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Rush jobs, rush policies, and rush fees

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Betty in Client Management, Clients, Contracts, Freelance Business, Pricing & Rates No Comments
Hurry ASAP! Rush fees.

ASAP! Need this today! Urgent! Top Priority! A lot of my projects have quick deadlines. And I’m happy to accommodate those when I can. But doing rush projects makes it difficult to schedule other work, and often means that I will be pushing off other client work and working long hours or on the weekends. […]

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Using a contract

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Betty in Contracts, Freelance Business No Comments
Don't just shake on it

You’ve heard it before. Use a contract, use a contract, use a contract. But what should be in a contract? A disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. There are lots of sources for contracts out there, which I’ll write about another day. When I first started my business (AKA […]

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Bring in the lawyers

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Betty in Contracts, Freelance Business No Comments

Sometimes it pays to spend money. Last night a very good client of mine at a big corporation sent over a confidentiality agreement which I’ll need to sign to work on an upcoming project. It basically reiterates an agreement we already have in place, but is very specific about which information I won’t disclose. That’s […]

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