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It takes a lot of work to get a new client. Unless you have a regular stream of referrals coming your way, you may need to do all the legwork yourself by approaching potential clients, contacting them, and testing if they’d be interested i…
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Unless you’ve been living underneath a very large rock for the past couple of years, you’ve probably heard that Europe is teetering on the brink of financial armageddon.
While there’s no shortage of doom and gloom in the the global …
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So you finally got a call back and that client is ready to move forward with working with you! Great! Now it’s time to get down to business.
How do you make sure you get paid for the work you do? We all hate this part, but the nuts and b…
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When you’re looking at banking options for yourself as an individual, you need different things than you need as a freelancer. A personal bank account is usually part and parcel of building a larger relationship with your bank. After you’ve g…
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View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch.
This week we look at Women Entrepreneurs, Example Not Exception by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. In this inspiring vid…
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Online job marketplaces are billion dollar businesses today, ducking the recent recession and expanding at a tremendous rate. No wonder then that more and more sites open up every day catering to a small niche of freelancers.
The two biggest gen…
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No one actually knows for sure what the logic behind the IRS audit red flag is. Over the years, accountants have seen commonalities within their client base and have noticed trends in businesses that seem to be audited more often than others. Thi…
Continue Reading "6 Tips to Avoid IRS Audits for Freelancers"Filed under Business & Finance by FreelanceSwitch.com
Oh, where to begin? The cost of starting your small business can be expensive. Everything from office space, to business card printing, to a website all have to be purchased during the beginning years of your startup.
One of the expenses that you…
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View engaging conference lectures, interesting how to discussions, and high quality freelance advice via video here on FreelanceSwitch. This week we look at Six Ways to Save the Internet by Roger McNamee.
In this video The next big shift is now, …
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OK, I know, “high leverage” is a cliché, and I am sorry for using this term. But at the same time it’s the one that perfectly describes the message I have for you today.
And the message is: do what matters, quit the meaningless…
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Speaking from experience, I have written for a number of sites over 22 years as a freelance contractor and can happily say 95 percent of those bosses paid me on time.
That being said, there is always that one individual or company that goes about…
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At the end of last year, a fellow freelancer and I were discussing how 2011 panned out for each of us.
“It was overall successful, but when I reviewed where my income came from, I realized I’d become too focused on just one market,” she…
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Freelancing is all about building relationships, and the holidays are a perfect time to nurture those relationships.
Sending a holiday greeting adds a human touch to your cyber business, and keeps your name fresh in people’s minds. It’s also …