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When A Freelancer Should Bill The Client

Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by .

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When A Freelancer Should Bill The Client

A lot of people these days who are freelancers also have blogs that contain helpful articles. It is not uncommon that a freelancer might end up talking to readers via email or some other medium about solving some issue about a blog.

The problem is that some of this is taken for granted. Of course, there are cases where previous clients ask about a bug from a design that came up, but for new clients, what is acceptable to be considered a freebie? Should a freelancer spend their time solving a site issue for free if it was not their coding or design error, even if the client is new?

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How To Avoid Being Taken Advantage Of By Clients When Freelancing

Posted on 12. May, 2010 by .

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How To Avoid Being Taken Advantage Of By Clients When Freelancing

It is important that you maintain a professional attitude with your client. However, there are just some clients who believe that just because they paid for your services, you are to spend countless hours beyond the project’s contract.

Freelancers are not like retail store or food service clerks. You do not have to be pushed over and you even have the choice of what projects you will choose to take on.

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