pay rates – Anthony Caruana

Setting a pay-rate

Aug 31, 2020Anthony Caruana3 CommentsMoney, Workcontracts, pay rates, payment

I know a lot of journalists who work very hard but don’t seem to reap the financial rewards for their effort. The write thousands of words per week but barely manage a subsistence salary, struggling to make rent or mortgage payments. My observation from discussions with journalists is that there are a number of contributing factors to this.

Five Time Management Basics

May 8, 2011Anthony Caruana1 CommentWorkbusiness, business plan, freelancing, pay rates, productivity, professionalism, toolkit, tools

Development of time management skills is a key to freelance success.

Business plans, setting goals and getting things done

Mar 18, 2011Anthony Caruana3 CommentsWorkbusiness, business plan, clients, customer service, freelancing, getting paid, monetization, pay rates, payment, professionalism, wealth, work value

Setting a business plan sounds smart. Perhaps it’s not.

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 – 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

Contracts – setting payment schedules

Jan 17, 2011Anthony Caruana2 CommentsMoney, Workfinance, money, pay rates, payment

For freelancers, one of the most annoying parts of the job is getting clients to pay. A good way to reduce the pain so that everyone knows what they’re doing is to set the expectation of when payments are expected. Let’s start by looking at some of the payment options. 1. Pay on delivery This

Should a freelancer ever refuse a job?

Jan 7, 2011Anthony Caruana9 CommentsMoney, Workpay rates, payment, refusing work

Should you ever say “no” to a job? When is it not worth working?

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