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Whilst employed, can I open a freelancing website account?

I have been working for a company for the last 3 months. 2 months ago I created a personal account on a freelancing website and for trial purposes I have applied to 4-5 proposals on the site, but I have not worked with anyone. Now my company have…
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Sorting out the time wasters from serious clients

I have only happy clients so far, and of course I'd like to increase this number, but I feel I'm losing a bit too much time in finding serious clients. I have a lot of requests; asking about what's possible, about prices, time schedules, etc... I…
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How do freelance web developers approach security and liability?

Liability How can clients expect small teams and individuals to be liable for a security breach when the news is filled with governments/corporations with huge ITSec budgets getting hacked? We're just web developers not security experts, are…
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How to back out of a freelance project that has gotten too big?

Last August I took on re-doing an e-commerce website. At first she only wanted a re-design, but it ended up being completely redone. Since I'm a student, I didn't charge her a whole lot for it, but we've been going back and forth on this major…
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Should I give the finished work to a client before or after they paid me?

I have a new client that I met online for whom I have been doing some photo editing. We will be using paypal for payment. Should I give the finished work to client before or after they paid me?
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I have a meeting with a potential client tomorrow and I have no idea what to do

A friend of mine has put me in touch with one of his co-workers who wants a website for his business. He simply requested that we meet up in person the next day. I have no idea what to discuss during this meeting and in what order. Most of my…
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How to convert employment opportunities into consulting jobs?

I have been freelance consulting for only a short while (about 6 months) and things have been going great so far. Lately, I've been getting calls from recruiters and networking referrals to various job opportunities, some of which seem like a good…
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How do I estimate the cost of building an mobile app?

I know that there are other similar topics but I want to ask differently and I hope you answer differently too. I developed some apps and I have some experience. I created some apps as freelancer for customers too and I have calculated my hour rate…
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How can I edit my cover letter to get more clients?

My source of income has been coming from freelance sites, such as oDesk. Things have been slow for me since the start of this year. As I mentioned in my other post about slowing down, I got a response that things pick up in March because people have…
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How do I keep up to date with the industry when I spend time working alone?

As a web coder, I work remotely for a studio. This allows me to have time flexibility but it also means I sometimes feel isolated from the learning process that I feel I could have if employed in a company. How can I keep my skills up to date with…
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Should I work for free for non-profit organizations?

I have debated whether or not doing pro bono work for non profit or community organizations is a good idea or not. On the one hand, I would view it as a 'donation' of my time and services to a cause I believe in. In the other hand, I am concerned…
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How do I deal with clients who ask me to change the design every few days?

I was working on an Android project. The client asked me to change the app design every few days, but it was very difficult to change the design in the middle of a huge project. How would I deal with the client in such situations? Would making a…
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How should I deal with clients wanting to meet me, although I work at home?

I have a decent client base now, after many years of hard work; however, increasingly, clients are saying they want to come to meet me. This is a change from what I am used to, where I would always go and visit clients. The problem is I work from…
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How to politely stop doing free work for people

I run a small consulting company, mostly paperwork for immigration, starting a business, and a range of other things. I quite often get a lot of people stopping by to ask questions, leaving, doing the work themselves, and coming back to ask more…
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Why < $10 per hour for freelancing?

I'm a freelancer myself for mobile apps and also frequently hire other freelancers for my works. Everytime when I make a bid, I receive bids from all over the world. Many of the bidders charge like $10 or even less! The freelancer I have now only…
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