The Ideas Bunker Freelance Tools

USD $14.90? The Most Important Money You'll Spend This Year.

Because the scammers are professionals. And most of us are not. Think about the last time you got a text from a delivery company, an email from your bank, or a phone call from a government agency. Did you stop to wonder - even for a second - whether...

Why Your Photos Are Coming Out Wrong — And the Fix That Lives on Your Phone

You know that frustrating moment. You point your camera at something beautiful — golden light, a laughing kid, a landscape that took your breath away — and the photo comes back dark, blurry, or weirdly washed out. You try again. Still not right. And...

Tim Bond

You're Probably Undercharging. Here's the Maths.

Most freelancers set their rate by guessing, copying someone else, or charging what they think the market will accept. There's a better way. Ask a freelancer how they settled on their hourly rate and most will give you one of three answers. The...

Tim Bond

BAS Doesn't Have to Be a Surprise

For too many freelancers, lodgement day is the day they find out whether they can afford their tax bill. It shouldn't work that way. Every quarter, the same thing happens to a remarkable number of Australian sole traders. The BAS lodgement date...

Tim Bond

You Did the Work. Now Chase the Money.

Late payments are one of the biggest cash flow killers in freelancing. The fix is less awkward than you think. There is a specific kind of stress that arrives around fourteen days after an invoice was due. You know the payment is late. You know you ...

Tim Bond

The Client You Love Is Costing You Money

Every freelancer has a client like this. Nice to work with. Pays on time. And quietly, consistently, not worth it. There's a particular type of project that feels fine while it's happening and looks wrong in hindsight. The brief was clear - or seeme...

Tim Bond

Where Did the Money Go? The Question Every Freelancer Dreads

You invoiced. They paid. Now you're broke. Here's why — and how to fix it. It's one of the best feelings in freelancing: a payment lands in your account. A decent one. You look at the number, feel briefly like a functioning adult, and then — sometim...

About Me

Tim Bond has been a freelancer, consultant, and business owner for the better part of 40 years. Based in Brisbane, he runs The Ideas Bunker — a communication consultancy with a simple belief: that talented people deserve to be paid properly for what they do. The Freelance Tools Suite is his answer to the gap between what freelancers earn and what they should.

Tools, templates, and ideas to help freelancers work smarter.

Blog Posts

The Freelance Rate Calculator

The Freelance Rate Calculator

The Freelance Project Profitabilty Tool

The Freelance Project Profitabilty Tool

The Freelance Invoice Aging Tracker

The Freelance Invoice Aging Tracker

The Freelance BAS Estimator

The Freelance BAS Estimator

The Freelance Payment Allocator

The Freelance Payment Allocator

The Freelance Five-Tool Bundle

The Freelance Five-Tool Bundle

Shoot Smart: The Photographer's Interactive Field Guide

Shoot Smart: The Photographer's Interactive Field Guide

ScamShield™ - Australian Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

ScamShield™ - Australian Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

🇳🇿 ScamShield - New Zealand Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

🇳🇿 ScamShield - New Zealand Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

🇬🇧 ScamShield - UK Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

🇬🇧 ScamShield - UK Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

🇨🇦 ScamShield - Canadian Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

🇨🇦 ScamShield - Canadian Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

ScamShield™ - USA Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

ScamShield™ - USA Online Safety Guide | Interactive Scam Spotter for Seniors

About Me