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Freelance Business tutorials.
Running a freelance business: pricing, taxes, contracts, finding clients, and raising your rates.
How to raise your rates with existing clients (without losing them)
Raising your rates is scary — especially with clients you like. Here is how to increase your freelance rates with existing clients professionally, without losing them.
How to find your first freelance clients (with no portfolio yet)
Landing your first freelance client feels impossible when you have no portfolio. Here is a practical playbook for getting those first few paying clients from scratch.
What to include in a freelance contract (a plain-English checklist)
A good contract protects both sides and prevents most disputes before they start. Here is a plain-English checklist of what every freelance contract should include.
Freelance taxes: how much should you set aside?
Nobody warns new freelancers about the tax bill. Here is a simple, practical way to work out how much to set aside from every invoice — so tax season never surprises you.
The freelance client onboarding checklist (start every project right)
How you start a project sets the tone for the whole thing. Here's a simple client onboarding checklist that prevents scope creep, late payments, and awkward surprises before they happen.
Expense tracking for freelancers (the painless version)
Untracked expenses are overpaid taxes and invisible project margins. Here's a low-effort way to track freelance expenses that pays for itself every April — without a bookkeeping degree.
How to track billable hours (so none of them leak)
Untracked minutes are unbilled money. Here's a simple system for capturing billable hours as you work and turning them straight into invoice lines — no spreadsheet archaeology.
How to price freelance work (without underselling yourself)
Hourly, fixed, or value-based? Here's a practical way to set freelance prices that cover your real costs, win the right clients, and leave room to grow.