepreneur" status was the best one to be freelance but it had been fused with the "micro-entreprise" status. I am searching…
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Integrating simple client management software into a website

I am doing freelance web designing, and most of my clients are not computer-savvy. I would like to integrate a simple management system which will enable them to track the project's progress with the hours (and hence the cost) during the development…
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Leaving my best longterm freelance client for a Job offer, what's the best way to end this?

I'm a full stack software engineer who have been freelancing for a client for 2 years, it turned to a remote job but we never agreed on any contract she just keep sending tasks and I do them and bill her hourly, her company is perfect and I feel…
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Client is asking for a copy off my insurance docs, should I share?

One of my clients, with whom I am contracting, has asked for a copy of my full indemnity and liability policy documents. Is this a reasonable request, or should I just provide the headline details?
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Should I accept "work for hire" terms?

I read in a lot of posts online that "work for hire" is considered a bad thing from the freelancer's perspective (software developer). I'm an independent contractor for a US company in California. If a client says this to you: Work is "work for…
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How do I secure an idea when approaching a company?

The website of a major webservices company could benefit from a simple additional feature. Technically, it would be straightforward to implement this feature (they don't need me for this). Commercially, it should significantly increase the quality…
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What's the value of exclusiveness?

I am negotiating a contract where the customer wants an exclusiveness option. The project is about development of software and exclusiveness means that I am not allowed to resell it to third parties later. What coefficient should I apply to value…
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Getting started as a freelance programmer

I've been working in IT for 5 years, C/C++ middleware on Linux being my main specialization. I know some Java, Python, C#, have completed a desktop 3d viewer on C++/Qt and also know some web - a bit of PHP, JavaScript, basic HTML/CSS, some Android…
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Am I shooting myself in the foot with a 99% availability SLA?

I'm a web developer, and I charge my clients "hosting and maintenance" fees. This covers my raw hosting costs, but it also includes overhead for server maintenance and handling the occasional "critical bugfix". That's usually good enough for my…
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Freelancing as a student in Germany - EU citizens

I'm a British citizen living in Germany, working as a freelancer and I'm trying to work out tax here and it's made me very confused. I also want to study here, which makes matters more difficult. As an EU citizen (for the time being) I can work…
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What are "payroll companies"?

I just got off the phone with an English recruiting agency, discussing a job in Germany. They said that payment will be done through a "payroll company", which will pay my taxes. Apparently, this is so the employing company can make sure that I pay…
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Change in rate for onsite work

To this point in my freelancing career I have always done remote work at my hourly rate. I have been asked to be onsite just initially for my next contract. Does anyone out there charge different rates onsite vs remote. Should I charge all…
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I am leaving work to go freelance - can I contact my employer's clients once I leave?

The title pretty much says it all: I am working for Company A and am now leaving. Their clients, Client A, B, C and D all really like the work I do and have personally commented to me about how useful and well done it is. When I leave, is there…
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Should I keep my IC wages the same even though I have a salaried job?

United States Software Designer/Dev Scenario: I have a salary job, lets say 100K a year, and I now also have opportunities to work for other companies as an independent contractor in addition to that. I already have all of the benefits from my…
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