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Avonelle Lovhaug
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How to know when you are a competent enough programmer to charge clients

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Struggling to find work

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Charging more for emergencies because of the client's negligence?

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How to convince the client that you'll report hours truthfully?

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How to make the jump from normal employee to higher level freelancing

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Do you fix hourly estimation or accept your mistake and do for free?

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How to work as a pet sitter with low self-confidence?

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Developer Portfolio - screenshots and codesamples?

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Is it good to get paid in advance and then start project development?

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How should I deal with clients wanting to meet me, although I work at home?

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How does a developer determine they are qualified to be hired as a freelance developer?

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Does the type of payment method reflect the implied professionalism of a freelancer?

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How to combat the isolation which can become prevalent when freelancing?

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How to approach local shops to offer them my service?

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To talk with client or to chat with client and the effects on landing contracts

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Client requests for extensive task information when invoicing

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What are some approaches for identifying your ideal customer?

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Free support after selling a project

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How can I make a monthly maintenance pricing structure work?

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Am I charging my client too much for my SLA - Service level agreement?

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How to get direct freelancing work without job portals?

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How do I communicate to a client that he's wasting time and money by using my services hourly vs. paying a monthly fee?

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How do you find contracts locally?

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Starting out as a private tour guide in a large North American city, how can I find customers?

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How much time to spend on an initial quote as a part-time freelancer?

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Should freelancers seek long-term clients or not?

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How do you divide your time between planned and unplanned/new work?

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Quoting a project with an open budget

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Away from hourly work to a prepaid package of hours

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What are the best practices that ensure the pay-per-hour freelancers are only paid for hours that they have actually worked?