Comments on: So You Want To Be A Freelance Designer?

By: admin

admin — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:57:41 +0000

Hey Jamie, I actually have written a more recent post about HST at: http://www.cardeo.ca/2010/do-i-need-to-charge-hst

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:11:20 +0000

Hello,

Was working a fulltime salary gig for the past ~4 years, and am now freelancing. I couldn’t seem to find any information about HST and freelance web designers, and what I need to be charging when I invoice various clients and such.

Any chance you can point me in the right direction?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:08:56 +0000

I’d recommend going with a MAC. That’s what I use. I’m not on MSN but you can follow me on Twitter if you like at: http://twitter.com/cardeo

By: Kirk

Kirk — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:31:41 +0000

Sweet man im trying to decide on getting a mac or staying with vista. Also can i add you on msn if you have one?

By: admin

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 05:08:25 +0000

Hey no problem, thanks for reading! As for software, I mainly use Adobe Photoshop, but sometimes Illustrator too. I do all my coding using an Taco HTML Editor, or right on the server using Terminal and the command line.

By: Kirk

Kirk — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:41:08 +0000

Hey This is really helpful man but i only one question though. What software do you use to make your websites? Thanks for this post :D

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:31:36 +0000

thanks Matt. this is certainly very helpful!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:23:16 +0000

Hi Jo, this is more of an ethical question than a legal one. Some freelancers include a line in their invoice or contract that says something like: “Invoice due 30 days, overdue accounts are subject to a X% penalty, per month.” If you do this up front, I think it’s a good way to speed up payment. However, there is no legal action to be taken if the client doesn’t pay the penalty. The best practice is to get a 50% deposit up front always, and try to work only with good clients. I know in reality this can be hard to do, but always make sure you get your deposit. If the amount of the invoice is large, you can always go the small claims court route. However, it would have to be a big enough amount to make it worth your while. hope that helps

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:45:41 +0000

Hi Matt, I came across to your site and wonder if you know the answer of my question here:

i am located in Toronto, Canada, wanted to know if it’s legal for a freelance designer to charge a late payment fee if a client did not pay the outstanding balance upon the due date of the payment.

i did have my own company set up and registered in Ontario.

thanks in advance!

By: admin

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:44:55 +0000

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