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Freelance Consulting while Employed

What options do IT consultants have if they're interested in expanding their skillset with engagements outside of their corporate employer? I'm interested in the fast-paced lifestyle of freelance consulting and think I could grow a lot from…
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Contractor going Full time - what do I do with my incorporation?

I live in Canada and for the last 2 years I was doing contract development under a federally incorporated business. But now I am full time and wondering what I need to do with my incorporation. I would like to keep it open in case I do side…
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To talk with client or to chat with client and the effects on landing contracts

Most times, clients ask me to talk in Skype. Since I do not like talking as I may say something unplanned, I always direct them to message rooms where they ask questions, and I reply after thinking about it. So far, this was a very good approach…
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Apply and bid for an Android Development freelancing project online

I am an Android Developer, and I'm new to freelancing. I recently created an account on sites like freelancer.com, and I want to take on some projects. As someone new to freelancing, how can I land a project? How do I bid on freelancing sites?
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How does one transition a job offer into a sale?

I work as a contractor with one full-time client, and I also have an S-Corp that I funnel my freelance work through via subcontracting and delegation. I get a lot of phone calls and LinkedIn messages from recruiters and managers, and I'm realizing…
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Freelance Web Developer Stationary for Estimates, Proposals, Contracts

I'm about to start my freelance web development/design business, as a sole trader. My website is set up, and ranking well, and I've already received quite a few requests for estimates/quotes on a project. I am at the stage where I have a good…
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Client threatening legal action constantly

I have a client who is constantly threatening legal action against me even though I don't think I have done much wrong. I have done EVERYTHING I possibly can to keep the client happy, but it is never enough. He blames me for late delivery even…
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Dealing with an Irate Client that wants Free Work

I'm involved with a situation where I am getting close to finishing a project and the client is irate because not everything he wants is in the project. We have a signed proposal listing all the features of the project and how they will work. Now…
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Working simultaneously for multiple clients

I am currently working for a client i like and i would like to maintain, but at the same time, being a freelancer, i would like to work for other clients in order to have a more diverse professional growth. I am a programmer and i am trying to stick…
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How to utilize charity work for building a business

One thing I have noticed is that many successful web designers and other consultants do a certain amount of charity work on an ongoing basis. Given that many of these do not need further portfolio development of this sort, the benefits must go well…
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Phone or e-mail when attracting clients?

I'm starting as a freelancer in the web development sector. I'm constantly searching for new projects on (Dutch equivalents of) websites like oDesk. Many clients add both an e-mail and a telephone number to their vacancies. Up to now, I always…
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How am I supposed to bill the company?

I am working from home(Turkey) and the company I am working is based in Switzerland. I am not an employee of this company. I think this is called free-lance working, I am not sure. We do not have any kind of official contract and they do not provide…
Koray Tugay
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Part-time freelancing in Germany

I am considering to work as a freelancing engineer additionally to my full-time employment, maybe even reduce the full-time employment and work more as freelancer. With my education I qualify as a german "Freiberufler", which has a special…
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Quotation not favorable (against me) to write software features

Customers always want a quotation of the amount of time it will take to write a certain feature (printing a new report, adding a new form, importing/exporting data, etc). Suppose I estimated the correct amount of time needed (seldom happens), then…
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Offsetting own labour as 'allowable expenses' when accounting

I'm a web developer. When I buy a Mac I put it down as an allowable expense and receive a tax break on it. When I buy business cards, they go down as an advertising cost. My broadband is an 'office comms' cost. Etcetera etcetera. However when I…
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