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Do you know how much you have to charge per hour?
get a lawyer to set up a good contract for your clients and include payment by milestones.
And think about taxes and insurance.
60-80% of your time have to be billable and 40-30 % of your time is where you do non billable paperwork bookkeeping, self improvement and client acquirement. If you constantly can bill more than 80% of your time, get a parttime employee. And if you can, outsource bookkeeping to an accountant firm. have a look at Quickbooks -
Freytag707y@heyheni jup all ready taken care of. To be true isn't my first freelancing gig. But the first where I'm doing it full-time. :)
Thanks for the tips! -
rant1ng44037y@heyheni that's why you don't freelance, you create saas and sell it to thousands of users
Even if it takes 6 months one good project can pay a lifetime comfortable income
It has for me
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