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Should freelancers seek long-term clients or not?

Companies are forced to seek long-term partners (term) if they think to live for years and keep up with all costs. Are we, freelancers, forced to do the same? Or since our costs are at the minimum and there are many jobs (especially in IT area) we…
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Can I charge customer at my installation rate for the time it takes me to figure out the bill?

I brought a homeowner's dryer gas line up to code. I billed the customer for my full time in installing and also charged the customer at the installation rate, for my figuring out the bill. She sqwaked. Doesn't everyone charge customers for…
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How can I calculate my Cost Per Acquisition?

I would like to get an idea of what my CPA client is. I am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to go about this. This is really a two part question: 1) What do I include? Sales meetings & calls are obvious ones. As are marketing related things…
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How do you meaningfully distinguish between a contractor and a consultant?

Is a contractor simply a glorified laborer? Is a consultant hired for his opinion and expertise, but no deliverables, per se? There are many dimensions to this question, but I saw none similar on SX, so I figured I would pose it here.
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Generally accepted ways to handle travel costs to a prospect's site before you land the project?

I am currently prospecting for a new round of UX design projects. The prospects are all in the same industry. Some are local, others non-local but domestic (US), others international. Prospects from at least 4 continents are on my list of people…
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How to calculate a rate increase based on inflation?

I have a long term relationship with a client who has been good to me (and for whom I have become a trusted resource). However, I am billing them at a rate that was set at the beginning of 2021. I am about to enter into discussions about…
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As an Independent Contractor, do I need to collect tax on the first $30,000?

In Canada, you need to collect tax if you make MORE than $30,000 in a year. However, what about the first $30,000 while you are under? I already have a tax number, and I will be starting my first contract soon (before this, I was a normal…
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How to handle payments when working outside of a freelance platform safely?

I am individual freelancer. Throughout my career, I have been working via freelance platforms and their payment protections have been extremely convenient. Recently I was able to find a client completely outside of the platform (without any of their…
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Difference between consultancy and agency

I want to create an agency that subcontracts specialists to companies. Just wanted to clarify the terms. What is consultancy and agency difference? What is then different from a project company or product company?
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Intellectual property held on trust in contract

I am about to begin a contract job with a customer who asked me to provide the contract. I used the Qdos generic consultancy contract template (I let the customer know this is what I was doing) and changed some bits to make it relevant. But today…
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Which one brings more benefits to community? Blockchain or Traditional bank?

The blockchain is becoming more and more popular. It has become a double-edged sword to the bank. On the side, its power is the ability to save billions of dollars in cash by reducing transaction costs and paperwork costs. On the other hand,…
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U.K. company has deducted tax

My wife invoiced a university for some work she did. She’s just had the paperwork back and they have taken tax from the total amount that she invoiced for. Is this right? I have never heard of this happening before. Normally people pay invoices in…
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Is there any way I can attempt to recover 16k from a client who doesn't feel it necessary to pay because they elected to not use my content?

I am an advertising Freelance Copywriter. I asked for all the content so I could quote on writing copy for a website. The client said they're satisfied with my hourly rates and that I should just keep track of my hours. After the first round of…
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Better option for bid on projects, Hourly, Milestone or Fixed Price

Hello I am new to freelancing. I have accounts on freelancing sites (Upwork, Freelancer). My skills are in the field of Machine Learning and Data Analysis. My question is while bidding for projects, I get an option to charge for the whole project or…
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How can I make a good "Memorandum of Understanding" (MoU) to work with a long-term client?

I have a client who wants to work with me on the long term, we have already been working together for over a year and we want to take it further and make it official. I am a software developer and I'd be working hourly for him. My client is a bit…
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