Review of BIllings & Billings Touch. Win A Copy!
I’ve been a huge fan of Billings software ever since I won a free license back in November. I had actually been trying to find an official billing and time tracking app because Paypal invoices just weren’t cutting it in the area of professionalism, and custom invoices were taking too long to fill out. I...
Read more…Monetizing Your App & The Business of Freemium on the Web
One of the cool guys at 37signals once said something like “if you can’t use your free stuff to point customers to the paid stuff, then what you’re doing is pointless.” (this is an obvious paraphrase). The problem with making money with your app is that now everyone expects and feels entitled to getting everything...
Read more…The Fear of Freelancing: Why You Could Be Hurting Yourself
Several months ago, I wrote up a six month plan to become a freelancer. Even though I thought that this plan was pretty rock solid I still got several commenters who mentioned they wouldn’t start freelancing. Why? Not because they loved their 9-5 jobs or because they thought the idea of running their own business was...
Read more…20 Things To Do When You’re Not Coding
There has been so much going on with my freelance for the past month that I’ve had little time to breathe. The lines between my work and personal life have blurred even more as I’ve been reading several great business books and listening to business podcasts on my downtime, as well as working on a...
Read more…Do You Need To Be An LLC Or Corporation?
When I was working at my first full-time job out of school, it wasn’t long before I was getting requests for freelance. I quickly learned that if you make over $600 per year in the U.S., you are required to report it on your taxes. When you are at this stage, you or your accountant...
Read more…5 Tips For Filing Your Taxes Easily
One thing that scares a lot of professionals away from becoming freelancers is the thought of doing taxes. Taking care of your taxes shouldn’t be scary. Especially if you’re a one person business, filing your taxes can easily be done in less than 30 minutes. In this post, I’ll share some of my tips for...
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