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Worked while contract expired; am I liable for lost profits?

I had been working for a client with a contract in place, and the contract stipulated that I could not be held liable for damages or lost profit. After the contract had expired, I mistakenly continued to work on the project, even sending an…
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Should one still be paid for troubleshooting when nothing was found?

I am looking to quote for a gig to troubleshoot and possibly repair some circuit boards, and this got me thinking: what if I can't find the problem, or the problem isn't there, how should I be compensated for my time? What's the consensus here? I…
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Pricing For a Shopify Application

A client wants me to work on their existing (half-baked) e-commerce solution for their family business. It is a Shopify application. I have never used Shopify before but I have build apps using wordpress and I understand the concept. How would you…
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A client who ignored me for a year decided to contact me again. How do I ask for outstanding payment?

I used to have a client who pays me $3000 every year to maintain her small office's computer, network, email and static website. There was no written agreement for this since she was recommended to me by a mutual friend. The payment was usually…
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Retain intellectual property for art sold on CafePress?

I’m interested in selling some of my art on CafePress, but I don’t want to allow others to use my art for profit. Sure, CafePress takes a cut of sales. But I decide when my art goes up. And (as I understand things) I can choose to take it…
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Upwork - including a link to online resume in the cover letter

Recently I have created a personal website to help me in my effort to find more clients. The website already appears to attract clients (I have been contacted once through the contact form), but something odd is happening with it on Upwork. Since I…
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How should I record/track my freelancing income through an Agent in my Accounting system

If I receive most of my freelancing income through online agents (like Upwork, Freelancer, Elance, etc), and have commission on this income that is automatically deducted through the account I hold with them, (1) How do I record this in my…
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Questions regarding starting freelance job in TEXAS

I am currently working in a company and I want to do freelance web development next to that. I will have customers from another country. Should I pay tax for the income from another country which will be paid to my bank account in US or through…
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How to best handle conflicting requests from clients?

My freelance field is journalism. I work in quite a specialised field where, while there are a lot of different outlets, they're all covering the same sorts of stories. Up until recently, the editors I was working with were all asking me for quite…
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If I am working on an hourly project with variable hours per week and I am blocked on a task, should I bill for the time spent blocked?

Background I am a designer with a previous background in software development, and I'm currently working on projects for two clients as well as side projects. Both of the client projects are hourly. One of the projects has a variable number of…
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Development project going awry. Is this part of the development process or should I be charging more?

I am a designer with a 1-2 years experience with front-end development. I don't offer that service very often as a freelancer, so I wanted to get some advice on a freelance situation. I developed a one-page website for a client. The client gave me a…
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Can I register as a freelancer in the UK when living abroad?

I am French and have lived in the UK for the past 4 years. I have just left my job and my house to travel in Europe and Australia and have no fixed address in the UK. As a matter of fact, I don't know at this point if I will come back to the UK at…
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Accepting a job outside of expertise

I was offered a contract to build a hybrid mobile app, but I've only ever done native development. Essentially, my question is this: Is it ethical to accept a contract if you will need to essentially learn every required framework/technology on the…
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I'm a freelancer that needs to hire another freelancer for help

I'm a freelance graphic designer that is hiring freelance help to get some of my overflow projects done. I'm trying to figure out how much to pay them. This may be a dumb question... but will I still need to pay taxes on the income I generate from…
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How do I charge for warranty if I have an hourly rate?

When I'm developing a website, the contract with my customer specifies that if I do something wrong, I'll fix it for free. That's the warranty for my work. However, nothing is really free. If I'm working, I deserve to be paid. The warranty is just…
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