getting paid – Anthony Caruana

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

Don't work for nothing – no matter what

Jan 1, 2011Anthony CaruanaMoney, Workcontracts, freelancing, getting paid, payment, wealth

Here’s a quote from Australia’s richest person, Frank Lowy. “I don’t work for nothing. I’m entitled to get paid.” If making money is one of your working goals, then I think Lowy’s advice is worth remembering. Clearly, giving freebies isn’t a path to financial independence. When you work for free (volunteer, charitable work is the

Getting paid – the freelancer’s challenge

Dec 24, 2010Anthony Caruana1 CommentMoney, Workcontracts, getting paid, money, pay rates, payment

Once the excitement of making the decision to freelance passes and you get your first paying work, you need to channel some energy into making sure you’re paid promptly. Now, you’d think that the world is a nice place where submitting a nicely presented invoice, with all the details correctly completed was enough. Sadly, it’s