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Tips and Tricks for Independent Contracting

Talkat 360iDev 2022 · 2022-08-28..08-31· [career-development]
speakerdeck:jcieplinski
slides:none on file

Advice is concrete: save one year of income and plan invoices, hire a lawyer and accountant, and expect clients to pay on schedules like net‑90 (one real case delays pay months). Do the math assuming assume five months billable per year and price accordingly — he shows how that yields charge ~$225/hr to hit $180k, or prefer flat fees/subscriptions. Real-world examples include teaming up to built a messages tab in a month, long contracts (3.5 years) and using agencies and referrals.

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