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  1. B

    Do I need A Company???

    Hi There! This is my first post so please forgive me if this is the wrong place or I do anything else I shouldn't haha. I'm currently employed by a company as a graphic designer. Someone has approached me (outside of the company I work for) and asked me to carry out some work for them- for...
  2. S

    Never ending contract

    Hi! I really hope someone here can help me. Last March I agreed with a local IT consulting firm to do some Web development work for a local business. We agreed via txt message to develop a system worth 50 hours worth of work. It sounded like a great way to make a bit of extra cash in my spare...
  3. Ron@Clever Accounts

    Contracting for the first time? Some basic but important advice.

    Hi all, A great blog post for those of you who have just started contracting, or trying to decide whether it's the right career path to go with? Alex is a freelance software engineer who's been contracting in Europ for the past ten years. He talks about some essential personality traits a...
  4. S

    Tax return advice - part umbrella, part freelance

    Hi Not sure if anyone can advise me, I work on a freelance basis for a few companies, in the middle of which I was offered some agency contract work. I use an Umbrella as I don't have a Limited company; the work is in 4 hour stints and can vary from nothing in a month to working 2 to 3 days...
  5. V

    Looking to freelance with some partners, where can we source work from?

    Hi, As per the title I am looking to get into freelancing with a few friends and was interesting in finding out how you folks source work and do you use any resources, agencies etc? We will be specialising in Web Application & Cloud Development using Microsoft technology stack (ASP.NET, C#...
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    How to respond to breach of contract?

    Hi everyone, I am new to this site and in need of some advice! It is a long winded story so do bear with me... A client has paid late at every stage of a verbal/email contract (no written contract I am afraid as it was a job I took on quite some time back and I did not have the experience I do...
  7. P

    Change in direction

    Been contracting for about 17 years. Been both in the UK and NZ during that time, done fair bit of military, public sector and private (banks etc) work during that time. Mainly worked as a Infrstructure specialist / enterprise architect / product manager...but have really never done what I...
  8. N

    Complete newbie - overwhelmed by the amount of information

    Hi guys! I have a simple question here but it seems that I have to go through tonnes of legal material to get some sort of answer, only to find out that the legal documents are full of ambiguities. I am a fully employed IT professional, paying taxes via PAYEE and it's always been like that as...
  9. J

    The best place to get freelance seo/social media work?

    Can anyone recommend any english,australian, or american companies that may need the above. I am from the Uk but I am based in Bangkok. Any help would be great. Thanks Giovanni
  10. G

    Perm to Freelance

    I'm having a little bit of a dilemma in changing from permanent to freelance. I've been working for 6 months in a London digital agency and got into UX. I had limited experience in the field for a year or so for a personal freelance project. Previously I've been freelancing/trying to freelance...
  11. anthonyTECHNICALE

    What is the most important factor when deciding to become a contractor/freelancer?

    Flexibility? Better Pay? The Experience?
  12. F

    An actual business contract

    So I went to an interview today after a call from an agent who told me very little about the client. It turns out that the client don't want to risk a failed project so wanted some incentive for actually delivering the project and actually would prefer to deal on actual deliverables (the...
  13. L

    Start your own business in Belgium

    Hi LKB, Please read the T&Cs of this forum. Feel free to promote yourself by helping posters with their questions. But blatant advertising is not allowed.

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