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Clients ask quick jobs, how to bill

So I have been doing websites as freelancer now for some time. Couple clients likes to do small scale development now and then to their site, which is great but the problem is that they have always tight schedule. So example scenario: Week 1: They…
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How many hours of free transition/exit time should I give a client who just ended a long term contract?

We recently came to the end of a 6 month hourly contract (at about 25 hours per week). The client and my company discussed renewal, but the sticking point became our hourly rate. The client wanted us to lower our rate in exchange for a 12 month…
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How much detail to use when communicating progress to client?

I'm going to be renovating a client website in the near future. However, I had a lot of manual processes with my first client that I'd like to change, particularly with my back-end organization of things and how I communicate with the client. One…
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Dealing with a Client with Bad Priorities

I have a client--perhaps business partner is a better term, he generally calls the shots and handles the business side of things but I'm also a member of the business and I'll be supporting the software and getting part of the income--who has, well,…
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Person didn't pay yet took the app and put it online

So I made an app for this person and he did give me 50% of the money. But the thing is he just gave me 50% of the money and put the app on the play store. Now whenever I try to contact him he says he is busy or in hospital or something. I stopped…
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May you include projects from books into your portfolio

Studying smartphone development from a book. Since I don't have any real projects to showcase, is it normal to include projects I've done following the books I've read about development? Keep in mind that I changed all the names in my own version…
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I went into my first freelance job without a contract. Is it too late to negotiate one now?

I began doing freelance work before watching "f*ck you, pay me." by Mike Monteiro, and did not negotiate a contract when starting my first job. I will be sure to use a contract in the future, but I'm trying to decide whether or not I should…
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I added my client to WhatsApp, now I get messages from him at 11pm. How to act?

I don't know if I made a mistake on giving my client my personal WhatsApp number. Now whenever he has something to say about the service I delivered, he contacts me by that channel because he knows I'm always there. I consider WA to be a good tool…
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Designing Websites without CMS

I’m planning to build websites that do not have a CMS (Content Management System) to enable the user to update their content. I have more than enough expertise to enter this business. The only thing that occupies my mind is the limitation of…
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Should I charge extra to a client who was very slow in responding?

It was my first job with a new client. The job was short (2 days only) but because the client was very slow in responding to E-Mails, it took nearly a month to finish it. The client took time ranging from few days to even a week in replying to…
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How to increase productivity when invoicing?

I am a freelance translator who has found himself losing a substantial amount of time to billing. My current method is to use Excel templates, which is very inefficient because I still have to tab around and basically create each one from…
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Which software can I use to do partial / progress invoicing? I.e. "Installment invoicing?"

I own a small photography business. Once the client decides to go with my services, I charge them 50% off the full cost of service, to be paid within 5 days upon agreement. This payment secures their date. Meanwhile, the remaining 50% is not due…
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How can one identify if a lead is genuine or not

I receive a lot of leads requesting quotes for work to be done. Most of these leads end up fruitless. I've started to think that most of these come from other upcoming freelancers who are looking to provide estimates to their own clients without…
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As a web developer, how much should I charge a British company?

Is there someone from Great Britain who can help me understand how much pay should I ask for as a freelance web designer in case I start offering my services in the UK? Is there a minimum amount that will not unfairly compete with British IT…
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How to Market a New IT Services Business?

One of my colleagues will be starting a new web and desktop software development company, specializing in development of products & providing services for the real estate, finance and healthcare sectors. He wants to get clients for his product and…
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