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The 5 worst things about freelancing

Mar 10, 2011Anthony Caruana3 CommentsWorkbusiness, clients, freelancing, payment, productivity, work from home

Freelancing sounds like fun but there a times when it’s no picnic. Here are our 5 worst things about being a freelancer.

Building a home office

Mar 9, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, freelancing, home office, Office, productivity, toolkit, tools

If you’re a freelancer, then setting up a decent workspace at home is important. Not only is it a place to get work done but it’s a way of separating your work and personal life. Otherwise the whole house becomes your office and you can never switch off. I wrote about how I created my home

To be considered a professional – act like one

Feb 21, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, customer service, freelancing, payment, productivity, professionalism, tools

To be treated like a pro act like one. It’s tempting to play it casual but play it straight if you want to be taken seriously.

Who is your customer – really?

Feb 1, 2011Anthony Caruana2 CommentsWorkbusiness, clients, customer service, freelancing, tools, wealth

Knowing who the decision makers are is an important part of business. You need to know who will be signing your contracts when you’re negotiating with a new client.

5 tips for getting paid

Jan 25, 2011Anthony Caruana2 CommentsMoney, Workbusiness, finances, invoicing, pay rates, payment, work value

The thrill of the job is great, but getting paid is what it’s all about

Contracts – model contracts

Jan 21, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, contracts, freelancing, getting paid, payment

Having reviewed some of the key components of a freelance contract it’s time to look at a couple of actual contracts. I’m not saying that these are the contracts you ought to use (I’m not a lawyer – you should get legal advice before signing a contract) but they’re examples of the sorts of contracts

Contracts – copyright, ownership and intellectual property

Jan 20, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, contracts, copyright, customer service, freelancing, getting paid, intellectual property, ownership

When you complete a piece of work and deliver it to a client can you re-use it with another client? Or, can the client then use it over and over? Can they on-sell it? Can you resell it to another client? All of these questions have, at their heart, the basic principles of copyright, ownership

Contracts – defining the scope of work

Jan 19, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, business management, client management, clients, contracts, pay rates, payment, scope

It’s amazing but so often I hear of freelancers who end up in dispute with clients over what seems to be obvious – neither party understood what the other understood the work to be. In today’s instalment on freelance contracts I’m going to be short and sweet. As a freelancer – before you agree to

Business basics = looking like a professional

Jan 17, 2011Anthony Caruana1 CommentWorkbusiness, professionalism, relationships, setting up

You want to be taken seriously don’t you? If you’re self-employed you may think it’s impossible to have all the shiny and expensive infrastructure that folks working in large companies have. Well, that’s simply not true. I’m going to share something with you. It’s possible to look like a professional without having a massive budget. In fact, you can

Freelance contracts – a guide

Jan 14, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, clients, contracts, insurance

Many of freelancers I talk to are excellent practitioners of their chosen craft. However, when it comes to understanding the obligations and responsibilities for the freelancer and client, there’s lots of confusion. That’s why it’s important to understand a little bit about contracts.
Contracts are an insurance policy. If everything between freelancer and client goes well you’ll never need to look at the contract. However, when you get started the contract is important because it make clear what each party expects from the other. That way, there are no surprises for either party.