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Freelancing intermediary for business invoice

I'm a part time freelancer but don't yet own a business as the work is too sporadic and accounting expenses and paperwork are too much of an overhead for now. I've provided services for someone in Norway and they requested an organisation number on…
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How do I write a good business plan?

There are several benefits to writing a business plan, but as someone who never wrote one up, I would like to know, for a small, one man business: How should I approach writing one? What should it include? What shouldn't it include? What scope/size…
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What is the scope of freelancing in MATLAB programming?

I know very little about the freelancing world. But I have always been curious about it, as it seems like a nice alternative career option. I would like to know, what are the kind of projects available in MATLAB? What industry basically uses MATLAB,…
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What kind of liability insurances should IT consultants prepare to have in USA?

I work currently as an IT contractor through a placement agency in Massachusetts, as a sole proprietor. I do not have any sort of liability insurance, or "workers comp" insurance for that matter. I recently applied for a consulting position with a…
user7302
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Client changes contractor halfway through project

I have a client who I've been developing a site for. I've spent about a week on the job; it's a small project. After 1 or 2 iterations the client settled on a design he liked, and so the work began. The site is now finished to requirements, minus…
jack
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A tool to communicate with a client that's better than e-mail

I'm working on a project for my client. I need to communicate daily with them on many different aspects of the application. At the beginning, e-mail was enough, but after a month there are few hundreds e-mails exchanged, all of them tackling few…
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How frequently should someone check in with a potential client?

Let's say you've had an email exchange with someone who seemed interested in hiring you for a freelance gig that went on for a few weeks and then tapered off. This isn't a "cold call" or a stranger, but a former colleague, so there is some…
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What is a good way to determine pricing for a maintenance contract?

Over the last few months I have developed and put into production a software system for a client. Development was paid by the hour. Now the system is more or less finished, and the client wants to put together a maintenance contract. The maintenance…
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When to stop working for free?

I am in the middle of a interview but it has prolonged for about 4 days, not entire days, but the client is getting free value from a lot of sources. Comments come comments gone, each nugget of wisdom is leveraged by him, and I am not sure how to…
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Starting a business without filing government forms

I've learned through discussions with various people I've met in Rhode Island that there are many co-ops operating throughout the state that have never filed any kind of paperwork with the state government. For example, I think that the Secretary of…
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Most effective freelancing for beginners?

I'm currently in the process of learning Android app development, web design, and web development. I haven't quite gotten enough experience to the point where I would be able to sale myself as a true professional who is confident in his work just…
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How should I tell my side job that I quit my full-time job to work on their project full time?

Over the last year or so, I have had a side gig that has been awesome at every step of the way. I love the work I am doing for them, I enjoy it more that I do my full time gig. Recently, They have been ramping up what they need done. I have been…
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Should I sell insurance services for web development projects?

It's my first time to freelance for a web development project in general and I was thinking of offering insurance if ever the website crashes for any non-self-inflicted reason. What are the advantages and disadvantages of offering insurance…
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Simple Extranet/collaborative space for small projects?

I'm looking for a very simple online tool to manage a small Web site project. I'm currently using a Google doc to keep track of everything, but there has to be the equivalent of a project Extranet - but much smaller. I would say Basecamp, but…
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US citizen contracting for Singapore company - taxes?

How do taxes work if I'm a US citizen doing remote contract/freelance work for a company in Singapore? (I'll be in the US.)
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