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How to charge and declare vat to a company in EU
I work a full time job in the UK as a software developer. I've been asked by a friend who has a publishing house in Greece to do a translation for her. It'll be a one off and cost around £1000 (money ...
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Is it better to blog or make side projects?
I'm a programmer and I have a year of experience in building small projects for clients. I've always tried to give my 100% on client projects and many times hit the GitHub codespaces monthly free ...
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Outsourcing a freelancing project
I'm interested to do freelancing in Hardware designing to upskill myself and also financial growth. As I'm a beginner, how to seeking and approach a first client and what's the initial step to do ...
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How do nature photographers find agents?
A friend of mine has been working on a project to build a data base of plants native to where she lives.
The problem is that it has become difficult for her to continue the project on her own.
I was ...
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Strategies for Building a Strong Client Base on Upwork: Insights Needed!
I am a C++ developer, and I'm seeking advice on building a client base on Upwork. Could you share your experiences and provide tips on effectively attracting clients? I'm interested in strategies for ...
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What's the line of legit vs shady in outsourcing?
Outsourcing can be quite legit. Sometimes a client want to give the entire project to someone else to handle the hiring and quality assurance. But the usual assumption is that the client knows the ...
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How do I effectivly an profitably, make a career out of independent freelancing?
I've been researching a lot about freelancing, an to my surprise, I'm a little interested in becoming an independent freelancer! In accordance I am inquiring on how to become a successful freelancer ...
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Freelancing in Germany: Selling concert tickets
I am a freelance musician who just moved to Germany. I have been giving concerts and preparing invoices for the venues or organization companies.
Recently we made a door deal with a venue, and they ...
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Outsourcing projects: is there a threshold on how much I can deduct from taxes (IRS)?
Suppose that:
I have a $10000 project. I subcontract the entire project to a subcontractor and pays that person $9999. This means my net gain (or profit) is $1.
If I submit that info to the IRS when ...
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How to deal with an arrogant client who gets intensely upset with even the smallest of communication gaps between us?
I currently work for a low-paying, arrogant local client who does give me a decent amount of work, but all are under-paid.
The client has a habit of bargaining and complaining. If I ask him for more ...
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Paying VAT as a Freelancer - I live in EU, my client is from USA
I am an IT freelancer, living in the NL, and I have EU citizenship. One of my clients is from the US. Do i have any tax/VAT obligations in the states?
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Seeking Guidance and Assistance to Secure Clients on Upwork
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to express my current struggles on Upwork and to seek guidance or assistance from experienced freelancers within this community.
For over two months, I ...
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Should I put a license file in a wordpress plugin that I'm developing for a client?
I'm developing a Wordpress plugin for a client, given the fact that Wordpress itself is GPLv2 in the following scenarios should I put a license for the plugin or not?
Based on our agreement the ...
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How to capitalize on a picture that has gone viral
How do I monetize a viral picture?
Hey all!
I like to dable in nature photography as a hobby and have been doing it for a while now. Recently, I started posting them on Google maps (about 9 months now)...
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Is it okay to seek freelance work outside of full-time employment?
Is it okay to seek freelance work outside of full-time employment?
I am mainly looking for something more challenging and satisfying in regards to work so I can use my head a bit more. I don't want ...
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Places to find PCB design freelance jobs
I am looking for a PCB schematic/layout design work as part of freelancing. Any leads on where to find them?
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Question about the design contract work. / undecisive client
I have a question about dealing with a client. They're not accepting the final design, and we've spent a lot of time making small changes to one part of the page, well beyond our estimated timeframe. ...
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How much do recruiting companies pay for the freelance selection process
A recruiting company offered me to work as a freelance paid for a success fee.
When the company hires the candidate, the position is closed positively and my partner invoices between 10 and 20% of the ...
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How do people navigate contract software article editor/writer work?
I recently had a company reach out asking if I'd be interested in editing and writing programming articles for them (basically dev advocate related). I have 10 years experience as a software engineer. ...
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Are there any individual full stack freelancers on Upwork who have earned $500k+ till now?
As well as they earned more than $20K in a single project. I wonder if achieving this level of income requires working as part of a team or if a single freelancer like myself can accomplish it alone.
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How do I approach requesting a retainer?
I was interviewed today for an ongoing support contract, I'm fairly new to freelancing and not come across this kind of work before.
I generally just quote per hour for the developement work I do but ...
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asset management - inventory and tagging
I am needing a few quotes on a time estimate of manually tagging (stickers) and recording attributes of all fixed assets in an open, busy grocery store.
Client is refusing to pay because it wasn't ...
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Certifications for statisticians
I would like to learn more about the certifications in the domain of statistics. I am mostly interested in those existing in France and European Union, but experience from elsewhere could be also ...
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Do businesses under the same LLC have to be related?
Not sure this is the right forum, but I figure some people here might be in this situation!
I know you can run multiple businesses from the same LLC. But when I see this, the examples are always ...
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Many freelancers have a personal website to showcase their skills and background. If you have one, did you guest post to promote your site?
Whether it be freelance writers, designers, video editors, or programmers, it's usual for them to have a website to attract leads, send to clients, and showcase their best work. However, a website ...
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Using a "pseudonym" online and on clients?
