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Handling the Slow Months
Almost every freelancer and small business owner meets a quiet spell: a project ends, a client pauses, the holiday season…
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Bookkeeping Habits for the Self-Employed
Bookkeeping is the unglamorous practice of recording where your money comes from and where it goes. Done a little at…
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Finding Your First Clients
The first few clients are the hardest to find because you have little to point to and no reputation yet.…
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Building a Portfolio That Shows How You Work
A portfolio is more than a gallery of finished work. For a prospective client deciding whether to trust you, it…
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Time Tracking Without the Stress
Tracking time has a reputation for being tedious or even a little controlling. For a freelancer, however, it can be…
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Setting Up a Home Workspace That Works for Freelancers
Working from home sounds easy until you realise the kitchen table doubles as your office, your dining room and the…
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Managing Client Expectations From Day One
Most disputes between freelancers and clients are not about quality. They are about expectations that were never spoken aloud. The…
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Invoicing Basics for New Freelancers
Getting paid is the point of the work, yet many beginners treat invoicing as an afterthought. A clear, prompt and…
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Pricing Your Services: A General Guide
Pricing is one of the hardest decisions a new freelancer or small business faces, partly because there is no single…
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Writing a Simple Business Plan You Will Actually Use
The phrase “business plan” conjures images of thick documents written for banks. For a freelancer or a small start-up, a…