Month: February 2013

  • Payment on Unfinished Business

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    One of the podcasts I’ve picked up recently has been Unfinished Business, which is all about running a web consultancy (or freelance business). Episode 3 talked about getting paid. In Short always take a deposit if you sub-contract work, make sure you have the $$ on hand to pay them always have a contract The…

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  • Small Clients

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    I looked at my January income but wanted to give you a better behind the scenes look at how the month almost went. Things Change Fast Looking at the last week of January I was sitting at around $6k of income in the month. I had some outstanding invoices that were due in February that…

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  • January 2013 Income Report

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    It’s time for the first income report for 2013. If you’re not familiar with my goals, here they are. One thing you notice is that I never state what I made in 2012. So sure I’m shooting for $100k but if I did $98k the year previous, it’s a reasonably easy goal. So here it…

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  • How Not to Get Work

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    If the missed posts on this site weren’t a giveaway, I’m really busy with work. Clients keep coming my way with budgets and cool projects. So I’ve been cautiously poking around to build a bit of a team. How Not to Get Work I work 99% with WordPress. I build themes, custom plugins, and web…

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  • Billing for Travel Time

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    Deciding exactly what to bill for is a bit personal and a bit trial and error. When I started out, I did not bill to travel to meetings, but that was a beginner mistake. Can’t Bill Anyone Else The turning point came after a year of being freelance. A client wanted me to get in…

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