Rates. One of the most discussed aspect of freelancing. While I can understand why many businesses discount their prices when a customer is buying in large quantities, I don’t think it makes much sense for freelancers. Especially with long-term contracts. Here’s my reasoning. Early termination The majority of freelance contracts are written where the client …
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Accelerate your client payments
Managing your freelance business’s finances is an important part of staying in business. You might have heard of the expression “cash is king”. Well it is. The typical freelance project is paid on a Net 30 after you send the invoice. This can be a problem. This means that there is a long delay between …
The Freelancer’s Guide to Long-Term Contracts Launched
After a busy couple of months, The Freelancer’s Guide to Long-Term Contracts is now done. To celebrate, all three versions will be ~20% off until 5pm PDT this Friday (2013-08-16). Eric Davis
Why should you care about long-term contracts?
I just realized something today. You’ve heard me talk about long-term contracts for a few weeks now but I haven’t actually spelled out why you should care about them. Whoops. What are Long-Term Contracts? You might be thinking “long-term contracts are just contracts that last a long time right?” Well, yes and no. See, I’m …
Client Fears
This post is an except from my book The Freelancers Guide To Long-Term Contracts. If you want to learn how long-term contracts can stabilize your revenue, simplify your project scheduling, and make your business more enjoyable: make sure you check it out. One thing you might be asking yourself is, “If I’m just a solo …