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Re:Simple Analytics hits $4k MRR and shares its numbers by balls187 on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:28AM (#22309541)
A discussion about freelances v labor would be interesting.

Congrats on 4k MRR.

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Re:Simple Analytics hits $4k MRR and shares its numbers by radicalbyte on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:36PM (#22311994)
Labour in NL is extremely high risk. You can be on the line for paying a salary for two years if someone is ill. No matter the cause of the illness or the length of service (yes, one day of service is enough).

Freelancers cost more up front however they don't have that risk. Also, the actual freelancers in general come from the top 10% of developers, so they're usually better.

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Re:Simple Analytics hits $4k MRR and shares its numbers by AdriaanvRossum on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @10:48AM (#22309763)
Good point. I also didn't include my own fee. I guess profit is kind of what I get at the moment. We are planning on sharing our profit with our freelancer when it hits a certain level.
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Re:Simple Analytics hits $4k MRR and shares its numbers by radicalbyte on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @02:42PM (#22312058)
Adriaan, I wanted to ask this last time you posted but forgot to ask. How did you sort out the business side? Did you start straight out as an LLC (BV), or are you working in a freelance structure?

I have a side project but I'm hesitant to release it because I'm not in a BV. Doing a BV means losing some really nice tax benefits that I'd rather not lose.

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