Financial tips, tools, and advice for freelancers for setting income goals, pricing freelancer work, identifying business investments, budgeting, or diversifying the services offered to minimize risk.
Whether you’re a freelancing guru or someone who has just started out on their own, the one thing you’ll need to keep in mind as you manage finances is a bank account. What, where, and how? We’ve got you covered! Read on to find out more about banking for freelancers!
Since networking is the backbone of freelancing, oftentimes you’ll find yourself giving out freelancer referrals for clients projects – and sometimes you’ll even receive a referral fee for your effort. While there is nothing necessarily wrong with paid referrals, it’s important that they’re done right!
All freelancers (and anyone who has worked for a living, for that matter) have been put in situations when a client wants a project to be done yesterday. These kinds of rush jobs can be very inconvenient but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be compensated for it. Here’s why and how you should be using rush fees as a freelancer.
Net 30 is a popular payment process that large companies all over the world favour. However, for some reason, it has now become commonplace for small businesses around the world as well. So how does this affect freelancers? Let’s find out!
Keeping an eye on one’s financial health is crucial for long-term success as a freelancer. In this article, we’ll take a look at efficient tips and tools that can help freelancers optimise their financial management and effectively utilise their resources.
As a freelancer, you’ll come across lots of different types of invoices that you can use to bill your clients. Initially though, invoicing can be a challenge for many self-employed people. In this article, we’ll cover the various important ones, from classic outgoing invoices to specialised small-value invoices, that will help you in your...
Often times, when people consider making the move to freelancing, one of the first lines of inquiry is whether they'd make more or less working on their own than in a typical 9-to-5 full-time job. So do freelancers make more money than regular employees?
Deadlines and due dates can get easily lost in a hectic freelance life. Knowing when and how to manage them can be the difference between achieving your desired results or falling short of them. This article will provide an overview of the most important due dates and tax deadlines for freelancers working in Germany, which will help you stay on...
Every company invests time and resources in understanding their finances. They know exactly where their money is, how they should invest, what costs they should cut on, etc. A good financial plan for freelancers should be part of your strategy too, but it can be an overwhelming task. Because let’s face it, money management and financial planning...
Freelancing is on the rise - every day we hear about independent consultants, freelancers and people starting their own business. More than 60 million people in the US are now freelancing and we’ve seen a similar trend in Europe as well. But are freelancers happy?