If my legal name is A, but I go online as B, then when should I let my clients know that my name is not B, but A, if that's needed at all.
Do I clarify right away "hey, just letting you know that ...
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How do i handle a freelancing project thats budgets low to my standard
I have this freelancing project but the budget given doesn't meets the requirements to get the job done on time,, how do I handle such situations
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Just thinking about clients and things to do create anxiety
I know it's easy to say just relax or go exercise, but what I'm noticing is that there's so many things to keep track of as a freelancer and sometimes one just pops up in my head and distracts me and ...
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How do I write a killer proposal on Upwork as a newbie?
I am a freelancer by profession. I have worked for a long time in the field. Recently I have shifted to Upwork. As the platform is very good for freelancers, more and more people are joining here. I ...
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How to passively generate leads (writing)?
I've created my website to sell services. Now what? There's no way I compete for keywords on platforms like Google Ads, as that's way too expensive. I believe the website has been indexed on both ...
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Do I have to fill W9/w4/I9 and state tax form?
I just want to know Does a non-US citizen/ non resident working remotely for a US-based company from their home country have to fill W9/W4/I9 and state tax forms?
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My client frequently asks me for Zoom meetings over a project. How do I deal with him?
I have a client who is frequently asking me to conduct Zoom meetings for a very low-budget project which is under progress. Before starting the project, I wasn't aware that he will be asking for ...
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Freelance as your own Business
How difficult is to freelance not use a website like Upwork or Fiverr and do it on your own would you have to setup your own website? I plan to be IOS software Developer with no clients.
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Seeking freelance (academic) publication platforms
Briefly speaking, I'm looking for a freelancing opportunity to write academic papers (topics related to Artificial intelligence, digital transformation, political philosophy, sociology, and literature....
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How to properly describe the client right not to pay instead of refund
As I can understand, a refund in freelancing is not mandatory by EU and US laws (correct me if I'm wrong), but still may be a benefit of freelancer's policy for clients.
A quotation from a page about ...
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Strategy of offering the first portion of work in advance or for free
I need useful advice. I'm a web developer from Ukraine with many years of experience, yet have never worked with clients from Western Europe and America. But now I'm considering that.
I know it's very ...
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How to handle difficult to meet requirements on freelancing projects
I want to hire a freelancer to develop a machine learning algorithm. In order for the algorithm to provide any value I need it to work correct in over 95% of cases, which is a very difficult ...
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Long-term career as freelancing
I am trying to look beyond the stereotype, which is as follows: I think of freelancing as a job for a young person, not burdened with family obligations and long-term financial commitments (like a ...
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Is getting software development clients really harder?
I'm starting as a freelance software developer. However, as I researched more about getting clients, I started having doubts about it.
Most companies have in-house developers. And not every company ...
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Declining "5 minute" call with client until payment received
So I worked for only a few days for a client. Did around 13 hours. This was enough for me to end the relationship as I felt it wouldn't be a match going forward. It was an extremely strange task and I ...
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What other skills combine mathematics and programming besides data science/analysis, machine learning?
My math skills and my interest in programming led me to search for a field combining the two, and I found data science/analysis, machine learning, but I was surprised that there was almost no demand ...
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How do I file self-employment taxes if I do not have any invoices due to the nature of my work?
I write articles on my website and collect donations from anonymous people on the Internet via PayPal. I end up with a fair bit of income that way each year, but it's never a large amount, so I'd ...
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Dealing with European invoices and VAT as a freelancer from Venezuela
I hope you are doing well.
I live in Venezuela, and work as a freelancer for international clients. One of such clients is based in the EU, specifically Germany. How do I deal with invoicing them? ...
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How to counter a written offer when there was no question about pricing?
Just got off call with prospective client. He's one that a friend has worked for before and can vouch for. We talked for about a half-hour and it led to him saying he'd send me a contract with details ...
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How to negotiate with client for a language/skill you’re still novice to
I have 5+ years of professional experience in WebDev.
Js, node, LAMP, AWS, etc.
I’ve done on/off iOS Dev for last decade for student projects, internships, my own projects, and then one freelancing ...
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Can I work as an online freelance developer, even if I don't speak English, but I can read, write, and understand it perfectly?
I can write and understand English perfectly, but unfortunately I'm weak at speaking it due to a lack of practice.
I have a couple of years of experience in both full-stack web and desktop dev. I'm ...
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Part-time freelancing in Ireland along with full time job on CSEP
I am working full time in Ireland for an Irish employer. I am a non-EEA national and I have a Stamp 1 based visa on the CSEP which my employer applied and got for me. Am I allowed to freelance for ...
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USA LLC - Is there anything I need to do regarding existing contracts?
A client is paying monthly - I signed an agreement earlier in the year under my name and I am receiving the money to my personal bank account under my name. If I get an LLC (taxed as an S Corp), will ...
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Should you send a detailed process of how you'll handle a project to the client?
I spoke with a client via chat, he sent me the project details and what he's looking for. Then I built my proposal, detailing every task and step of what I'll do, delivery time and budget needed, then ...
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What is a good strategy for selling a single idea instead of a recurrent service?
Sometimes you have a good idea for making something someone might want to buy but it’s very particular and you can envision it being done maybe 1-5 times.
What is a good strategy as a freelancer for ...
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