freelance Qs
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- TResudek0
1. List freelancing as one item and include some of the clients or sectors you've done work for.
2. Charge only for actual work. Set your rate to cover your travel and meetings and phone calls. Only add in "meetings" if the client is going overboard and you want to make a point.
- raskolnikov0
there's no way on hell you can "Begin charging as soon as you step out of your door" for freelancing at an agency, which is what I gather he is doing.
- fair play if you can get away with that shit thoughraskolnikov
- you can, you should, and i have.johndiggity
- You should be.fyoucher1
- and the design agencies you work for are ok with this?raskolnikov
- I can see it, but I wouldn't tell them that. (not that you would)CyBrain
- fyoucher10
If I were you, this is what I'd be doing...
1. Don't use a resume, use a website or info packet. If you're bidding on jobs, include a little about yo-self in your proposal. Using a resume is pretty much saying you're willing to work at the same hourly rate as a full-time worker but w/o the benefits. Can't remember the last I used a resume.
2. Begin charging as soon as you step out of your door to get to their place. Stop charging as soon as you step out of their door or aren't working on something that they're paying for (i.e. breaks). Don't forget: you're charging by the hour, not by the minute.
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- raskolnikov0
you make your timesheets fit for all the time you are there and bill for that, minus breaks.
- round up/down to the nearest 15 mins on each project.raskolnikov
- i_monk
1. On your resume, lumped together as "freelancing", separated by client, separated by project, or what?
2. When freelancing in-house on an hourly rate, charge for the full time, time minus breaks, or just what's on your time sheet (as inaccurate as it might be)?
3. Can you tell I'm new to this?