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Best practice for invoicing when working onsite
Most of the freelance projects I take on involve working remotely, for a fixed price. I'll then take a deposit before starting work and invoice for the rest on completion.
However on occasion I find myself working at clients' offices for a day rate…
user15733
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Reduce rate when learning on the job?
Is it standard to reduce your rate if it means you're learning a new skill for the job? E.g. I am soon to be taking on some animation work for a client of mine. They did originally ask if I knew of any animators but I said I'd be happy to give it a…
user15733
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Desk Landline phone or VOIP phone for freelancing
Due to COVID 19 I' am working from home for my regular job as well as freelancing. I want to have a separate number from my work cell phone and since I'll be working at a desk every day for 8-10 hours I need a desk phone.
The only thing that I need…
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How do you handle confusion / disagreements with changes during projects?
Can you share some experience on how to deal with frequent changes / additions during a project? Here are some common experiences I've had in my not so long freelancing career, (edit) primarily building websites.
I always start off with a legal…
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Landing a ReactJS gig with no work experience
I've been looking into ReactJS and I really like it. I've done the tutorials and worked through some apps of my own. In short, I am confident that I now know it well enough that I am ready to tackle a professional gig.
So, now that I am at a point…
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What are better ways of saying "retainer"?
Freelancers, lawyers, and other professionals, can take work based on a retainer. However, the word "retainer" can be confusing, as it has differing definitions:
A retainer can be a upfront fee paid for x number of hours per month. If the number of…
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Client started a web development contract, and then disappeared
I'll briefly state the situation. One of my clients just started a contract on a freelancing site regarding the development of a web app. She provided a website link and asked to develop a similar site. So the website got completed and the client…
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How to create urgency for clients to provide content, answer e-mails, etc
So as the title says, how do you (freelancers, or the company you work at) create some urgency feeling so that clients don't take forever to come up with content or to reply to your e-mails? There are some clients that are stretching projects way…
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When Cold Pitching is Too Successful
Last week I sent out cold pitching email to a few websites with three article ideas.
In the past, I've sent out tens of emails and only received one or two responses. This time, I sent out six emails and three responded. Two of the blogs wanted the…
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Do I return money for a canceled work?
I was working on a project and I received a part of the payment from the client as a first payment, and did work on the project.. the client viewed the finished work but for some reasons the project is canceled... and the client is asking his money…
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How does one know if their pricing is inline with market trends?
I'm not seeking dollar amounts nor how to calculate pricing.
I'm curious how freelancers determine if their own pricing is within a good range of current market trends.
I can have a conversation with a client about scope and demands. It can all be…
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Are mockups free of charge?
As a web developer freelancer, clients sometimes ask me to give them a mockup for some new pages or ideas they have in mind and want to build. This takes time to achieve, so should I be asking them for extra fees or consider it as a part of the…
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Can I charge for refreshing my knowledge in a certain technology?
I just took a contract with a company that reached out to me for development help. Had 2 people contact me and they seemed really eager to have me on. Can I charge for my time spent refreshing my skills in a framework or language, React or…
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How can I get customer on mobile app development?
I have been a Software developer for 3 years doing Android development and have done 6 months of professional React-Native (Android-iOS) development.
I can not seem to find a freelance Android development job -- because people don't want to pay well…
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What is a great way to find some freelance talent offline?
There are several websites like Upwork and Fiverr is that all of the freelance is usually goods that can be done digitally (e.g. Photoshop, Voiceover, Web Design, Graphics Design, and etc).
But there are also some freelance work that I will need…
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