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		<title>5 characteristics of a successful freelancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this highly competitive world, its very difficult to become successful freelancer. It&#8217;s very important for a freelancer to earn and maintain a very good reputation. Reputation cannot be built overnight but it can definitely be spoilt overnight. Apart from completing client&#8217;s work in time and delivering excellent work, there are few other traits that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=394&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[One might think that there is not much difference between a freelancer and an employee because at the end of the day, both complete the tasks assigned to them and get paid for the work they do. However, there are some major differences if we look closely. The differences include from the method of hiring [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=347&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mistakes are something that everyone is bound to make. Its very important that we all learn from our mistakes and move forward. Same mistakes affect us more than the others and therefore its very crucial to make sure that we don&#8217;t repeat mistakes that have high impact on our professional lives. Its a highly competitive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=307&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 type of clients you&#8217;ll come across as a freelancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 17:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are infinitely differently people out in the world which makes it obvious that you&#8217;ll come across different kinds of clients. Each new client is definitely going to be different than all the previous ones and each experience is also going to be different. Some are going to be good, others bad. Some will know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=303&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 disadvantages of working as a freelancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 04:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its been almost a year since I started working as a full time freelancer. I have done a lot of new and exciting things in this period and this has been the most challenging phase too. Working as a full time freelancer has its own advantages and disadvantages. While I worte about the advantages here, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=299&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Freelancers: 5 factors that can help decide your rate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s the right rate to charge? Ask 100 freelancers and you&#8217;ll get 100 different answers. Determining the right rate or price is one of the biggest dilema of all the new freelancers out there. A lot of people look at other freelancers and charge similar amounts, some charge based on their experience and others just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=294&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 myths about freelancers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I tell people that I am an independent software developer, they tend to think that I don&#8217;t do the kind of work a software developer does in a big company. They think that I work on small projects which are not interesting and make no money. People think that freelancers don&#8217;t meet deadlines because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=289&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important task of a freelancer can sometimes be sending out invoices. There are clients who will send the payment almost immediately as soon as the work is done and then there are clients who wait for the invoice. Although this looks very simple from outside, sometimes managing payments and invoices becomes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=260&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a pleasant Sunday morning and I decided to go on a drive. I got ready, got in the car but guess what? Murphy&#8217;s Law proved to be true once again. The car refused to start. Although its was a brand new one and hardly been driven it did not start. I would have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=242&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 simple ways to start getting freelance work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its been around 5 months since I turned into a full time freelance software developer. Every now and then I meet people who ask me how can they also become freelancer and work independently. My friends and colleagues ping me to ask if I have some freelance work for them. Although I don&#8217;t have any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mithin.in&blog=70735&post=237&subd=mithin&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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