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Re:Ask HN: What are your tips for freelancers? by swalkergibson on Friday December 27, 2013 @06:32PM (#6973127)
Charge by the day or the week, not by the hour. Very explicitly define your scope of work, and beware of scope creep.

When providing estimates, plan for 30-32 hours/week of reasonable full-time effort. If you estimate assuming you will be able to dedicate 40 hours/week to one thing, you may find yourself working a shitload of overtime.

Be firm with the client. If you believe a feature request is out of scope, say something and create a change order.

Finally, knock their socks off and they might have a referral for you!

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Re:Ask HN: What are your tips for freelancers? by wzy on Friday December 27, 2013 @07:00PM (#6973216)
"explicitly define your scope of work, and beware of scope creep" is going to be a part of my new year resolution. i find my self getting carried away because i am trying too hard to 'wow' the client
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