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Should your client know that you intend to outsource several parts or the whole project
I have always wondered that people who outsource their work, meaning pay someone here or someone in another country. Do their clients need to know that it was outsourced even if they take a look at it work themselves and work with others who they…
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How can I evaluate whether or not a partnership in a Social Networking Project is a good idea?
An old client asked me to work on a project which is kind of a social networking website. The idea is very good though. I know that guy and his company, he lives in EU while I am in Asia. We never met but I can say the idea seems good. My question…
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What skills does front end developer needs to be marketable as freelancer?
I am trying to become a front end web developer. Initially i thought i'd be just web designer. But i also wanted to do animation myself, so i learned javascript thoroughly and css3. While i was at it i also learned jquery as well. I have expert…
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Marketing new skill or line of business
I want to start serving in a new field, such a iOS app and Magento based e-commerce websites. I have done no projects in past for both, meaning I have studied on my own and did the quiz projects on sites like Treehouse.
Now, how do I market my new…
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Hiring another freelancer for help
I'm starting to run into a small situation. I am a freelance web developer to build websites, build web applications and fix mistakes of past projects. I make pretty good money now doing this, but I am taking on a lot of work each week and month. I…
user2654
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If I need to use more expensive software for one service offering than another, is there a standard way to build this into my rates?
I'm a freelance user experience (UX) designer, and I'm about to productize one of my service offerings. The service is a usability evaluation of clients' websites. It is designed with two kinds of clients in mind: those who want to redesign their…
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Freelance job posts VAT
I see on job sites that many contract positions advertise a certain hourly or daily rate.
Do those rates normally include the VAT?
If this is country specific, I primarily interested in the UK.
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Should I charge money for troubleshooting?
From a programmers point of a view many times you end up with problems that are related to the domain of the programmer's knowledge. Nobody knows everything and sometimes errors happen because of that and I want to believe I am not the only…
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Pricing a Wireframe Project
I have been asked to subcontract a wireframing project. I do not bill by the hour. What is the best approach to arrive at a fixed fee for the project? Budget is unstated, but the timeframe for delivery is about 3 weeks.
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Asking for a rate increase after a rate drop
I've been working as a contract editor for the same company for about seven years. About three years ago, they changed the terms of their contract, which is now resulting in a huge pay loss for me (we went from getting royalties on books sold to…
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How to get the client the review the contract if the workload has changed
A year ago I agreed a fulltime contract which was convenient for us both. As the project grew the workload became higher and the customer had financial problems leading to decreasing of working hours that had fixed hour rate even to partial pauses…
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How to set price when the app will be distributed to 100+ user machines?
So far, I have coded multi-user applications either used by client's company staff or by clients selling them via some web application shops.
Now, for the first time I was hired by middle man who disclosed his plans :). He wants me to make…
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Can a business have two completely different services?
I own a Software Development business with just myself. I use it for all of my freelance work. I also have tons of experience with Private Investigations and I have a few old clients wanting to know if I still do PI work. My business is registered…
Cory Fail
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Two contracting offers what should I do?
My role as a contractor for a US firm is about to start on Friday and I also have another local startup company with an offer and don't know which to choose.
The US firm has done background checks, and it's a 9 to 5, M-F, indefinitely. They employ…
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How to tackle situation when client do not respond for an escro project
I have started a project with a client where the deal was to upfront an amount of money, then he will do escrow for all of the remaining money, with it being released after completion of the project. I have started working on the project…
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