Improve Your Invoice Payment Terms and Turbocharge Your Cash Flow
Over 40% of all invoices are paid late. Think about that. Forty percent of money that should be at your disposal is sitting in the bank account of businesses you’ve completed jobs for. Now let’s be clear, some businesses are really good at being paid on time, but that means others get paid late far […]
What To Do When Your Freelance Clients Don’t Pay
Becoming a freelancer has many perks – you can keep your own hours, work as much or as little as you need to, and often keep more cash in your pocket than if you were ‘working for the man’. But as any freelancer who’s been working in the gig economy will tell you, before long, […]
A Freelancer’s Guide to Billable Expense Income
With more and more people transitioning to the gig economy to become freelancers, there are also more and more freelancers who do not have experience running their own businesses. As anyone who has run their own business will tell you, charging fully for your services is essential. Luckily the ingredients for this are the same […]
How the Best Freelancers Stay On Top of Invoicing and Get Paid On Time
Being self-employed – whether you’re a freelancer or running your own small business – can be a balance between pleasure and pain. One of those pains is managing your cash flow so you always have enough money to cover your expenses, and, more importantly, pay yourself. It’s more important than ever now to stay on […]
5 Freelancer Profile Tips to Help Generate More Business
While there are many ways to market yourself online as a freelancer, one of the more convenient ways to put yourself in front of prospective clients – especially if you’re just starting out – is to create a freelancer profile on a platform like Upwork, Freelancer or Fiverr. One of the criticisms of these platforms […]
How to Create The Perfect Freelance Invoice Template
If you’re a passionate freelancer, it’s likely you want to focus on what you do best to earn some money. But if you’re going to become a truly successful freelancer – and set yourself up with financial stability in the gig economy – creating and sending invoices promptly when you’ve completed a job is an […]
The Best Freelance Jobs to Give You Financial Stability
The world of freelancing is vast. While those unfamiliar with the term may think of it as a side hustle and nothing more, freelancing is actually a full-time career for many, many people. As more and more professionals start to take their services online – now more than ever – young up-and-coming professionals still crave […]
How to Reject a Client and Help Your Business Grow Faster
Finding new clients as a freelancer can be challenging. It might seem counter-intuitive, but learning how to say ‘no’ might be the quickest way to grow your business! Let’s face it, not every relationship — be it business or otherwise — is going to work out. In business, you need to be on the same […]
5 Ways to Get Clients as a Freelancer (When You’re Just Starting Out)
So you’re new to the freelancing gig economy? One of the hardest things all freelancers — no matter how experienced or fresh you may be — have to do is figure out how to get clients as a freelancer. If you’re like most freelancers, you’ve chosen this path because you’re passionate and talented at what […]