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Is it right to charge for work done incorrectly?
There is no clear cut right or wrong; it all comes down to your working relationship and which processes the two parties agree on contractually and during the project.
Since you seem to want to ...
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How to prepare for freelancing?
I've got 20+ years consulting within IT behind me so I would hope that counts for something. Hopefully a prior answer I supplied might help:
https://startups.stackexchange.com/questions/8576/how-to-...
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Learning that my first bill will be paid after two months instead of one
Since you have DONE work and have not been paid before, you cannot do much but wait. Check the contract between you and your intermediary and push on him. If he has screwed up, let him pay you and ...
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I grossly under estimated my costs for a job and want to renegotiate compensation. Should I?
No matter how you present it, that is blackmail. And I very much doubt a bank did not let you sign an NDA which prohibits you from using this data elsewhere.
Fixed price is exactly what the name ...
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Should one still be paid for troubleshooting when nothing was found?
Tough question. Seems like the real issue here is what are you being compensated for? And what value are you providing? I find it best when those two are aligned closely.
tl;dr: I think your best ...
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Part Time On Call rate
I would ask them for an offer and see what they are thinking.
Assuming you only get paid when they use you, I would charge significantly more for consulting than I would for an employee type position....
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How to prepare for freelancing?
Freelancing is a big leap when you decide to take it. You have to remember that as a new graduate you don't have much "real world" experience. My suggestion is to start out working in a professional ...
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I've started freelance consulting. I want to ask an old colleague to join as a fellow freelance consultant. How?
Why don't you hire him instead of "showing" him your clients and connecting him to them? This way you can earn a bit from his work. And of course, suffer negative consequences in case of troubles.
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Leaving my full time job for 1 client
Basically, this will come down to your personal circumstances.
There are a few factors one generally needs to consider when going alone:
Your financial situation
The reliability of the first client (...
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Difference between consultancy and agency
I am not aware of any official or legal definitions of the words - but in my humble opinion I would regard 'agency' and 'consultancy' as synonymous.
A 'project company' is different from a 'product ...
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Essential elements on contracts
Payment Terms
Payment terms are imposed to ensure that payments are received by you within a reasonable period of time of finishing the work. Many freelancers miss this important component.
I ...
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How to write technical offer?
Not sure what you mean by a technical offer. Perhaps this will help.
You write down what you are going to do, how long it will take, what the customer will get delivered at the end of it. This is ...
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Should one still be paid for troubleshooting when nothing was found?
Charge an Inspection Fee
It takes time to determine whether an item can be repaired and how much it will cost to repair the item and it's reasonable for you to charge an inspection fee whether the ...
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Can I get paid for notice if my fixed term contract is not renewed?
Ignoring the non-existent expiry date, it seems they have no obligations after February 2016. The renewal was anticipated but not guaranteed - and since there apparently have been no talks regarding ...
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Finder's fee (or percentage) for a 6 months contract
Sounds to me like your recruiter is not making much on this deal. I'm a programmer as well with over a decade of experience in the industry. My past experience has been that at least 20% is ...
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Who owns the excel template I made? (not legally, ethically)
You are no longer at Company A, correct? You have nothing to worry about legally and they know it which is why they used the word "ethically". They sound like petty bullies to me and if an excel ...
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How to learn about MSA, SOW, RFP? (consulting)
Proposal writing in response to RFPs can be quite a difficult endeavor.
The best way to learn is having a good mentor, who’s an experienced proposal writer. If you know someone has this experience, ...
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Leaving my full time job for 1 client
The most of experienced freelancers always advise never abandoning your current job. If you wish to freelance only do it keeping your current one and working part-time as freelancer. At least it'd be ...
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What are some techniques to get past Human Resources to talk to the person that needs help
As you've correctly determined, you're speaking to the wrong people with the wrong priorities.
HR's problem is that they've been given a job that needs filling. Their task (as they see it) is to find ...
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How can I find clients and communicate with them directly
You are asking how to be in business. According to Peter Drucker, a business needs two things, marketing and innovation.
Marketing is what we do to identify who to sell to, what to sell to them, and ...
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Applying value pricing to consulting services for NGO
Another way of thinking of value-pricing is as "fixed price contracting, with the price based on benefit and ability to pay" rather than "fixed price contracting, with the price based on my input ...
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If I am working on an hourly project with variable hours per week and I am blocked on a task, should I bill for the time spent blocked?
It is customary to not charge for time waiting on client responses.
Where it gets tricky is if time constraints make delayed client responses difficult on you. In those instances I find it often ...
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Charging interest or penalties for late payments in the state of Maryland
Even though there's already an accepted answer to this, I felt I must comment/answer. I agree that talking to an accountant or CPA is a good idea.
Usury laws in most states, including Maryland, are ...
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Can a consultant be placed in a Director position as a 1099
"1099 employee" is an oxymoron.
You can't be a 1099 worker and an employee. By definition 1099 indicates an independent contractor or freelancer.
So, no. Employees are traditionally never 1099 ...
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Is it right to charge for work done incorrectly?
No project ever is completed in perfection. Just look at the updates from your own operating systems. Expecting that is unrealistic.
If money in closed projects is an issue,create a separation ...
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Learning that my first bill will be paid after two months instead of one
I find it amazing that it has taken your headhunter a month to discover that the end-client would not be signing a document.
However, it seems that the headhunter simply does not have the liquidity ...
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Should I provide information to the client before proposal is accepted?
This is indeed tricky question and no one can give you a proper answer. I am always in doubt when I am faced with such dilemma. If I tell them, they may use this information and hire someone to do it, ...
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How much should I pay a previously salaried employee to stay on as a consultant?
I have seen that many companies offer full-time rate as 50% of their real rate.
Based on this, it looks like you should offer her $36/h. And she should be happy with it.
If you cannot afford $36, ...
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How much should I pay a previously salaried employee to stay on as a consultant?
In all honesty, engaging "Sue" at a rate based on her previous salary is probably low-balling her (unless she was paid an insanely, extremely over-market wage).
Benefits or not, Federal 'payroll' ...
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