payment – Page 2 – Anthony Caruana

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?

Write a business plan and track it

Jan 5, 2011Anthony Caruana1 CommentWorkbusiness plan, goal setting, payment, small business

How do you know of you’re being successful in business? Kaplan and Norton, in their seminal business book The Balanced Scorecard [Affiliate Link], said that: …organisations are operating in complex environments so an accurate understanding of their goals and the methods for attaining those goals is vital. In other words, in order to be successful

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

If you don’t value your work nobody else will

Dec 31, 2010Anthony Caruana1 CommentMoney, Workcontracts, payment, work value

I was just reading an article at the Society of Professional Journalist offering some advice on freelancing for newspapers. Some of the tips, like “Read the newspaper” and “Know the value of deadlines” are pertinent and important. However, one tip got my attention: Expect the pay to be small, if at all Here’s the full

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