Note: The below list is ‘expenditure incurred in the production of income’. It is not exhaustive. Add to it. Overhead expenses Accounting fees Advertising Bank charges Books (research-related) Casual wages Cell phone Client gifts (year-end/referrals) Computer costs Hardware Software Internet IT/computer support Website hosting Consulting fees Depreciation Car Computer Cell phone Printer Etc. Entertainment Insurance [...]
So, this is a bit belated, but there you go. (The World Cup got in the way. Blame Fifa.) I’m chuffed not only to be a Gauteng representative on the Executive Committee of the Southern African Freelancers’ Association (Safrea), but also to be heading up the organisation’s Training and Mentoring portfolio (such as it currently [...]
My Freelancentral column started with a swinging stable door and the horse escaping into a new freelance life. Its first piece spoke to the different types of clients to look out for; its second examined the client-contractor relationship. This article looks at what should happen between the lines of doing the work; in short, how freelancers can [...]
My ‘Stable Door’ column for Freelancentral began with an open stable door and the freelancer (a.k.a the horse) escaping into an unfettered freelance life. Its first piece addressed the different types of clients to be wary of (the Boss, the Uninformed, the Briefless and the Buddy). For piece #2, I decided to look at the [...]
My article on ‘Getting the most from a freelance copywriter or editor‘ sparked lots of comments, but the majority came from freelancers with payment questions. So Jo Duxbury (of Freelancentral and Peppermint Source) and I collaborated to answer them. First, we opened the floor, inviting fellow freelancers to submit their payment-related questions. The questions are below; for the [...]
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