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To Err Is Human – How to Handle Freelance Mistakes

jerret — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:28:58 +0000

Mistakes happen and how you handle them will impact your freelance career. No one wants to hear from a client that they have mistake on a project but sooner or later every freelancer will encounter this situation. With that in mind you should make every attempt to turn in completed work free of [...]

Using a Contract for Freelance Work

jerret — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:12:32 +0000

When you’re self employed and working on a “contract” basis rather than an employee of a business, it’s important to have a well-written contract in place. The client contract should be designed to protect both you and the client during your business relationship and include the following (at a minimum): Description of the [...]

Never Be Too Busy to Market Yourself

jerret — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:06:07 +0000

Marketing is an intriguing business responsibility because if you are really good at it, you can turn nearly every opportunity in life into a marketing opportunity. It is from these sometimes random opportunities can end up being the bread and butter of your business. Marketing opportunities come in many different forms and as good business [...]

Tax Tips For First Time Freelancers

jerret — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:39:51 +0000

You’ve finally taken the plunge into the world of self-employment. No more bosses, cubicles or co-workers cramping your space. You have joined the ranks of people who have the pleasure of doing something they love for a living, you are free to make your own schedule and you can’t think of a single thing that [...]

In The Ring: Showdown Between Free and Paid Freelance Bidding Sites

jerret — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:38:52 +0000

In the first corner, weighing in with no membership fees, an abundance of freelancing jobs and insane competition, are the free freelance bidding sites. In the other corner - we have the challenger, weighing in with monthly membership fees, freelancing jobs that are limited in numbers but of higher quality - we have paid freelance [...]