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Legal requirements when launching a video streaming service

I'm about to launch an app in which the users can transmit the screen of their android phones and then see it in a browser. It is used mainly for demonstrations. It also transmits the audio captured by the microphone. This audio and video are…
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Freelancer launched an app, explaining to others I'm just myself (can't afford to hire)

This happens to me consistently. Launched an app last month and I now have daily emails of studios asking me to hire them. Many of them don't have anything close in portfolio experience to what I have. Some of them want to charge outrageously cheap…
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Virtual office for a team of freelancers

I recently heard that some freelancers use virtual offices not only for small team collaboration, but also when negotiating with clients. What is your experience with it? I would like to hear bad sides of it primarily. Is it really something that…
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How much should I charge for building a website with no professional experience?

My friend just asked me if I can develop a website for him and his company but I have no idea how much to charge him. I am a fully self-taught web developer with no professional experience. However, I am also a full-stack developer. I can do…
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Getting started as a Qt developer

Scenario (Skip it if you don't care) So I currently work for a company in India which takes out-sourced work and hires local devs to work on them. Now, the situation for most cases (including mine) is that said company charges the clients an…
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Client needs to know the font - should I respond?

I had a really awful experience with this client. We started good but as the years went on, the client became hard to work with -- unreasonable timelines and extremely delayed paychecks. To make the long story short, the relationship didn't end…
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When working concurrently, do I multiply my "shoprate" for each teammate's time?

Let's say that I have a small contract carpentry business with 1 partner. I've calculated a base "shop rate" of $45/hr, based on expenses + profit / hours, where expenses includes both of our desired salaries, materials, etc., and hours is our sum…
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How to charge for 1 on 1 tutoring of mobile app development

I'm SW developer. I met a guy who wants to help him to build an Android application from scratch. He does not know anything about it and he has to do it for some lecture at university. I have no idea how to charge him as I will probably start with…
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Expectations for system support

Im based in the UK and a couple of years ago I agreed to write a small application for a local company. As it was supposed to be a quick small thing, we didnt have a formal contract in place (big mistake I know now in retrospect). It quickly grew…
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Signed contract to complete work that I can no longer provide

I signed a contract to produce technical training content and videos at a time when I was available to complete it. I have about 10% of the work completed. Due to circumstances that I cannot control, I now do not have time to produce quality work…
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Remote Working for a client

After discussion with a client, he offered me remote (work from home) job with him. I am working as a freelancer with him since last few months and now I would like to do remote job for him. I have two concern about remote work as below: If I will…
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Language requirements for IT-contractor working in Denmark?

What languages are required (typically) for IT-Contractor who wants to work in Denmark? Usually in bigger European countries (such as Germany, France) you are required to know its native language, but in case of smaller only English is required. How…
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What is the freelancer's responsibility regarding software bugs?

I just started my career as an online freelancer and even though I try to do my best I have this constant stress & anxiety about what will happen if there is a huge unwanted issue/bug in my code? For example, what if my software crashes completely…
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How to run several projects simultaneously?

Many times through my career I bumped into the situation when I had to run several projects simultaneously. Is there any techniques available to keep track on them both? My main concern that when run several simultaneously, you lose track either on…
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How do I reply back to my freelancer if he is not maintaining deadlines and delaying the project?

I am working freelance for a client, and I have around 30 articles to write for him. I decided to outsource 10 of those articles to another freelancer (from Freelancer.com). I have informed my client about this and he agreed to me. He just wants me…
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