When you’re busy pitching for work, quoting for work and – oh yes – doing work, it’s easy to forget that as a freelancer, you’re a small business owner too.
Author: Kara Copple
Kara Copple
An experienced business and finance writer, sometimes moonlighting as a fiction writer and blogger.
Accounting and bookkeeping – certainly not two words to get excited about unless you happen to be a freelance accountant yourself.
No one likes working for free. Unfortunately, it’s pretty common for new freelancers to accept free work requests.
A new tax year has dawned, a fresh start that may leave you thinking that now you’ll finally get organized for a more productive year ahead.
Every now and then you may come across a client who wants some work completed ASAP.
Making a lot of money from freelancing is always difficult task, especially in the beginning. You need to hit the balance between having lots of clients, charging enough and using your limited time wisely.
It’s that time of year where we all think about doing a spring clean and then find ourselves too busy to do one.
Finding paying clients can be a struggle, especially in the beginning. If you’ve already got your website, blog and portfolio up and running, the next step is to get some testimonials as soon as you can.
Think branding is only for big businesses? Think again. Many freelancers think their operation is too small for big things like branding and logos.
As a freelancer, it can be hard to keep track of your finances. With lots of new clients (and likely many different payment structures and methods), you may struggle to keep track of how much money you have earned, which clients need to pay, and when their invoices are due. With this in mind, bookkeeping is an essential skill to grapple with when you start as a freelancer, as it will make your life much easier in the long run. So, what do you need to know and implement when it comes to bookkeeping? Here are three things you’ll need…