http://www.tiffanymarkman.co.za Copywriting - Editing - Corporate Training | Sandton - Johannesburg Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:54:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.tiffanymarkman.co.za/blog/freelancers-heres-how-to-get-paid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freelancers-heres-how-to-get-paid http://www.tiffanymarkman.co.za/blog/freelancers-heres-how-to-get-paid/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:33:50 +0000 Tiffany Markman http://www.tiffanymarkman.co.za/?p=553 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 answers, check out ‘Freelancers: here’s how to get paid‘.

• “I’m new-ish to the game. How do I charge: per word, per hour, per job?”
• “Do you charge different rates for different sectors – like a higher rate for corporates and a lower rate for community newspapers?”
• “My friends and family always need work, and I tense up when it comes to quoting/invoicing.”
• “I’m a creative. That’s why I went into freelancing. This admin stuff kills me: quoting, invoicing, chasing money, keeping books. Can you help?”
• “Clients often ask me to quote and then say, ‘Well, we’ve only got [R2000 less than I quoted]. Can you do it for that?’ What do I say?”
• “I’m not sure what other freelancers’ payment terms are, but I find 30 days challenging on my cash flow! Do you have any guidelines?”
• “I’m skaam when it comes to chasing money. Help!”
• “Sometimes there’s such a long wait to get paid that I think client never will. But I don’t want to make waves and have them use someone else next time.”
• “When do you, eventually, write off a bad debt?”

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