http://www.freelancerant.com Hell... anything goes here Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:11:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.freelancerant.com/2010/07/14/freelancer-rage-another-extension-of-your-driving/ http://www.freelancerant.com/2010/07/14/freelancer-rage-another-extension-of-your-driving/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:18:31 +0000 Johnny http://www.freelancerant.com/?p=1216
Such as the time long ago when I sent Mr. Henderson an email to the effect of, "YOU HAVEN'T PAID YET. PLEASE PAY NOW!" just three days removed from handing him a $50 invoice.

Then there was the other time when I dropped some f-bombs on beloved colleagues who have been providing me plenty of work the last three years [...]

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Then you get to further discussons. He doesn't pay attention to your suggestions. He is unclear of his goals and vision for the project. You just don't see eye-to-eye.

Memories of a bad date are popping into your head.

So now you face an interesting dilemma in freelancing. Do I give up a great project and the nice income it will provide or do I take those red flags into account and let this client slip away to another freelancer? [...]

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Well, not so fast.

It takes some time for a freelance business to get wheels underneath it and to turn into a profitable income. What usually makes or breaks a freelancer's goal of independence, though, are the financial aspects that have to be considered.

In short, the cost of doing business isn't cheap and can't be winged. And, no, we're not talking about having to stick with that 5-year-old laptop and using your coffee table as a desk to cut costs. [...]

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