Freelance Finance

Lawyers follow this dictum, otherwise known as ABB, and so should you. Once your work’s submitted, submit an invoice immediately. Sure, there are going to be revisions, but if the clients know they’re going to use your work, they may very well go ahead and pay. On some occasions, I have actually been paid before […]

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Saving money as a freelancer, independent contractor or whatever you choose to call yourself if you don’t happen to have a full-time job with bennies, is tricky. We’ve discussed this before: Saving regularly is more challenging when your income is constantly changing. This is why Muck and I stick with percentages, which has worked like […]

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It is important and necessary to do everything in your power to satisfy your clients. But you must have the courage to limit unreasonable demands. You cannot drop everything for two days to help someone hand-wring over the website you’re designing for them, nor should you volunteer endless revisions of your work. For many years, […]

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