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Freelance site with lowest commission fees?

I got a gig from one of the company via email & interviews and they made me a good offer. They want me to start this collaboration via Elance and when I looked at the fees/charges on Elance I found 8.75% of the project fees to be on a higher side. I…
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Finding clients and taking requirements with learning difficulties

I have been studying Web Development for about three and a half years now. I believe I have the skills to build decent websites using both front end and back end technologies. I would like to become a freelance web developer, more preferably only a…
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Guidelines for calculating between a W-2 and a corp-to-corp rate in USA?

Are there any guidelines on (e.g. a percentage rate) how to calculate between a hourly rate for working under W-2 vs. corp-to-corp/1099? The reason for my question is that I recently applied for an IT consultant role and initially told the company I…
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What is a ballpark daily rate for a senior freelance front-end developer in NY?

I live in London, and prices vary from £300 up to £500+. Can anybody tell me what are the rates in New York? Thanks!
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Intellectual Property/Contract Protection for Overseas Developers?

I am going to be working on a software product and I want to use overseas developers to help build, however I am not sure how/if I can make a real agreement with them with regards to protecting IP. I've been outsourcing for years now, however I've…
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VAT Directive and Article 44 - Selling services outside EU

I have a company in the European Union (EU) and I am selling electronic services to all countries. Since I am located in the EU, the following rules apply: When selling to a customer from my country, I need to charge my country tax When selling to…
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Should I blog about my projects or write a series of tutorials to impress my potential clients?

I'm am going to start Freelancing in Java. Getting the first project is really hard and low on profit margin. So I'm looking to strengthen my bid with a link to my blog about Java. The question is should I write Java tutorials or should I blog…
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When it becomes working for free

How do I phrase an email requesting more money when I've already accepted a specific budget? The client is asking for more time than I would have expected to spend asking for revisions upon revisions and well past the initial deadline. It's a new…
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Can I expense the rent for a three month contract abroad

I am a consultant living in the United Kingdom, using my own limited company. If I accept a contract to work in another European country, can I expense the rent I will have there?
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Competing offer from outside consultant

Hopefully the title is worded accurately, here goes. I have built a data management framework for my client. Gather data, organize, save to database, provide web portal so they can monitor the field, and notification system. The client is looking to…
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Late Fees or Finance Charges

Is a business required to disclose late fees or finance charges on an invoice in order to legally add charges for late payments?
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Retainer for Development Tasks

I recently finished a Wordpress project for a client, and the client wants me to continue providing support, update, and develop the site for $20 per hour. The client says the tasks will be small, and I should probably only bill them 10-20 minutes…
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Freelance Programmer - Tax Write Offs in New York City

I'm a freelance web programmer and I work from home in my apartment. I'm wondering what I'm eligible for as far as write offs? I had generally heard that you need to prove exclusive work-related use of certain items / services to write them off,…
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Which legal business entity for consulting in RI, USA

I'm considering starting a business in the state of Rhode Island in the USA. I've begun to do the research on options available to me, and it's clear already that there is a dizzying array of options for which legal business entity to choose for my…
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Client Wants Free things for project

I'm a freelance web developer who works with foreign clients. I have worked with multiple clients , you can say me newbie to this, not in web development field but in this freelancing. I'm working with a client for a long time and never missed any…
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