The topic of changing your billing frequency comes up often. Most freelancers I know bill by the partial hour, with a few billing in units larger than that (and some freelancers bill by the minute using stopwatch timers). I can understand the feeling that you too need to bill by the same units as everyone …
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 …
Or how I stopped wasting two hours to build a proposal for a project that would let me bill $600 When I started freelancing I used to talk to anyone who was interested in talking with me about a project. That usually included me creating a proposal for them too. Since I was timid, scared, …
How Much is Your Time Worth? – Great post that really hits what I’ve been saying about pricing services. PSA – backups – Jamie Zawinski has a great solution for backups. If you are running a business without backups you are just asking to have your business closed any day now. Javascript Design Patterns – …