Dear Client, A couple of months ago, you briefed me to write you some website copy. Optimised, for Google, but still charismatic. We had a blast working together, because you’re fun and your company does cool stuff and you knew what you wanted – and what you didn’t want. And when you weren’t sure of [...]
This, my Freelancentral column, started with a swinging stable door and you, the horse, escaping into your freelance life. It’s covered different types of clients, the fine line of the call of duty, freelance admin – and a few things in between. But this… This is a story with a moral. Call it an idiom; [...]
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 [...]
