5 mistakes that freelancers make and how to avoid them

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’t repeat mistakes that have high impact on our professional lives. Its a highly competitive world out there are sometimes even the smallest of mistakes can cost us a lot. Here are some of the most common mistakes that every freelancer makes at some point or the other.

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Add comment June 5, 2009

5 type of clients you’ll come across as a freelancer

There are infinitely differently people out in the world which makes it obvious that you’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 what exactly they need, others will not. Some will be very tech savvy, others not. Some will be very appreciative and encouraging, others not. And the list is never ending.

Below are the 5 very common types of clients that you’ll come across and more about them.

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1 comment May 23, 2009

5 disadvantages of working as a freelancer

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, its time I wirte about the flip side too.

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Add comment May 9, 2009

Freelancers: 5 factors that can help decide your rate

What’s the right rate to charge? Ask 100 freelancers and you’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 guess it. There are some major factors that should be considered in order to arrive at the right price. Here are the top five

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Add comment April 23, 2009

5 myths about freelancers

When I tell people that I am an independent software developer, they tend to think that I don’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’t meet deadlines because they are not being supervised by anyone. The list is big but here are the top five

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Add comment April 14, 2009

Can Palm Pre be a threat to iPhone?

First came the iPhone from Apple and then the Android platform from Google. Lots of people thought that Android might give tough competition to iPhone but they were all wrong. Forget about giving tough competition it was not able to come anywhere close to iPhone. And, now comes the Plam Pre. The Palm Pre is the first non-Apple phone to incorporate a multi-touch interface.

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1 comment April 2, 2009

Best random number generator code

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[Source: http://xkcd.com/221/]

Add comment March 27, 2009

Invoicing web applications for freelancers

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 really difficult and time consuming.

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3 comments March 9, 2009

Facebook bug – Wrote on the wall tomorrow?

Someone wrote on the wall tomorrow?

Add comment February 4, 2009

Why should one work independently – A real life story

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’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 just left it there and would have taken my bike for a ride but since my dad needed the car in the evening, it was very critical for me to get the car working before evening at any cost. By the way its a Hyundai i10.

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2 comments January 31, 2009

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