Business relies on routines. Things that happen day in and day out. No, correction. Successful, long-term businesses rely on routines. Unsuccessful ones don’t need routines. Routines A routine is just a series of steps that are taken to accomplish a result. They can be as simple as how you start the coffee in the morning …
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Should I lower my rate for a long-term contract?
Rates. One of the most discussed aspect of freelancing. While I can understand why many businesses discount their prices when a customer is buying in large quantities, I don’t think it makes much sense for freelancers. Especially with long-term contracts. Here’s my reasoning. Early termination The majority of freelance contracts are written where the client …
My plan (Part 3/3)
Miss Part 1 or Part 2? Read them here and here first. Let’s recap. Starting a business can be difficult. Starting a freelance business can be even more difficult because 99% of starting a business books are too complex or irrelevant to freelancers. Experiencing uncertainty will happen. Freaking out is caused by too much uncertainty. …
The plan (Part 2/3)
Miss Part 1? Read it here first. Let’s recap: Freak outs are bad. Uncertainty causes freak outs. Starting a business is full of uncertainty. Therefore, starting a business will cause freak outs. But there is a simple way to reduce the uncertainty with starting a business. I’ve alluded to it last time. … Having a …
The freak out (Part 1/3)
You’ve decided to start your own freelance developer business. First off, that’s awesome. Second, have you started to freak out yet? The Freak Out I’m asking because I know I freaked out when I first got started. I bought all of the books even remotely related to freelancing. Read them all. And proceeded to feel …