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Client cancelled a job after paying me a deposit. Do I have to hand over the incomplete work?

A client recently cancelled a web development job I was completing for them. Upon beginning the work, I was paid a deposit of approximately 40% of the total cost. My question is, am I now obliged to hand over the project in its current, incomplete…
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Is there a reason against not billing someone when asked for an invoice for work completed?

I do some work for a client. Recently they asked me to fix something on their site. It took me about 1-2 hours to locate the problem but the fix was pretty simple. They sent me an email asking me to send an invoice but I feel like saying that the…
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Time reporting app

I'm looking for a good time reporting app that possibly could be combined with several external partners. Say I have project A I want to report on. Now I want my client to see all time invested in project A, even "spare time" as lunch, or time…
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Should I expect a 1099

(Note that this is a US specific question) I am a single person LLC (not C or S corp) and last year I contracted with a staffing firm to perform work for a 3rd party on a 1099 basis (rather than W-2), and did file a W-9 with them. IE I billed the…
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What is correct time for freelancer to increase hourly rate?

I have been doing freelancing since last 2 years. When I started My hourly rate was $5 , After 6 months I have increased to $10. Now 2 years completed and I have successfully completed 60 projects , 1700+ hours and have TOP RATED badge. So Should I…
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Client willing to pay more...but I am refusing

I have a situation which is generally opposite case in most projects. I am working on a client project, which I estimated would complete in 2 months max. But even after 5-6 months, the project is still not complete. Client is desperate is getting…
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Should I charge more to develop an app that my client will be leasing out to others?

Whilst I have experience in app design and development, I'm somewhat new to the business side of freelancing. I'm creating a web-based app for a client that will be used to manage his customer records. I'm charging a one off fee to build this web…
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Contract for a client in a different country

When I offer services, I generally use a contract template that I've used for all of my dealings. This handles payment terms (hourly rate or project rate, payment net 30, etc), deliverable terms, and any legal issues that I'm aware of (such as code…
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Billing on 25, 30-minute increments?

I'm new to freelancing, and I have doubts on how to correctly bill in time increments. While researching about how to measure the time spent on each client, I read that some people do time-dependent billing on 15-minute increments. Nowadays, I split…
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Continue college or learn online while freelancing?

Hi I'm Matteo from Italy, i'm in the second year of math college and doing well in it. I have great programming skills and I work in my free time ( few ) as a freelance fullstack web developer, but I know also many non-web programming languages. I'm…
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Invoice a client without an address?

I'm considering doing handyman jobs on canal boats, as a self employed trader. But some boaters don't have a fixed address. Do I absolutely have to put an address for them on the invoice? It seems a bit insensitive to ask someone who lives on a boat…
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How do I increase efficiency in client communications without seeming impersonal?

I find myself with the enviable problem of having more work than time, and as such, I'm attempting to steamline tasks and increase efficiency, along with raising my rates. One issue that has cropped up more and more frequently is client…
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How can I list project in my Github profile, while only doing work for clients?

I have been a web developer for about 6 years. All the work I have done, design specs and code development was for clients. I have never contributed to any open source project. A lot of freelance / remote jobs I have came across lately require a…
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What information should be on a formal purchase order?

I have a vendor who has offered to sell me supplies on net 30 terms. The vendor has requested a formal purchase order for any supplies delivered before delivery. Why do I need to do this? More importantly, what should be on the document?
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Developing an app for someone but retaining ownership of source?

I've been asked to develop some apps for people and I was wondering what the common procedure is in relation to ownership of source. Ideally, I'd like to retain ownership of the source so I can reuse bits and bobs, but give them the app. I thought…
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