Freelancers: Keep your rate private
A common question that I get about pricing is whether or not a freelancer should publicize their prices. I’ll admit, this is a tricky question. I remember the frustration I felt as a first-time freelancer looking for prices online to figure out what I should be charging. It was hard to find designers who listed the rates or flat fees.
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Are you a small business just getting started? Is your billing being prepared manually? If so you risk sending a customer an invoice that may not be correct. This could mean a loss of business, time, and money.
If you answered yes to one or both of these questions there are some important issues to consider. Small business owners many times have all of their cash tied up in overhead and never consider using any type of software for their billing needs. They may feel they are small and money spent on software would be better spent in other areas. However, creating an invoice manually can not only lead to mistakes, but also takes more time, and can hinder the billing system once the business becomes bigger. Both small businesses and those who are self-employed benefit with a billing and invoicing software program.
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Get Paid On Time. Tips to Collect Your Invoices:
I think the most liberating and rewarding feeling from my first year or so as a freelancer was the one I got every time I emailed an invoice to a client. If you’ve done this for a while, you start to get numb to the awesomeness of that act. But when you’re fresh and new—WOW!— what a rush.
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