payment – 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.

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.

What was your cheekiest pitch?

Mar 13, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkgetting paid, payment, pitching, working

Pitching for work can be tricky. But sometimes an unconventional approach can be successful.

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.

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.

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 – 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

Freelancing is a business

Jan 10, 2011Anthony CaruanaWorkbusiness, freelancing, payment, profit, revenue, starting out, turnover

As a freelancer, you may think that your job is to write, design, code or do whatever it is that you do. You freelance because you like the freedom of working for the clients you choose during the hours that suit your life. However, that’s idealistic. The reality is that you’re a small business that