Freelance Business Fundamentals

Getting paid for the work you are already good at

The first invoice is the moment it becomes real. You did the work, you were good at it, everybody shook your hand at strike, and then you went home and realised that nobody is going to pay you unless you ask, in writing, in a format somebody's accounts department will accept, and then wait a month.

Inside: You Are a Business - Rates & Money - What a Day Actually Pays - The Kit You Own - Tax, in the Order It Happens - Finding Work - Contracts, Terms & Invoicing - Getting Paid - When Work Stops - Reputation & Running Yourself - Where to Go Next.