One of the best ways to earn continuous income as a freelancer is to create retainer agreements with your clients. A retainer is where a client makes use of your freelance services on an ongoing basis, month after month. An example might be a freelance social media manager who looks after the Facebook and Twitter […]
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Speed is of the essence when you’re a freelancer. The more billable hours you can fit into a day, the more you’ll earn. Good time management is therefore an important skill to develop if you want to succeed in your freelancing career. Unfortunately, many freelancers continue to make the same time management mistakes which leave […]
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One of the biggest drawbacks to being a freelancer is the damage sickness can do to your business. When you work as an employee you get ‘sick days’ where you can recover at home and forget about work completely. Your colleagues keep things going in your absence. But as a freelancer, you’re often left alone […]
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Freelancing is hard work at the best of times, especially in the early years of growing and developing your business. There’s marketing to do, client work to complete, and a whole host admin duties to carry out. Which is why it’s always sensible for busy freelancers to find delegation partners and delegate work to these […]
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Using the correct terminology is important in business, not least in the world of freelancing. Yet when it comes to defining project bids, estimates, quotes, and proposals, the right terminology can often go out of the window. For freelance professionals, the difference between a bid and a proposal, or an estimate and a quote, can […]
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Not again! Once more a freelance project proposal you created has been rejected. You spent a lot of time trying to make it perfect but for some reason the prospective client didn’t see it the same way. You’re feeling frustrated and wondering why more of your proposals than not are meeting with the same fate. […]
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Being able to write a high-quality project proposal is an essential skill for many freelancers and solopreneurs. Yet it’s not just the words that are important. The design can also have a huge impact. While the written content is the driving force, the design is what frames that content and supports the message. That’s where […]
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Writing a project proposal can be a regular task for freelance professionals. In some industries and especially with larger clients, proposals are a standard process to go through before a new project. Yet they can remain a daunting proposition for many freelancers. When you don’t know how to properly write a project proposal then you’re […]
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Invoice Ninja recently underwent a thorough analysis from FinancesOnline, and not only did we receive a whopping high 8.9 rating but our leading open source billing platform was also distinguished with two prestigious awards. FinancesOnline creates objective reviews to aid businesses in finding the best and most efficient platform for handling their arduous daily tasks, […]
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Getting paid on time is vital when you’re a freelancer. You need a healthy cash flow in order to pay the bills, care for family, put gas in the car, and enjoy life. When client payments are late, this lack of income can have negative financial implications. You’re suddenly left scrambling to make ends meet […]
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A happy and healthy freelancer is usually a productive freelancer. A big part of being productive as a freelance professional is making sure you look after the health of your mind and body. When you feel good physically and mentally, then your levels of focus and productivity naturally improve. Most freelancers work from home or […]
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Apps and online tools are now an indispensable component for every type of business, not least freelance professionals. There is an app for everything these days and many of our activities, both professional and otherwise, are connected in some way to applications and related software. For freelancers especially, apps provide a vital supportive system that […]
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When it comes to project management and productivity there are few better tools than the Kanban board. Instead of relying on to-do lists and written schedules, users are provided with a clear visual overview of their workflow. This increased visibility affords teams and solo-professionals alike more insights into ways they can better delegate, speed-up processes, […]
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Invoice Ninja is happy to announce the launch of our Kanban Board feature for tasks & projects! What is a Kanban Board? A Kanban board is a project management tool which provides a visualization of single or multiple tasks & workflows. It’s a tool based on a work philosophy originating in Japan which emphasizes focus on […]
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Running a small business is hard work. Every hour counts and it’s an ongoing process to find ways to improve your workflow and boost your productivity. If you provide services, then time matters even more, especially when you need to track project work and bill clients by the hour. Part of your business will involve […]
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Kanban boards are usually seen as a team-based project management tool. Yet the boards can also be highly effective for solo freelancers who work-from-home. They can be used to plan, organize, and complete both project and admin tasks, which can dramatically improve a freelance professional’s productivity. Kanban boards provide a visualization of a project workflow. […]
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We know that getting your work done requires many different web tools. In fact, the average business uses between 10 and 16 apps. You have your email app, CRM, note-taking tool, cloud storage tool, team communication app, along with project management tools and various to-do lists. Sometimes, it can be a struggle to get them […]
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Freelancing often means juggling a variety of different projects at any given time. As a freelancer you’ll frequently find yourself working for many clients and on a huge variety of diverse tasks. If you don’t manage your time and projects effectively, things can quickly fall into chaos. This can result in lost clients, more working […]
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Invoicing a freelance client might seem like an ordinary and generally insignificant action, at least in the big scheme of things. The project has been completed, you want to get paid, and as long as the client manages to do this, then the invoice has obviously done its job. Everything is rosy. Except, it might […]
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Freelancing can be a lucrative career path. You have the freedom to set your own goals and to price your services as you see fit. Yet for many freelancers, pricing becomes a self-defeating feature of their business. Their prices are too low and they compete against other freelancers to undercut one another still further in […]
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