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Notes on `working` for yourself.

Short, practical pieces on getting paid, keeping clients and pricing your work. Written by people who still invoice.

getting paid

6 min read

How to write an invoice clients pay the same week

Five small changes that make an invoice easy to approve, and hard to forget.

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clients

Deposits, and why no-shows stop

4 min read

pricing your work

Pricing your first retainer

8 min read

clients

What to put in a freelance contract

7 min read

running the business

Setting aside tax without a spreadsheet

5 min read

running the business

The 15-minute Friday money check

3 min read

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Notes on `working` for yourself.

How to write an invoice clients pay the same week

All notes

All notes

Deposits, and why no-shows stop

Pricing your first retainer

What to put in a freelance contract

Setting aside tax without a spreadsheet

The 15-minute Friday money check

One note, `every` Friday.

Notes on working for yourself.

How to write an invoice clients pay the same week

All notes

All notes

Deposits, and why no-shows stop

Pricing your first retainer

What to put in a freelance contract

Setting aside tax without a spreadsheet

The 15-minute Friday money check

One note, every Friday.

Notes on `working` for yourself.

One note, `every` Friday.