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Big Tax Surprise

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Betty in Freelance Business, Mistakes, Taxes in the USA No Comments
Dice

I’ve been very careful about taxes my entire freelance career. With every check I receive, I set aside a percentage for taxes and business expense before I pay myself. I pay my quarterly estimated payments. And most years I’ve received a small refund or owed just a little. This year, I filed taxes late (with […]

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How can a freelancer take a vacation?

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Betty in Client Management, Clients, Free Time!, Freelance Business, Mistakes, Working with Others 1 Comment
Summit of Pikes Peak

I’m on vacation. I arranged for other freelancers to help my clients while I am spending time with family. And today I spent about an hour working. Mostly I was sending files to others so they could make changes for the clients. Some of the time was spent on the phone with the freelancers, helping […]

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Freelance Famine

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Betty in Freelance Business, Marketing, Mistakes No Comments
Not much growing here

You’ve heard it before: freelance work can be feast or famine. Busy one day, nothing to do the next. Over the past 5 years or so of my freelance life I’ve been lucky. The famine times have been rare. Right now, my business is in a famine. Up until last week I was fairly busy. […]

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Sneaky mistakes

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Betty in Freelance Business, Mistakes No Comments
Don't cry over spilt milk. Clean it up and pour another glass!

I spent a few hours yesterday writing a proposal for a potential new client. I did some research. I figured out pricing based on my time tracking of previous projects and the brief from the potential client. I looked at the potential client’s current materials and thought about how possibilities for a redesign. I wrote […]

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